Ellen Page Says She Was "Very Nervous" About Coming Out

She didn't expect such a positive response.

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In a new interview with Flaremagazine (via E! Online), Ellen Page admits that she felt "very nervous" about her decision to come out earlier this year. "You think you're in a place where you're all, 'I'm thrilled to be gay, I have no issues about being gay anymore, I don't feel shame about being gay,' but you actually do," Ellen said. "You're just not fully aware of it. I think I still felt scared about people knowing. I felt awkward around gay people; I felt guilty for not being myself."

She also admitted that she anticipated a more negative reaction than the mostly positive one she got. "I expected so much more hate. It was just remarkably positive, which is beautiful, because it's indicative of the change that's happening." Despite her fears, Ellen decided to come out so that she could be fully honest and open at all times. "The more time went by, the more something just happened, an 'Oh my god — I want to love someone freely and walk down the street and hold my girlfriend's hand,'" she explained.