A fat suit “saved” Sir Ian McKellan’s ribs after a fall from a stage in the West End earlier this summer, the veteran actor has revealed.

Sir Ian, 85, lost his footing during a Player Kings fight scene in June at the Noel Coward Theatre and has since suffered from wrist and neck injuries.

He pulled out of the performance’s national tour to focus on his recovery, but told Saga magazine it could have been worse if it weren’t for his clothing.

“My chipped vertebrae and fractured…