The actor posted a new post, three weeks after announcing he was transgender.
Three weeks after announcing he was transgender, actor Elliot Page a posted a social media post on December 21. “From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Your love and support have been the greatest gift“the star wrote on Instagram.
In early December, the Canadian star of “Juno”, “Inception” and “Umbrella Academy”, until then known as Ellen Page, announced that she was transgender and was now called Elliot Page.
“Hi friends. I want to share with you the fact that I am trans. My pronouns are he / iel and my name is Elliot“, writes the actor on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts reflecting his new identity.
“I like being trans. And I like being queer“Writes Elliot Page. He is currently playing the female role of Vanya in the” Umbrella Academy “series on Netflix.
The artist gained worldwide fame in 2007 playing a pregnant teenager in “Juno“, which earned her an Oscar nomination the following year in the” best actress “category.
Page was then shown in “Inception” (2010), alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, then in the Woody Allen film “To Rome. with Love” (2012).
It was in 2014 that he had publicly revealed “to be gay”, quickly becoming one of the spokespersons of the community. LGBTQ in North America. “For a few years, I lived in hiding. And clearly, something in Hollywood and the movie industry made me feel like I couldn’t confess my homosexuality. Now that I’ve revealed it, I think it’s the best decision I’ve ever made “, the star told AFP in 2016, on the occasion of the release of the film “Free Love”.
This feature film by Peter Sollett, inspired by a true story, depicts the battle waged by a homosexual couple for the recognition of their rights. After coming out, Elliot Page, who married dancer-choreographer Emma Portner in 2018, invested in numerous projects (films and documentaries) illustrating the difficulties and discrimination affecting the community LGBTQ.
Although the artist hasn’t secured a role in any big budget movies since “X-Men: Days of Future Past“in 2014, he always rejected the idea that it could be linked to a rejection of Hollywood after his”coming-out“.
Elliot Page thanked his supporters within the transgender community for helping him “love enough who I am to go in search of my authentic self“.
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