'Wentworth' Season 5 actress Daniielle Alexis admits she used to be a boy, social media reacts
"Wentworth" actress Daniielle Alexis, who plays Inmate Dana Malouf in the popular Showcase prison drama, has recently admitted that she used to be a boy. Alexis even said that she used to go by the name Shayne back in the day. Read on to learn more about it.
Alexis posted about her revelation that she is a transgender woman on her official Instagram account. She spoke to Natalee Fuhrmann of Woman’s Day magazine exclusively about her life story.
"I am now officially AUSTRALIAS FIRST EVER TRANSGENDER TELEVISION ACTRESS and so proud of my title," Alexis wrote on her Instagram post. "Over a year ago I decided to myself that I would have the courage to not only stand up for my LGBT community and transgender rights, but that I would follow my dream to be an actress and know that, to do that, my past would come out in the media," she added.
The "Wentworth" Season 5 star told Fuhrmann that she used to be a boy named Shayne. She also said that she always felt like a girl ever since.
"Mum understood and never tried to change me," she told Furhmann. "I grew my hair, wore colourful clothing, collected My Little Ponies and was dancing and performing from when I was four." However, her dad didn't support her "feminine pursuits" before and it took quite some time for him to accept it. Her peers weren't as accepting of her either. Despite this, she still chose to become a trans woman. She wore her hair long, put on makeup and went to the ladies' room. "When I dressed as a girl and wore makeup, I knew it needed to happen behind closed doors," Alexis said.
Social media reacts to Daniielle Alexis' revelation that she's transgender
Now that the "Wentworth" TV star chose to tell the public about being a transgender woman, social media users couldn't help but react. Check out their reactions below.
"I knew years ago hun but I say good on you for building up the courage to share your story!" Syl Tonkin (sxc_ls2) wrote on Instagram.
"This is amazing!! Fantastic that you are living your truth and loving life. You've got my support (even though you don't know me). Keep being you," Cathy Margaret (cathmja) posted.
"Wow u are beautiful ❤️❤️ It does not matter what you were before, the most important thing is what you are now and you are happy!" elyonleon88 said.
Alexis thanked her supporters for the love. "All I have wanted is acceptance and love and whilst I am ready for the haters I've already got the biggest team of lovers behind me. So thank you. I love you and and most of all I love ME."
Daniielle Alexis is just one of the latest celebrities to admit that they are transgender. She joins other stars such as Caitlyn Jenner, who used to be Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete Bruce Jenner, model Andreja Pejic, who used to go by the name Andrej and "America's Next Top Model" Cycle 11 and 17 star Isis King.
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