Ian McKellen Recalls Elliot Page Being Soft Spoken on 'X-Men' Set Before Coming Out As Transgender

Elliot Page and wife Emma Portner have decided to end their marriage,The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. "After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce following our separation last summer," the pair wrote in a statement.

Juno star Elliot Page has reportedly filed for divorce from his wife Emma Portner, after coming out as transgender in December.The actor, 33, is said to have filed legal documents in Manhattan to seek the dissolution of his marriage to Canadian professional dancer Emma, 26, three years after the pair tied the knot in January 2018, TMZ has reported.

Although Us Weekly confirmed that Elliot Page filed for divorce from wife Emma Portner on Tuesday, January 26, the pair have been apart for months.

Elliot Page and Emma Portner are parting ways. The 33-year-old Juno star, who recently came out as trans, filed for divorce from wife Emma today according to reports via Page Six.

Earlier today, it was revealed that Elliot Page and Emma Portner are divorcing. Now, they have released a statement and actually revealed that they have been separated since the summer of 2020.

Elliot Page has filed for divorce from his wife Emma Portner, ET Canada can confirm.

Sir Ian McKellen has said he is “so happy” for Elliot Page after the actor’s announcement in December that he is transgender. The veteran star of stage and screen added that he felt “so disappointed” with himself for not recognising the struggles the then-teenage actor must have been grappling with around their identity when they worked together.

Sir Ian McKellen is “so happy” for Elliot Page after he came out as non-binary and transgender.The screen legend – who has been openly gay since 1988 – has offered his words of wisdom to his X-Men co-star and promised “everything gets better” from now.Speaking to Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey for the February (2021) issue of Attitude magazine, he said: “Everything gets better (when you come out because you get self-confidence).

X Men star and Hollywood veteran Ian McKellen recently opened up about his co-star Elliot Page coming out as transgender. For the unversed, Ian and Elliot have starred together in X-Men: The Last Stand, as Magneto and Kitty Pryde.

the actor’s announcement that he is transgender.The veteran actor voiced his support for Page, who he starred opposite in 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand.McKellen said he’s “so disappointed” in himself for not realising Page was struggling with their identity on set, he revealed in a new interview with Attitude.“Everything gets better [when you come out] because you get self-confidence,” McKellen explained.

Ian McKellen is fully behind Elliot Page.

with Attitude Magazine, McKellen said that in his experience as an actor who’s been openly gay since the 1980s, “Everything gets better [when you come out because you get self-confidence]. You get better in terms of relationships, friends of all sorts, family, if you’re lucky.

Umbrella Academy star also plugged in organizations TranSanta, which supports trans youth during the holidays, and Trans Lifeline, which offers support and a crisis hotline to trans people in need.

Jennifer Garner is showing her support for Elliot Page.