'I'm Proud To Be A Gay Icon!': Angela Lansbury Opens Up In New Interview
Angela Lansbury is familiar to anyone in possession of a TV, you can't escape an afternoon re-run of the classic late '80s detective series, Murder, She Wrote. Well, at 88-years-old the newly appointed Dame Lansbury, who is about to star in a 15-week run of Noel Coward's comedy, Blithe Spirit, has opened up about her 'gay icon' status and her children's struggles with drugs.
The 10 time winning Golden Globe Angela Lansbury has decided to tread the boards once again for her second stint as Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit after a hugely successful run on Broadway.
Angela revealed: “I’m very proud of the fact that I am a gay icon."
"It’s because of the role I played in Mame. She was just every gay person’s idea of glamour.
"Everything about Mame coincided with every young man’s idea of beauty and glory and it was lovely.”
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