This article was originally published on TODAY. "Loyal, generous, emotionally present - Kate is not just a wonderful friend, she is an honest friend." "But what has never changed, what will never change, is the love between us," he adds. Certain chemistry never faded, but room for realizations left us laughing at how little we had in common," writes Page. The Juno star, who came out as transgender at the end of 2020, has shed light on his life. "It has been nearly nine years since Kate and I met. Elliott Page has detailed his secret relationship with Kate Mara while she was still dating Max Minghella. Page ends the section by telling readers that after he and Mara, who married husband Jamie Bell in 2017, gave each other "space" and "distance," they eventually became close platonic friends. In twists that could only happen in Hollywood, Minghella, who Page describes as "wonderful" in the book, later played Page's love interest in the 2015 movie “Into the Forest." Meanwhile, Page and Mara went on to co-star in the 2017 romantic drama "My Days of Mercy." Page decided to end the affair and a short time later, Mara and Minghella also called it quits. I do now," Page recalls Mara telling him. "I didn't believe someone could love two people at the same time before. When Page spoke of his frustration to Mara, the former "Pose" star reminded Page that she also loved Minghella and they had built a life together. Page later adds, "I was chasing something that could not be, letting lust overwhelm me." Perhaps the excitement no longer outweighed the challenges," he writes. "Everything with Kate was becoming more complicated, more loaded. Page found himself alone and depressed in the city, staying in the same hotel where he and Mara had once been intimate. He recalls feeling hurt when a planned trip to New York City with Mara got derailed after Minghella's schedule freed up and he traveled with Mara instead. Though the affair with Mara thrilled him, Page knew while it was happening that he was setting himself up for heartbreak. Although Mara was dating Max Minghella, he allegedly encouraged her to explore her attraction to Page. Dancing with Mara at another party, the smitten Page knew, "I was a goner." "I could not stop thinking about her," he writes. Kate Mara and Jamie Bell Just Had a Surprise Wedding Ceremony. The two actors continued exploring their "unabashed attraction." Page felt himself gradually "falling" for Mara. Elliot Page Reveals Past Relationship With Kate MaraWho Was Dating Max Minghella. "It was a successful first date," Page coyly writes. Our mouths fused, our bodies meeting for the first time." "Kate lay on her back, removing her clothes, while I stood at the base of the bed removing mine. "When we go back, we immediately went to my bedroom," Page recalls of that night. After dinner, they returned to Page's house. On the night of the pair's first date, Mara picked up Page at his home. The attraction between him and Mara, writes Page, was, "Magnetic and immediate, a feeling better left without words."ĭays later, Mara suggested the two go out on a dinner date. Page recalls Mara again flirting with him as Minghella stood nearby "not giving it a second look." Weeks later, Mara invited Page to a barbecue at the Los Angeles home she and Minghella shared. "Yeah, so make your move," Page responded. The actor recalls Mara emailing him afterward, joking, "Wait. 14, 2014, Page came out as gay while giving a speech at a Las Vegas benefit for LGBTQ youth. "Some of my friends didn't even know I was in a relationship," said Page, who added that the pair simply pretended to be friends whenever they were in public together.When Page glanced over at Minghella, concerned, Mara told him "Oh, he doesn't care." Page later learned that Minghella had encouraged Mara to explore her “connection” with Page. "And the sort of safety in that and the highs and the lows and the serotonin bump, and then it goes away."Īlong that same thread, Page also opened up in the book about dating a closeted female costar whose name he didn't reveal for two years. I think my relationship, or whatever you want to call it with Kate, very much encapsulates a certain dynamic that I consistently found myself in, which was falling for people that - I think a lot of us do this - who aren't fully available," said Page. "This was right after I'd come out as gay and it was a time of exploration and also heartbreak. separate from the intimacy that I write about." Elliot also said the two - who also played lovers in the 2017 movie "My Days of Mercy" - are still close and the "love and care that we have for each other is it's own special thing. Though Mara wasn't quoted by the publication, they noted that Page said the actress has read the book and will be supporting Elliot at an event for its release this month. LGBTQ+ Celebrities Who Were Told To Stay In The Closet
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