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Charlotte Everett

Elliot Page signs up for very first dating app 18 months after divorcing wife

Elliot Page has revealed he has signed up for his first ever dating app as he gets back into the dating scene.

The 35-year-old took to Instagram to reveal the exciting news with the help of some friends.

In order to get set up, he has got the help of fellow Umbrella Academy co-star Ritu Arya, who portrays Lila Pitts in the supernatural series.

Elliot shared a snap on his Instagram story which showed him and Ritu laid next to each other on a bed as they set up the profile.

The two of them were side by side as they peered over the phone choosing what to include on the account.

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Elliot posted to his Instagram page (mirror.co.uk)
Elliot Page has signed up to a dating app (Getty Images)

Alongside the photo Elliot wrote: "Ritu Arya guiding me on my first dating app ever."

The star decided to get back into the dating game 18 months after divorcing from his wife Emma Portner which occurred just weeks after coming out as transgender in December 2020.

At the time Emma said their split was amicable and 'proudly' supported Elliot coming out as transgender.

Elliot announced that he is transgender on his Instagram as he wrote: "Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot.

"I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life."

Page Six reported that Elliot's profile has pictures of him with his dog and a photo of him posing in a jumper with the slogan: 'protect trans kids'.

Elliot split from his wife 18 months ago (Twitter)
Elliot is best known for his acting (Getty Images for IMDb)

He is also thought to have the song Don’t Let It Bring You Down by Annie Lennox and Steven Lipson on his page.

This comes after it was reported that Elliot was spotted on the invite-only dating app, Raya, in September 2021.

Elliot recently appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers where he spoke about his life post-transition.

He said: "What I want to focus on right now, and has been so extraordinary is the degree of joy that I feel, the degree of presence that I feel, I feel a way that I really never thought possible for a long, long time. That’s really what I’m focusing on and embracing the most. But of course the moment can be overwhelming."

However, he said that he finds the negativity 'unfortunate' due to all being on the 'same team'.

Elliot opened up about his surgery during an interview with Oprah in April (Apple)

He said: "We are all on the same team here you know whether you are trans, non binary, gender-nonconforming CIS, we all have these expectations and these sort of limits and constraints because of us, sort of people’s obsession with the binary and how we are all supposed to live our lives.

"To me it would be so special for us to all be able to connect and to talk about how similar we are in all of our journeys."

In March 2022 it was revealed that Elliot's Umbrella Academy character will transition as well.

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