Elliot Page went on a double date with Leonardo DiCaprio and his mother
Elliot Page recalls going on a double date with Leonardo DiCaprio and his mother after forming a “loving bond” with a friend of the Titanic star
Elliot Page has described going on a double date with Leonardo DiCaprio and his mother after forming a “beautiful bond” with a friend of the Titanic actor.
Page, 36, wrote about his brief relationship with Leonardo’s boyfriend in his memoir Pageboy, recalling how the man came to visit DiCaprio on the set of their 2010 film Inception.
Page had not come out as transgender or gay at the time. The star, formerly Ellen Page, came out as gay in 2014 and transgender six years later.
“While filming Inception, a friend of Leonardo DiCaprio’s came to visit and we bonded,” Page wrote.
“Peter was warm to everyone, his eyes shining with care. When I saw Leo again I told him I liked his friend, to which he replied that his friend liked me too.’
‘Peter was warm to everyone’: Elliot Page went on a double date with Leonardo DiCaprio and his mother after forming a ‘beautiful bond’ with a friend of her Inception co-star
“For our first date, we went to Universal Studios with Leo and his mom. Peter and I were close together on the rides, our thighs just touching.’
At the time, the actor said his mother Martha was “over the moon” when she learned Page was dating a man, having previously expressed some dismay at his romances with women. It is unclear whether ‘Peter’ is the man’s real name.
The relationship was short-lived, lasting only “a month, maybe two, like high school all over again,” Page recalled.
Page also said he got shingles while filming the 2010 thriller.
“The shingles popped out of my back while filming Inception when I was 22,” he said. “In a cast full of cis men, I didn’t understand the part I was in. While everyone was wonderful to work with, I felt out of place.
“For the first two weeks of the film, I joked that I was going to be cast again with Keira Knightly, and rightfully so. Shingles communicated the stress my body was feeling that my words couldn’t.”
The two-time Emmy-nominated producer came out as a lesbian in 2014 during a speech at the Human Rights Campaign’s “Time to Thrive” conference in Las Vegas.
Open book: Elliot kicked off his nine-date international book tour on June 6 at The Town Hall in Midtown Manhattan, with future dates to be announced soon
Link: Page recalled going on a date with a “warm” friend of her co-star’s
Strike a pose: Page pictured at the 2022 LACMA Art + Film gala
In December 2020, Page subsequently came out as transgender and posted on social media, “Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/she and my name is Elliot.
“I’m lucky enough to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life. I feel overwhelming gratitude for the incredible people who have supported me on this journey. I can’t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to emulate my authentic self. I am endlessly inspired by so many in the trans community.
Thank you for your courage, your generosity and your relentless commitment to making this world a more inclusive and compassionate place. I will offer all possible support and continue to strive for a more loving and equal society.’
Page kicked off his nine-date international book tour on June 6 at The Town Hall in Midtown Manhattan, with future dates to be announced soon.
It’s unclear if Page is still dating non-binary comedian Mae Martin after the pair got matching tattoos and fit for the 11th annual LACMA Art + Film Gala on Nov. 5.
Page’s divorce from Canadian dancer Emma Portner was finalized in 2021 after two years of marriage.