New look: The actor unveiled a short new haircut on the cover of TIME, and he tearfully revealed that it took him time to work up the courage to embrace the style, but that he 'could not have enjoyed more'
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'I became a professional actor at the age of 10 and pursuing that passion came with a difficult compromise,' he shared.
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I would ask my mom if I could be someday.'īut just months after he cut his hair short for the first time, Elliot landed his first professional acting job in Canadian TV movie Pit Pony, which required him to look and act like a stereotypical little girl, forcing him to grow his hair out again. The 34-year-old detailed his decades-long struggle with his gender in a new interview with TIME - his first since he publicly came out as transgender and non-binary in December - admitting that he felt forced to hide his gender for years in order to achieve success in Hollywood.Įlliot, who also shared that he has undergone top surgery to remove his breasts, says he first 'felt like a boy' when he was nine years old and was allowed to cut his hair short for the first time, recalling: 'I wanted to be a boy. Transgender actor Elliot Page has revealed that he knew he 'wanted to be a boy' when he was just nine years old - but had to 'compromise' his true gender identity in order to pursue a career as a child actor.
He revealed that he has undergone top surgery, which is a subcutaneous mastectomy during which the breasts and breast tissue are removed.In his first interview since coming out as trans, Elliot told TIME that isolating during the pandemic gave him time to focus on his gender identity.The Umbrella Academy star is currently filming the third season of the Netflix show, in which he stars as queer female character Vanya Hargreeves.He cut his hair short and began embracing a male identity - however months later he landed his first acting role and had to make 'a difficult compromise'.Elliot, who was born in Nova Scotia and began acting at age 10, has now revealed that he first realized he 'wanted to be a boy' when he was nine years old.The 34-year-old Juno star came out as transgender in December, when he shared an emotional statement on social media while revealing his name change.
Transgender actor Elliot Page knew he 'wanted to be a boy' at age NINE: Juno star says he had to 'compromise' his true gender identity to become a child actor and reveals he's undergone top surgery as he appears on TIME cover
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