ede v , ▁purch asing ▁the ▁le ase ▁of ▁The ▁G rap es ▁public ▁house ▁in ▁N arrow ▁Street . ▁ ▁McK ellen ▁is ▁an ▁at he ist . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁McK ellen ▁lost ▁his ▁app et ite ▁for ▁meat ▁except ▁for ▁fish , ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁followed ▁a ▁mainly ▁pes c et arian ▁di et . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Ian ▁McK ellen ▁received ▁the ▁Art ist ▁Cit izen ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Award ▁( France ). ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁t atto o ▁of ▁the ▁El v ish ▁number ▁nine , ▁written ▁using ▁J . ▁R . ▁R . ▁Tol k ien ' s ▁constructed ▁script ▁of ▁T eng war , ▁on ▁his ▁shoulder ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁R ings ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁his ▁character ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁nine ▁compan ions ▁of ▁the ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁the ▁Ring . ▁The ▁other ▁actors ▁of ▁" The ▁Fellow ship " ▁( E lij ah ▁Wood , ▁Se an ▁Ast in , ▁Or lando ▁Blo om , ▁Billy ▁Bo yd , ▁Se an ▁Be an , ▁Domin ic ▁Mon ag han ▁and ▁V ig go ▁Mort ensen ) ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁t atto o . ▁John ▁Rh ys - D av ies , ▁whose ▁character ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁nine ▁compan ions , ▁arranged ▁for ▁his ▁st unt ▁double ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁t atto o ▁instead . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁diagn osed