According to Elliot Page, he and his co-star had a close friendship and spent much time together regularly throughout the making of the praised movie “Juno”.
Elliot Page, 37 years old, is honoured for his roles in well-known films such “Hard Candy,” “X-Men: The Last Stand,” and “Inception”. Currently playing Viktor Hargreeves in the hit Netflix series “The Umbrella Academy,”
Apart from his performing profession, Page passionately supports several social concerns. He has been vocal in support of the Me Too movement, advocate of abortion rights, and critic of laws targeted against the transgender population. 2014 saw him come out as gay openly under female identification. He revealed his chosen name and pronouns to the world six years later, in 2020, stating he is a trans guy.
“Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans; my pronouns are he/she, and my name is Elliot,” Page said in his honest declaration. To be writing this makes me lucky. To be in attendance. To have landed at this point in my life. Still expressing pleasure in his identity, he said, “I adore that I am trans. And I enjoy my queerness. I dream more, my heart increases, and I grow as I hold myself near and embrace who I am“.
Page said, “All trans people who deal with harassment, self-loathing, abuse, and the threat of violence on a daily basis should know that I see them, I love them, and I will do everything in my power to change this world for the better,” Page stated, speaking to the difficulties experienced by many people in the trans community every day. His novel “Pageboy,” in which he muses over his life—including his romance with actress Kate Mara and the claimed mistreatment he suffered from some Hollywood personalities—examines his experiences even more.
Page notes in his memoir how mature Mara is despite their age. He described a pivotal occasion when she told him she felt something for him in a private talk in her hotel room. This open disclosure gives their relationship another level of complexity as they collaborate on “Juno.”
Elliot Page inspires others and promotes acceptance and understanding among the LGBTQ+ community using his public journey and personal stories.
There has been a lot of discussion about the close relationship that actor Page developed with his co-star Olivia Thirlby on the set of the film “Whip It.” He said he had a strong, fresh, hope-filled want for her. “It was among the first times someone would make me c**. The first time I would open,” he said, as Page Six reported.
Thirlby responded in kind, characterizing their relationship as passionate and transforming. She was crucial in guiding him toward facing his guilt and fears. “It was in her hotel room, in our work trailers, once in a small, private room in a restaurant that he reflected on their private times together, saying, “We thought we were being subtle, so we thought we were being discreet.”
Page said he was able to let some of his disappointment go using his close relationship with Thirlby. He was inspired to accept his identity since he saw no criticism or hostility in her eyes. As a 37-year-old actress, she is most famously known for playing Leah in the critically acclaimed film “Juno.”
Since 2011, Thirlby has been transparent about her bis*xuality when she told Brooklyn Magazine, “No one should have to hide their s*xual orientation. Being human requires loving others; hence, it is quite challenging to love people secretly. “I’m so lucky to have a job where it’s okay for me not to be in the closet,” she underlined the need to live truly.
Thirlby wed actor Jacques Pienaar in 2014. Given studies showing more people are publicly accepting their s*xual orientations, this candour about her identity indicates a rising trend. Twenty percent of American individuals identify as LGBTQ+, according to a GLAAD poll, which indicates a clear shift toward acceptance and public exposure in society.