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Gay movie veteran Sir Ian McKellen has split from his toyboy lover just two months after announcing he had 'wed' the New Zealander after an intimate ring-exchange ceremony. Friends of the couple claim sexy Greg Nickels - who he met on the set of Lord Of The Rings in New Zealand - upset the British thespian after he was spotted flirting with women behind McKellen's back. The actor says, "It has unfortunately come to an end. It was another attempt to get in contact with real life. I'm not unhappy living on my own. I don't feel like a failure."