Elliot Page signs up to his first dating app (with help from Umbrella Academy co-star)

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By stefan armitage

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Elliot Page is looking to get back in the dating game.

The news comes around 18 months after the 35-year-old Juno star filed for divorce from his wife, Emma Portner.

Page revealed the exciting news on his Instagram page, sharing a photo on his Stories showing him and Umbrella Academy co-star Ritu Arya lying on a bed and looking at a cell phone.

"Ritu Arya guiding me on my first dating app ever," he captioned the post.

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Page and Portner split just weeks after the actor announced to fans he was a trans man.

In a joint statement released in January 2021, the pair wrote: "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."

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Page's revelation about being ready to get back in the dating game comes after the actor revealed in a recent interview with Esquire that he's "just starting to look like myself."

He told the publication: "I can't overstate the biggest joy, which is really seeing yourself.

"I know I look different to others, but to me, I'm just starting to look like myself. It's indescribable, because I'm just like, there I am. And thank God. Here I am."

Page said that prior to his transition, he didn't think he'd ever feel present, adding: "The greatest joy is just being able to feel present, literally, just to be present."

Additionally, the Umbrella Academy star recently addressed his critics during a recent interview on the Late Night With Seth Meyers show.

Watch Page's interview below:

Reflecting on his transition journey, Page said: "It’s improved my life drastically.

"I hope, you know, I hope maybe people who do have an issue with me can maybe try and hear that, or embrace that on some level."

"What I want to focus on right now and has been so extraordinary is the degree of joy that I feel, the degree of presence that I feel," he told the late-night host. "I feel a way that I really never thought possible for a long, long time."

While Page has been surrounded by a supportive system, the actor has previously spoken about the "hatred and cruelty" he’s received since publicly announcing that he is a transgender man in December 2020, including being verbally abused by a stranger on the street.

The Juno actor said: "I feel like it’s one of those things where it’s so unfortunate because it’s like, we’re all on the same team here, you know?"

Page added that everybody encounters "limits and constraints because of people’s obsession with the binary" regardless of their gender identity, therefore we should "connect" and talk about how our "similar" journeys are.

Featured image credit: Sipa US / Alamy

Elliot Page signs up to his first dating app (with help from Umbrella Academy co-star)

vt-author-image

By stefan armitage

Article saved!Article saved!

Elliot Page is looking to get back in the dating game.

The news comes around 18 months after the 35-year-old Juno star filed for divorce from his wife, Emma Portner.

Page revealed the exciting news on his Instagram page, sharing a photo on his Stories showing him and Umbrella Academy co-star Ritu Arya lying on a bed and looking at a cell phone.

"Ritu Arya guiding me on my first dating app ever," he captioned the post.

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Credit: Instagram/ElliotPage

Page and Portner split just weeks after the actor announced to fans he was a trans man.

In a joint statement released in January 2021, the pair wrote: "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."

wp-image-1263157117 size-full
Credit: REUTERS / Alamy.

Page's revelation about being ready to get back in the dating game comes after the actor revealed in a recent interview with Esquire that he's "just starting to look like myself."

He told the publication: "I can't overstate the biggest joy, which is really seeing yourself.

"I know I look different to others, but to me, I'm just starting to look like myself. It's indescribable, because I'm just like, there I am. And thank God. Here I am."

Page said that prior to his transition, he didn't think he'd ever feel present, adding: "The greatest joy is just being able to feel present, literally, just to be present."

Additionally, the Umbrella Academy star recently addressed his critics during a recent interview on the Late Night With Seth Meyers show.

Watch Page's interview below:

Reflecting on his transition journey, Page said: "It’s improved my life drastically.

"I hope, you know, I hope maybe people who do have an issue with me can maybe try and hear that, or embrace that on some level."

"What I want to focus on right now and has been so extraordinary is the degree of joy that I feel, the degree of presence that I feel," he told the late-night host. "I feel a way that I really never thought possible for a long, long time."

While Page has been surrounded by a supportive system, the actor has previously spoken about the "hatred and cruelty" he’s received since publicly announcing that he is a transgender man in December 2020, including being verbally abused by a stranger on the street.

The Juno actor said: "I feel like it’s one of those things where it’s so unfortunate because it’s like, we’re all on the same team here, you know?"

Page added that everybody encounters "limits and constraints because of people’s obsession with the binary" regardless of their gender identity, therefore we should "connect" and talk about how our "similar" journeys are.

Featured image credit: Sipa US / Alamy