Ian McKellen
"It's with the greatest reluctance that I have accepted the medical advice to protect my full recovery..."
The Oscar nominee spent the previous three nights in hospital, and is now receiving treatment for his injuries.
The beloved actor was taken to hospital on Monday when he fell from the stage during a performance of his new play Player Kings.
The celebrated actor and all-round national treasure is expected to make a "speedy" recovery.
Everton said the club "has lost a chairman, a leader, a friend, and an inspiration”.
"Almost overnight everything in my life changed for the better..."
"They’re all coming out of the woodwork now," the Lord Of The Rings star claimed.
Still not the strangest celebrity sighting at the House Of Commons this month, though.
“I was flabbergasted, I had no idea what to do or say," student Ben Coyles said about meeting his hero.
"It’s all very well, if you’re a bloke it’s a different kind of thing,” the two-time Oscar winner said.