Elliot Page reveals he had sex with co-star while filming Juno

Elliot Page revealed he had sex with one of his co-star while filming Juno in 2007

Elliot Page, 37 year old transgender actor, recounted his alleged fling with co-star Olivia Thirlby in his 2023 memoir Pageboy. Elliot played pregnant teenager in his 2007 film Juno. He said he was immediately attracted to a co-star, Olivia Thirlby, who featured as Juno’s best friend Leah in the movie.

Elliot had sex “all the time” with co-star

Elliot said, “I was taken aback the moment I saw Olivia Thirlby. She seemed so much older, capable, and centered. Sexually open, far removed from where I was at the time. But the chemistry was palpable, it pulled me in.”

The umbrella academy actor shared a number of intimate moments with his co-star in his memoir. He shared an instance where he and Olivia were sucking each other’s face in a hotel room. The actor also claimed that Olivia had strong feelings and really attracted to him.

Elliot Page went on to say, “It was on. I had an all-encompassing desire for her, she made me want in a way that was new, hopeful and It was one of the first times someone made him orgasm.”

He also claimed he and co-star Olivia had sex all the time while filming the movie Juno in 2007 and also recalled the places where the two had intimate moments. Elliot said, “Her hotel room, in our trailers at work, once in a tiny, private room in a restaurant … We thought we were being subtle. Being intimate with Olivia helped my shame dissipate. I didn’t see a glint of it in her eyes and I wanted that — done feeling wretched about who I am,”

Juno was already in making while Olivia and Elliot were set to star as the main characters in Jack & Diane, in which they would portray two young women who fall in love. However, both the stars were dropped from the movie before production and new faces were cast in the roles.

All these claims come after Elliot revealed that he had a secret relationship with Kate Mara, after striking up a romance while filming X-Men: Days of Future Past. He discussed the relationship in his memoir, saying Kate – who was dating Max Minghella at the time – was ‘in love with two people’.

Pageboy by Elliot Page

Pageboy is a ground-breaking memoir by Academy Award-nominated actor Elliot Page. The memoir has 3.76 star rating on Goodreads with around 50k reviews. It was published on June 6, 2023 and upon release book debuted atop  The New York Times Best Seller list for Nonfiction.

Memoir reflects on his journey coming out first as queer and later as transgender. The Canadian actor and producer recounts his challenge growing up in Nova Scotia and then in Hollywood where he was pressurized into hiding his identity.

Transgender transformation

“It’s like a constant noise, a constant feeling that something’s wrong, like a sensation and a voice that’s telling you to flee,” 

The Juno star talked about his transition journey to People. He said, “There’s obviously been very difficult moments,” I do feel like I kind of barely made it in many ways. But today, I’m just me and grateful to be here and alive and taking one step at a time.”

“My experience as a trans person and this life I have, and the privilege I have does not represent the reality of most trans lives, think it’s crucial, I think we need to feel represented and see ourselves, you know, that’s not something I had like as a kid,” Elliot said.

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