Ewan McGregor reveals he receives ‘eye opening’ homoerotic fan art

Ewan McGregor receives ‘eye-opening’ homoerotic fan art within the publish.

The actor, 51, not too long ago reprised his function of Jedi grasp Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars within the new Disney+ collection – and stated his jaw drops each time he receives pictures of himself and Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader actor Hayden Christensen.

Speaking in a brand new cover interview and shoot with British GQ, Ewan stated: ‘There’s a whole lot of homoerotic Obi-Wan/ Hayden [Christensen] fan art that will get despatched to me from time to time… It’s all the time a little bit of an eye-opener. 

‘You open the envelope, you suppose you are going to need to signal one thing, and you are like, “F****** hell!'”

The two actors appeared as associates after which advisories in two Star Wars prequels (2002-2005) earlier than reuniting for the 2021 collection. 

But Ewan, who welcomed son Laurie with spouse Mary Elizabeth Winstead, 36, final year, stated that he is aware of what it is wish to be a passionate fan, with him as soon as being dedicated to the band Oasis. 

He joked: ‘I used to be in my twenties, however I used to be like a 14-year-old fan. It was type of embarrassing.’

The actor went on to say he had been continuously bombarded with requests to reprise the long-lasting function of Obi-Wan Kenobi earlier than he give up social media.

He stated: ‘Irvine Welsh wrote a sequel to Trainspotting, which was known as Porno. And everybody requested me if I used to be going to do this, and would instantly observe up with “And what about Obi-Wan Kenobi, would you play him again?”. 

‘I did a little bit of social media then – I do not anymore – however I’d see it continuously, this question, are you going to do it once more? Are you going to do it once more?’.

The Doctor Sleep star insisted he solely delivers his finest work when he has a ‘burning want’ to do the half.

He defined: ‘If I’ve ever finished something that did not come from a burning want to do this play, that half in that movie, then it is by no means been my finest work. Not as a result of I did not attempt more durable, or attempt sufficient.

‘There’s one thing magical about that: the necessity to do one thing. When you learn one thing and also you go, “This has to be me”.’

Speaking about how his relationship with fame has modified over time he stated: ‘I do not really feel like that man anymore. I haven’t got the identical relationship with my fame’. 

‘That’s to do with age and expertise, additionally only a realisation of what works and what would not. 

‘At that point, there was a hedonistic aspect to my life, which ended up not suiting the remainder of my life.’

Ewan can also be father to daughters Esther Jamyan, 20, Clara, 19, and Anouk, 10, with ex-wife Eve.

They cut up in 2017 after 22 years of marriage and their divorce was finalised in August 2020. 

The July/August difficulty of British GQ is obtainable through digital obtain and on newsstands on June 28.