Now, THIS is the celebrity story that we like to see!   And it’s one every Hobbit would be proud of!

Ben Coyles of England was celebrating his birthday by doing a pub crawl dressed as Gandalf the Wizard from the Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit movies and books.   He’s a big fan.

And as he was walking from one pub to the other…who did he bump into…but none other than Sir Ian McKellen himself (the legendary actor who played Gandalf in the movies).

Coyles said later that McKellen was really cool, happily posed for a picture with him, and wished him a happy birthday.   Nice, Sir Ian!

Incidentally, Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King (the final film of the trilogy) has been re-released in movie theaters for a limited time.   See the details with THIS ARTICLE.

Check out the footage below!   This is how it’s done, celebs!

– East Side Dave

• Lord of the Rings World Premiere

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  398421 13: Actor Sir Ian McKellen arrives for the World Premiere of ''Lord of the Rings'' December 10, 2001 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)

• Westminster Abbey Dedicates Memorial Stone In Honour Of Sir John Gielgud

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  LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: British actor Sir Ian McKellen speaks during a service to dedicate a memorial stone to actor Sir John Gielgud in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey on April 26, 2022 in London, England. The stone will lie in the Abbey's south transept, close to memorials to other greats from the world of acting including Sir Laurence Olivier, Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Dame Sybil Thorndike. Together with Olivier and Sir Ralph Richardson, Sir John was recognised as one of the 'great trinity of theatrical knights' who dominated the British stage for more than fifty years. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

• EE British Academy Film Awards – Press Room

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  LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Ian McKellen poses in the press room at the EE British Academy Film Awards at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)
• Lord Of The Rings – Photocall

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  LONDON - JUNE 18: (L-R) Malcolm Storry (Gandalf) and James Loye (Frodo) from Lord Of The Rings the musical perform on stage at the Theatre Royal on June 18, 2007 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

• The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power – Mexico City Red Carpet

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  MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - AUGUST 17: Fans of the Lord of the Rings cosplay as Golum and Gandalf during "The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power" red carpet at Colegio Vizcainas on August 17, 2022 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images)

• Peter Jackson, New Zealand director of The Lord of

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  WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 15: Peter Jackson, New Zealand director of The Lord of the Rings trilogy poses with the props from the fil set in his Wingnut Films office in Wellington New Zealand. Jackson has been nominated for best director at the 2002 Academy Awards and his film 'The fellowship of the Ring' has a further 12 nominations. (Photo by Robert Patterson/Getty Images)
• Lord Of The Rings Film Props Up For Auction

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  LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 31: A Bonhams employee holds a clapper board from 'The Lord of the Rings' movie trilogy on July 31, 2014 in London, England. The board wrapped the very last scene that Sir Christopher Lee filmed in the third and final film The Return of the King and is estimated at $6000-8000. It forms part of Bonhams 'There's No Place Like Hollywood' movie memorabilia auction taking place in New York on November 24, 2014. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

• New York Comic Con 2022 – Day 1

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  NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 06: A Gandalf cosplayer poses during New York Comic Con 2022 on October 06, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for ReedPop)

• Lord of the Rings Sir Ian McKellen, (Gandalf) at t

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  WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 01: Lord of the Rings Sir Ian McKellen, (Gandalf) at the press conference at Te Papa, Wellington, Monday before the World premiere of the third of the trilogy the Return of the King at the Embassy Theatre, Monday night. (Photo by Ross Setford/Getty Images)

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