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'Juno' actor Page comes out as transgender, changes name to Elliot

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/12/01/people-page.jpg"/><figcaption>Ellen Page, now known as Elliot, arrives at the Canadian premiere of &quot;There&#x27;s Something In The Water&quot; at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 8, 2019. <em>Mark Blinch, Reuters/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>LOS ANGELES - The Oscar-nominated star of &quot;Juno&quot; and &quot;The Umbrella Academy,&quot; formerly known as Ellen Page, on Tuesday said he was a transgender person and had changed his first name to Elliot.</p><p>&quot;I can&#x27;t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self,&quot; Page wrote on Instagram. &quot;I love that I am trans. And I love that I am queer.&quot;</p><p>Page, 33, was nominated for an Academy Award for playing a pregnant teenager in 2007 film &quot;Juno&quot; and starred in other movies including 2010 sci-fi thriller &quot;Inception.&quot; The actor currently appears in Netflix superhero series &quot;Umbrella Academy.&quot;</p><p>In the Instagram post, Page said he would use he/they pronouns.</p><p>&quot;The truth is, despite feeling profoundly happy right now and knowing how much privilege I carry, I am also scared,&quot; Page said. &quot;I&#x27;m scared of the invasiveness, the hate, the &#x27;jokes,&#x27; and of violence.&quot;</p><p>&quot;To all the trans people who deal with harassment, self-loathing, abuse and the threat of violence every day: I see you, I love you and I will do everything I can to change this world for the better,&quot; he added.</p><p>Page received messages of support on social media.</p><p>&quot;You are so loved and admired,&quot; actress Lena Dunham wrote.</p><p>&quot;So proud of our superhero! WE LOVE YOU ELLIOT! Can&#x27;t wait to see you return in season 3!&quot; said a tweet from Netflix.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KBDzp444Otc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>LOS ANGELES - The Oscar-nominated star of "Juno" and "The Umbrella Academy," formerly known as Ellen Page, on Tuesday said he was a transgender person and had changed his first name to Elliot.</p>

LOS ANGELES - The Oscar-nominated star of "Juno" and "The Umbrella Academy," formerly known as Ellen Page, on Tuesday said he was a transgender person and had changed his first name to Elliot.