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Elliot Page has claimed he was forced to wear a dress at the premiere of โJunoโ.
The 35-year-old actor โ who came out as transgender in December 2020 on the cover of Time magazine โ has opened up about being โclosetedโ when he shot to fame in the titular role in Jason Reitmanโs 2007 coming-of-age comedy-drama and how โthat s*** did almost kill meโ.
He told Esquire: โI was closeted, dressed in heels and the whole look โ I wasnโt okay, and I didnโt know how to talk about that with anyone.
โWhen โJunoโ was blowing up โ this sounds strange to people, and I get that people donโt understand. Oh, f*** you, youโre famous, and you have money, and you had to wear a dress, boo-hoo. I donโt not understand that reaction.
โBut thatโs mixed with: I wish people would understand that that s*** literally did almost kill me.โ
Next year, Elliot is set to release the memoir, โPageboyโ, which will โdelve intoโ his feelings about โbody, experiences as one of the most famous trans people in the world,โ along with other themes, such as mental health, dating and the toxic culture of the film industry.
Publisher Flatiron said โThe memoir will delve into Pageโs relationship with his body, his experiences as one of the most famous trans people in the world, and will cover mental health, assault, love, relationships, sex, and the cesspool that Hollywood can be.โ
The news was also shared on both the publisherโs and Elliotโs Instagram Stories.
Last year, the โUmbrella Academyโ star explained the reasons why he was open about his decision to transition to veteran broadcaster Oprah Winfrey, calling it โan interesting dichotomyโ.
He said: โWell, itโs this interesting dichotomy in a way where on some level it feels just like the most miraculous, amazing thing โ and itโs also just the experience of, โOh, there I am.โ