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Does Elliot Page Have a New Girlfriend in 'Overcompensating' Actor Julia Shiplett?
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
Elliot Page and Julia Shiplett seem to be hard-launching their coupledom, judging from the photos they are sharing on Instagram.
"On Saturday, June 28, the 'Umbrella Academy' star shared a photo on Instagram of himself with 'Overcompensating' star Julia Shiplett, seemingly revealing that they are in a relationship," People Magazine reported.
In the photo, the two stand close for a selfie Shiplett is taking. The setting seems to be a pedestrian mall with rainbow paint on the pavement. Several comments to the image pegged the locale as a spot in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Page captioned the photo with a pair of emojis: "🌈 💕".
The image prompted a flurry of well wishes from friends, fans, and fellow celebs.
"❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️," posted dancer and actor Angela Trimbur.
"the hardest of launches," writer Peyton Dix cheered.
"Happy pride 🌈🌈," added actor Devery Jacobs.
Shiplett, too, took to the platform to share a video, which Shiplett posted to her Instagram Stories, of a shirtless Page standing in a hot spring.
"Happy prideee 💦😮💨." Shiplett captioned the video, People relayed.
"Since coming out as trans and publishing his memoir 'Pageboy,' Page has discussed a number of past relationships he had while closeted," Glamour noted, "but this is the first time the 'Umbrella Academy' actor has publicly dated someone while living openly as a man, and it's beautiful to see him and Shiplett embracing their happiness and their love."
Glamour followed a trail of less-conspicuous clues to the putative relationship, tracing public indications of a link back to May 2 and photos of Page and Shiplett attending a screening of "Overcompensating" in L.A.
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Another photo shows Page and Shiplett at "the Sky vs. Liberty WNBA game."
"In addition to her role as Mimi on Amazon's new college-set comedy 'Overcompensating,' Shiplett has appeared on shows like 'High Maintenance' and 'Love Life' and is a familiar face to fans of the Brooklyn comedy scene," Glamour noted.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
