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5 hours ago
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Elliot Page debuts first romance since marriage split
Elliot Page has debuted his first public relationship since his 2021 divorce. The 38-year-old actor celebrated Pride month by unveiling his new romance with Overcompensating star Julia Shiplett, 38, with a sweet post on Instagram. Elliot shared a picture of them cuddling on a street painted rainbow and captioned the picture with rainbow and double heart emojis. Julia also shared some pictures of Elliot shirtless in a hot spring to her Instagram Stories. She added the exhaling and the water droplet emojis and wrote: 'Happy prideee.' This is the first public romance for Elliot since his marriage to Emma Portner ended four years ago. The pair tied the knot in 2018 and Emma was publicly supportive when Elliot came out as transgender in December 2020. However, they filed for divorce in January 2021 and revealed they had been secretly separated since the previous summer. They said in a joint statement at the time: '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.' While Julia is Elliot's first public partner since the split, he revealed previously that he was enjoying dating following the divorce and his transition. He told the Los Angeles Times: 'It's the most fun I've ever had dating. Interacting with people feels so much easier and more connected, because I'm not feeling lost in myself and not seen in the right way.'
Yahoo
a day ago
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Elliot Page reveals first public relationship since transitioning
Elliot Page has revealed his first public relationship since coming out as a transgender man. The star, who came out as transgender in 2020, has revealed he is in a relationship with actress Julia Shiplett, who stars in Amazon Prime sitcom Overcompensating. Elliot, 38, took to Instagram to celebrate Pride Month, and shared a photo of him and Julia cuddling. In the caption, he added a rainbow and a double heart emoji. Julia also took to Instagram, sharing a photo of a shirtless Elliot, and writing, "happy prideee." Before undergoing his transition, Elliot had a career as Ellen Page. She married Emma Portner in 2018, who supported Elliot when he came out as trans. Although Julia is the first public relationship Elliot has had since transitioning, he has previously revealed that since his transition he finally feels relaxed about dating. "It's the most fun I've ever had dating," he told the Los Angeles Times in 2023. "Interacting with people feels so much easier and more connected, because I'm not feeling lost in myself and not seen in the right way." Elliot is currently filming an adaptation of The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan, alongside Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron and Lupita Nyong'o. The movie is due to be released in 2026.
Daily Mail
a day ago
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- Daily Mail
Elliot Page unveils first public relationship since coming out as transgender man
Elliot Page has unveiled his first public relationship since coming out of the closet as a transgender man in December 2020. The 38-year-old revealed this week that he is romantically involved with actress Julia Shiplett, who appears on the Amazon Prime sitcom Overcompensating. In an Instagram post celebrating Pride Month, Elliot uploaded a snap of himself and Julia cuddling up to one another on a street painted rainbow. Leaving no doubt as to the message behind the photo, the Umbrella Academy star included a rainbow and a double-heart emoji in the caption. Meanwhile Julia took the relationship social media official on her Insta Stories, where she affectionately put up a video of Elliot shirtless. On top of the footage, which showed Elliot wading in what appeared to be some sort of spring, Julia wrote: 'happy prideee.' has not received a response to its request for comment from reps for both Elliot and Julia. Before undergoing a gender transition, while still known as Ellen Page, Elliot publicly identified as a lesbian and came out of the closet on Valentine's Day 2014. In 2018, the Juno star tied the knot with Emma Portner, who was publicly supportive when Elliot announced he was trans in December 2020. By January 2021, Emma and Elliot revealed they were divorcing, while clarifying they had actually been separated since the previous summer. Although Julia is his first public girlfriend since his transition, Elliot revealed two years ago that he had been enjoying an active love life in private. 'It's the most fun I've ever had dating. Interacting with people feels so much easier and more connected, because I'm not feeling lost in myself and not seen in the right way,' he told the Los Angeles Times in June 2023. Prior to marrying Emma, Elliot's pre-transition dating history included actresses Samantha Jones, Olivia Thirlby and Kate Mara. In his memoir Pageboy, he also revealed that during his 20s - while still known as Ellen - he carried on a secret romance with a closeted actress for two years. 'We never touched outside, we barely went to dinner. She was in my phone under the name "Ryan,"' he disclosed in the autobiography. Although Julia is his first public girlfriend since his transition, Elliot revealed two years ago that he had been enjoying an active love life in private; pictured 2022 On the work front, Elliot's upcoming movies include an adaptation of The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan, whom he previously worked for on the 2010 film Inception. Like their previous collaboration, The Odyssey is a star-studded production featuring Matt Damon as Odysseus and Tom Holland as his son Telemachus. The cast also includes a glittering roster of Hollywood names like Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron and Lupita Nyong'o. Shooting began in February and remains ongoing, with the finished film currently projected for release over the summer of 2026.
