Ellen Page on ‘Scary, Nerve-Wracking’ Moment While Filming Viceland’s ‘Gaycation’

TCA 2016: “It was probably one of the more scary, nerve-wracking moments I’ve had,” actress says of confrontation with anti-gay cop

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Ellen Page had a scary moment while filming an episode of her Viceland series “Gaycation.”

Page and her best friend Ian Daniel, who travel the world exploring gay life, come face-to-face with people like Ted Cruz, an opponent of gay equality, and a Brazilian police officer who boasts of killing gays.

During a clip from the series, Page is seen standing with the man and asking Daniel, “I want to say I’m gay, do you think it’s safe?”

“Of course there’s a nervousness. There’a a nervousness driving there,” the actress said on stage during the Viceland panel at the 2016 Television Critics’ Association’s winter press tour.

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