Elliot Page attends the 2021 Met Gala.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage
Elliot Pageis getting candid about his life in an upcoming memoir.
TheUmbrella Academystar, 34, is set to releasePageboyin 2023, Flatiron Books shared Thursday, according to theAssociated Press.
“The memoir will delve into Page’s 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,” the publisher told the outlet.
The AP reports that Page will also open up about his acting career, during which he received anOscar nominationin 2008 forJuno,and his experience in the transgender community.
Though Flatiron Books did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, the publisher confirmed Page’s memoir on itsInstagram StoryThursday, reposting the AP’s article. Page also shared the news on hisInstagram Story.
Hepublicly came outas transgender in December 2020; in April of last year, he spoke abouthow he feelsin his own body.
“A part of me was like, ‘Oh my god, why was that so hard? Why?’ " he said. “Why has society made getting to this place of my life — because that’s the situation we’re facing. And yeah, it was probably driving my friends crazy, sending them profile photos of mepost having top surgeryand how different I felt after that and all this space.”
“You and I talked about this on the Zoom, just sort of this newfound energy,” Page added. “Because it is such a freeing experience.”
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In the same interview, the actorrevealedwhy he previously opened up toTimeabout having top surgery, which for transgender men, is a surgical procedure to remove your breast tissue (subcutaneous mastectomy).
“I wanted to talk about it for a couple of reasons,” Page recalled to Winfrey. “I wanted to share with people just how much it has changed my life. And I want people to know that not only has it been life changing for me, I do believe it is life saving and it’s the case for so many people… and because there is such an attack on trans health care right now, when already there is such a lack of access or trans people who don’t even want to go to the doctor.”
source: people.com
