"I felt like a boy.
I wanted to be a boy.
I would ask my mom if I could be someday."
If there was ever a time for self-discovery, 2020 was definitely the year.
Isolation forced a lot of people to spend time with themselves and figure out who they
are or what they want to do.
Some people rediscovered themselves, and others finally came to accept themselves for who
they are.
After years of having to bottle himself up, and feeling like his true self was hidden
in a female body we came to know as "Ellen Page" - he introduced himself as Elliot.
Sadly, his transformation came at a price, and just two months after making his life-changing
announcement, Elliot and his wife of 3 years had their own announcement to make.
The couple was calling it quits.
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In 2014, Elliot stood up at the podium and announced that he was gay.
This was before he had made his transition to physically becoming a man, so at the time
he was coming out as a "gay woman".
"I'm here today because I am gay and because maybe I can make a difference, to help others
have an easier and more hopeful time.
Regardless, for me, I feel a personal obligation and a social responsibility."
Little did the world know that this was just Elliot's first step to coming to terms with
his true self.
In his speech, he confessed that he had been in pain for so many years, and he was afraid
of not being accepted for how he was as a queer person.
His mental health, physical health and inner spirit suffered because he had been unable
to be who he truly was.
This was a big deal for him, and he felt like he needed to come out and stand by his fellow
LGBTQ community and speak for all of those who had never been able to speak for themselves.
Perhaps it was also through this powerful speech that Elliot was able to meet his future
wife.
Elliot and Emma Portner had their first encounter with one another on social media in 2017.
It was a very modern-day romantic story.
Elliot came across a video of Emma dancing on Instagram and was completely entranced
by her.
He messaged her immediately and knew that somehow, someday he had to make a plan for
them to meet one another.
"I thought, damn, this girl is so talented and so cool.
I knew right away we were both creative spirits," He thought when he saw Emma's video.
The pair went on to collaborate on a few videos together.
Sometimes Elliot would sing and Emma would dance, and sometimes they would both dance
together.
It was beautiful, captivating and artistic.
Watching them work together, it was clear that their chemistry was undeniable, and there
had to be something more happening behind the scenes.
Elliot and Emma made their first red carpet appearance as a couple later that year and
made it official to the world.
Emma admitted that at first, it was difficult to adjust to dating a celebrity.
As a dancer and choreographer, she was not used to the fame that Elliot had been accustomed
to for most of his life.
Being with Elliot wasn't like any of her previous relationships, and she had to get used to
having a life in the public eye and being followed by paparazzi.
"It's quite crazy.
But if anything, I'm happy about it.
We try to hold hands in public.
I try to join him at movie premieres ... It's a chance for queerness to be
out in the open."
You're no doubt familiar with Elliot's work, and we're not just talking about Juno or the
Umbrella Academy.
Page has been gracing our screens with outstanding performances for a very long time.
Page had his breakout role in the movie Hard Candy.
It's definitely not a film for the faint-hearted.
The plot tells the story of a young girl who kidnaps a man she believes to be a pedophile
and tortures him.
At the age of just 16, the young actor showed an incredible amount of maturity and talent
that audiences were totally blown away by his performance.
Elliot Page played the starring role in the film at the tender age of 16, with the blessing
of his parents.
"Yeah, Hard Candy was intense.
My dad came with me to do that," he shared in an interview with The Guardian.
"But they were always cool with the subject matter, they trusted me."
He really must have known that acting was his destiny, and it must have shown.
From then on, Elliot's career soared.
He was winning numerous awards for his acting skills, and proving to the world that he was
to be taken seriously as an actor.
However, while he was doing so well in his career, he felt like he still wasn't being
completely honest with the world and letting them see who he really was inside.
Despite having become so familiar with his face, audiences never knew who he really was
and how he really felt inside.
Despite having come out gay, Elliot was still fighting an internal battle he was unsure
how to come to terms with.
He and Emma kept most of their relationship on the quiet side, having a private and intimate
wedding ceremony early in 2018.
The date of their wedding is still unknown; Page just told the world they were married
with a sweet Instagram post, captioned, "Can't believe I get to call this extraordinary woman
my wife".
He even described his wedding night as the most magical night of his life.
It seemed that all was going well with the couple, sharing cute pictures of each other
on social media and gushing about one another in interviews.
"He and I have an indefatigable connection and this undying desire to be near each other.
As 2020 rolled in and the chaos of lockdown issued, the couple's posts on social media
seemed to go silent.
It was assumed that perhaps the young family was taking time off social media like many
other celebrities during lockdown to spend time with their families and take a break
from the public eye that they needed.
However, it was during this time that Elliot was thinking about his true self and how he
really felt inside.
"I had a lot of time on my own to really focus on things that I think, in so many ways, unconsciously,
I was avoiding,"
Finally, at the end of 2020, Elliot Page came out of the shadows and proudly announced himself
as a transgender male in an Instagram post.
He announced that his pronouns are he/they and that his name is Elliot.
He had chosen the name from one of his favorite movies, "E.T" and even got a tattoo on his
arm that says "E.P.
PHONE HOME."
"I loved E.T. when I was a kid and always wanted to look like the boys in the movies,
right?"
He went on expressing "overwhelming gratitude" for those who had supported him during this
life-changing time and emotional time.
"I can't begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue
my authentic self," he wrote, adding that he has "been endlessly inspired" by members
of the trans community.
Page received great support from the community and quickly became one of the most famous
transgender people in the world.
He gained more than 400,000 new followers on Instagram on that day alone.
Thousands of articles were published.
Likes and shares reached millions.
Emma commented on Page's announcement with her own post, captioning, "I am so proud of
@elliotpage.
Trans, queer and non-binary people are a gift to this world.
I also ask for patience & privacy but that you join me in the fervent support of trans
life every single day," she had written on Instagram.
With the spotlight shining brightly on Elliot and his relationship, fans were questioning
how the couple was doing after such a big announcement that would surely have an effect
on their relationship in some way.
At the beginning of 2021, Elliot and Emma shocked the world when they filed for divorce.
"After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce
following our separation last summer.
We have the utmost respect for each other and remain close friends."
If that wasn't enough, both Elliot and Emma have removed most of the pics of each other
from their Instagrams, which is saddening on its own because that's where they both
announced their marriage.
For now, we don't know why the couple has parted ways, although some have speculated
it has to do with Elliot's transition considering this news comes just two months after he announced
he's transgender.
So while we don't know what led to the divorce, what we do know is that they're both still
on good terms and remain friends, which is always a good thing.
Whatever the reasons may be, we couldn't be happier for Elliot finally being able to share
his true self with the world, and we hope he's able to encourage others to do the same!