Elliot Page tweeted his character Vanya will be known as Viktor Hargreeves in the upcoming season of The Umbrella Academy.

Viktor Hargeeves to Mirror Elliot Page and the Actor’s Experience After Coming Out as Transgender in &#8216;The Umbrella Academy&#8217; Season 3

Elliot Page plays one of the seven siblings of the Hargreeves family on
Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy. It’s based on the popular comic book of the same
name. Page’s character, Vanya Hargreeves, has the power to convert and
manipulate sound waves. However, moving forward the actor’s character will be
known as Viktor Hargreeves and not Vanya. The Umbrella Academy season 3 will
showcase Vanya’s coming-out journey as he reveals himself to be a transgender.

The actor himself revealed the news on his Twitter account.

> Meet Viktor Hargreeves ☂️@UmbrellaAcad
> [https://twitter.com/UmbrellaAcad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]
> pic.twitter.com/ZraQNBhfTb [https://t.co/ZraQNBhfTb]
> 
> — Elliot Page (@TheElliotPage) March 29, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/TheElliotPage/status/1508897094152568835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



Following this update, Netflix’s LGBTQ+ page and The Umbrella Academy social
handle tweeted a supportive and welcoming message.

> Welcome to the family, Viktor — we’re so happy you’re here ❤️
> https://t.co/hQwD4Vvlkd [https://t.co/hQwD4Vvlkd]
> 
> — Netflix (@netflix) March 29, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1508897125702115332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



> FEELS SO GOOD TO SAY THIS: Elliot Page stars as Viktor Hargreeves in Umbrella
> Academy S3!!! https://t.co/uxDagKTtju [https://t.co/uxDagKTtju]
> 
> — Most (@Most) March 29, 2022
> [https://twitter.com/Most/status/1508897348809723904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



The character’s transformation is a part of his storyline. The writers of the
show have taken special care to ensure that the transformation is not a part of
time
[https://netflixjunkie.com/elliot-pages-character-viktor-number-7-joins-hargeeves-family-in-the-umbrella-academy-season-3-is-this-an-alternative-timeline/]
travel or any other gimmicky element on the show. Fans will have to wait to find
out how her story goes and how it impacts the other Hargreeves siblings until
The Umbrella Academy [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/the-umbrella-academy]
premieres in June 2022.

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ELLIOT’S PAGE CAME OUT AS A TRANSGENDER IN 2020

Much like other queer people, Elliot Page
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/elliot-page] also struggled with his sexual
identity for a good part of his life. He had immense pressure to look and act a
certain way because of his profession.

He disclosed
[https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a35851890/the-umbrella-academy-elliot-page-transgender-decision/],
“I felt like a boy. I wanted to be a boy. … I became a professional actor at the
age of 10. Of course I had to look a certain way. I just never recognised
myself. For a long time I could not even look at a photo of myself… [I didn’t
know] how to explain to people that even though [I was] an actor, just putting
on a T-shirt cut for a woman would make me so unwell.“

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The 35-year-old came out as transgender in 2020 through a heartfelt social media
post
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQ1QFBhNFg/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=b7091991-fa9d-4af5-bc31-d882ea8e84df].
He expressed how he truly felt like himself after embracing himself and changing
his name from Ellen to Elliot.

The superhero TV series teases multiple timelines, time travel, another family
of superhero
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-netflix-reveals-the-villains-of-the-umbrella-academy-season-3-with-the-teaser-and-release-date-know-more/]
siblings, and bigger threats in the upcoming season.

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Featuring King George Under Works – What Will the Series Explore?
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-shonda-rhimes-bridgerton-spinoff-a-prequel-on-queen-charlotte-featuring-king-george-under-works-what-will-the-series-explore/]

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Elliot Page plays one of the seven siblings of the Hargreeves family on Netflix&#8217;s The Umbrella Academy. It&#8217;s based on the popular comic book of the same name. Page&#8217;s character, Vanya Hargreeves, has the power to convert and manipulate sound waves. However, moving forward the actor&#8217;s character will be known as Viktor Hargreeves and not Vanya. The Umbrella Academy season 3 will showcase Vanya&#8217;s coming-out journey as he reveals himself to be a transgender.
The actor himself revealed the news on his Twitter account.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
Meet Viktor Hargreeves ☂️<a href="https://twitter.com/UmbrellaAcad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UmbrellaAcad</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZraQNBhfTb">pic.twitter.com/ZraQNBhfTb</a>
&mdash; Elliot Page (@TheElliotPage) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheElliotPage/status/1508897094152568835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Following this update, Netflix&#8217;s LGBTQ+ page and The Umbrella Academy social handle tweeted a supportive and welcoming message.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
Welcome to the family, Viktor — we’re so happy you’re here ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/hQwD4Vvlkd">https://t.co/hQwD4Vvlkd</a>
&mdash; Netflix (@netflix) <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1508897125702115332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
FEELS SO GOOD TO SAY THIS: Elliot Page stars as Viktor Hargreeves in Umbrella Academy S3!!! <a href="https://t.co/uxDagKTtju">https://t.co/uxDagKTtju</a>
&mdash; Most (@Most) <a href="https://twitter.com/Most/status/1508897348809723904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The character&#8217;s transformation is a part of his storyline. The writers of the show have taken special care to ensure that <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/elliot-pages-character-viktor-number-7-joins-hargeeves-family-in-the-umbrella-academy-season-3-is-this-an-alternative-timeline/">the transformation is not a part of time</a> travel or any other gimmicky element on the show. Fans will have to wait to find out how her story goes and how it impacts the other Hargreeves siblings until <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/the-umbrella-academy">The Umbrella Academy</a> premieres in June 2022.
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<h2 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;">Elliot&#8217;s Page came out as a transgender in 2020</h2>
Much like other queer people, <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/elliot-page">Elliot Page</a> also struggled with his sexual identity for a good part of his life. He had immense pressure to look and act a certain way because of his profession.
He <a href="https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a35851890/the-umbrella-academy-elliot-page-transgender-decision/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disclosed</a>, &#8220;I felt like a boy. I wanted to be a boy. &#8230; I became a professional actor at the age of 10. Of course I had to look a certain way. I just never recognised myself. For a long time I could not even look at a photo of myself&#8230; [I didn&#8217;t know] how to explain to people that even though [I was] an actor, just putting on a T-shirt cut for a woman would make me so unwell.&#8220;
<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3328.webp"><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26092 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3328.webp" alt="" width="930" height="558" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3328.webp 930w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3328-300x180.webp 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/3328-768x461.webp 768w" sizes="(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px" /></a>
The 35-year-old came out as transgender in 2020 through a heartfelt <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQ1QFBhNFg/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=b7091991-fa9d-4af5-bc31-d882ea8e84df" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social media post</a>. He expressed how he truly felt like himself after embracing himself and changing his name from Ellen to Elliot.
The superhero TV series teases multiple timelines, time travel, another <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-netflix-reveals-the-villains-of-the-umbrella-academy-season-3-with-the-teaser-and-release-date-know-more/">family of superhero</a> siblings, and bigger threats in the upcoming season.
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Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties, Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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