When did jk rowling announce dumbledore was gay

Our thoughts and prayers are with Gambon's loved ones during this incredibly difficult time. He was, on and off the camera, a legend. She took audience questions and was asked if Dumbledore found "true love". Ruper Grint, the series' Ronald Weasley, also took to Instagram to write about his devastation uponhearing the unfortunate news.

Just a little memory of Michael.

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Harry Potter author JK Rowling has revealed that one of her characters, Hogwarts school headmaster Albus Dumbledore, is gay. Sending all my love to his family, Rupert. He captivated me as a kid and became a personal role model of mine for finding the fun and eccentricities in life.

In a surprising new Potter twist, author J.K. Rowling outed Dumbledore at New York's Carnegie Hall in front of 2, Potter fans during a question and answer session Friday night. October Rowling reveals Dumbledore is gay The author appeared at Carnegie Hall in to answer fan questions after the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

James Phelps - who played Fred Weasley in the franchise - took to X formerly known as Twitterto post a touching anecdote about the kindness of Gambon alongside the caption: "Very sorry to hear about the passing of Michael Gambon.

In the wake of the news, Gambon's fellow co-stars from the series led the tributes to the well-loved veteran entertainer. The news resurfaced shortly after it was announced that the veteran actor had passed away yesterday September In a statement issued on behalf of his wife, Lady Anne Gambon, and son Fergus Gambon, the family revealed the year-old's cause of death.

He was always very funny and very welcoming to share any knowledge he had. She also added that she asked the Harry Potter filmmakers to delete a line in the Half-Blood Prince movie where Dumbledore reminisces about a girl he once knew: "I had to write a little note in the margin and slide it along to the scriptwriter [saying] 'Dumbledore's gay!

Here’s a sign of how far the world has come: Some fans are upset that “Fantastic Beasts 2” is not going to let Dumbledore be openly gay.

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Tags: Death Immigration Dads. The year-old, who took over the role of the iconic professor at Hogwarts after the original actor Richard Harris passed away indecided to ask the author a question after it was revealed that Dumbledore was actually gay.

It is a memory I've always had as one of the highlights of my HP days," he concluded. Celebrity 5 min s read. Phelps continued: "One day we were shooting Dumbledore's final clock tower scene, obviously quite an intense scene.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has revealed that she conceived of one of the major characters, Hogwarts school headmaster Albus Dumbledore, as gay. The greatest thrill of being in the Potter films was that he knew my name and shared his fearless, filthy sense of fun with me.

In between se ups, Michael asked what I was up to that weekend. In the screenshot of the memory, he recalled: "Whilst shooting HP6 I worked on the AD department for the whole shoot apart from the days I was acting. "Dumbledore is gay," she said, adding he was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald.

She went on to explain that she saw the relationship between Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald as a romantic one. Rowling announced Dumbledore was gay during a question-and-answer session with fans back in As reported by Entertainment Weeklywhen asked whether Dumbledore had ever found love, Rowling responded that she "always thought of Dumbledore as gay.

She made her revelation to a packed house in New York's Carnegie Hall on Friday, as part of her US book tour. And for that reason I spent many hours with Michael during the shoot.