Elliot Page had a long career in Hollywood long before recent headlines drew attention to his life and work. No matter what viewers thought of his past film or TV projects, there's plenty more to see as Page has embraced and now represents part of the LGBTQ+ community.

It was undoubtedly a difficult experience for Page to come out to his fans and of course, his loved ones. But there was part of the whole story that bothered fans.

Not only was the news sprung on them that Elliot had come out, but there was lingering confusion over just what happened and what headlines were actually reporting.

Why Are Fans Confused About Elliot Page's Coming-Out Story?

It couldn't have been easy for Elliot to have an entire movie career as Ellen. But these days, it's acceptance all around as Elliot is embracing his identity and fans follow suit. The thing is, not everyone was as up-to-date on the news as it happened, which led to confusion.

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Fans did praise Elliot for his frank and emotional 'Oprah' interview. But for those who missed the interview, the headlines that followed were super confusing. Because the thing is, news sources and media outlets did such a great job of embracing Elliot's new identity, people didn't know who he was!

Fans Didn't Realize Who Elliot Page Was

Essentially, society embraced Page so quickly that fans were left befuddled and confused, they noted. A fan explained on Reddit that "It was an instance where everyone did such a good job not deadnaming him that it made the news a little confusing for a moment."

One fan clarified, "When he announced it I thought it was Ellen Paige's brother coming out." The fan then proceeded to Wikipedia, which only increased the confusion.

But even more befuddlement ensued when Elliot and his wife announced they were separating. In fact, that was the original topic of conversation on Reddit, where fans confessed that they had only recently realized who Elliot was -- and many didn't know he was even married.

Elliot Page And His Wife Are Said To Be Divorcing

The recent update noted that Elliot Page and his wife, Emma Portner, were married from 2018 to 2021 and had separated early in the year. It's probably been a whirlwind of a time for Elliot himself, but for fans, it was even crazier peering into his life from the outside.

Now that he's embraced his identity and is single and appearing on the covers of magazines and all, fans are eager to see what Elliot will do next. Now that they realize who he is!

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