The daily gossip: Actor Elliot Page shares he's transgender, Cher helps save the world's loneliest elephant, and more

Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page shares he's transgender, Cher helps save the world's loneliest elephant, and more

Elliot Page.
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1. Oscar-nominated Juno star Elliot Page announces he's transgender

Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page shared with his fans on Tuesday that he is transgender. "I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life," he wrote, adding that "the more I hold myself close and fully embrace who I am, the more I dream, the more my heart grows and the more I thrive." Page was previously credited as Ellen Page for his work in Juno, which earned him an Academy Award nomination, and more recently Netflix's The Umbrella Academy. "I feel overwhelming gratitude for the incredible people who have supported me along this journey," he added in his letter. "I can't begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self."

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