Lord of the Rings star says gay hobbit fan-fiction is a ‘beautiful thing’

Lord of the Rings stars Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan have spoke to PinkNews about The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim and say fans imagining hobbits Merry and Pippin as a gay couple is a “beautiful thing”.

The legendary duo played Marry and Pippin in Peter Jackson’s original trilogy. 

Asking about their thoughts on the Lord of the Rings fans “shipping” their fictional characters, Boyd recalled a “piece of art” stemming from a scene that featured Merry and Pippin both “holding each other topless”. 

“It’s one of my favourite pieces of Lord of the Rings, I think it’s really lovely,” he said. 

@pinknews PinkNews spoke to Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan at the Premiere of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the

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