They’re two of the biggest Ellens in the entertainment biz. And they’ve also shared the same life-changing experience: coming out in front of the entire world.
Canada’s own Ellen Page stopped by the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday, in part to promote her upcoming role in the highly-anticipated X-Men: Days of Future Past. And although the show’s episode doesn’t air until May 27th, we’ve landed some highlights from their very moving conversation.
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“I am so proud of you for coming out and I am happy for you,”; Ellen D. confessed. I know what a scary thing that is. Your speech was incredible. I just thought it was the most brilliantly written speech. How nervous were you?”;
Ellen P. didn’t mince words in her reply. “The most nervous I’ve ever been in my life, for sure,”; she said. “I think my biggest fear of doing it was even just having a panic attack quite frankly, but you know, I was so ready to do it… And grateful to have that moment and grateful to you because you did it at a time where it was much harder and much scarier.”;
Despite the overwhelming anxiety, Ellen P. confirmed she’s thrilled with the decision to come out as gay. “I knew that I was gonna feel better, [although] I did not anticipate just how happy I would feel in just every aspect of my life,”; she said. “Just an ease and a comfort. And it’s really been quite extraordinary to feel just the shift — it was pretty much overnight too.”;
