Hunter Schafer Shares Why She Decided to Undergo Gender-Affirming Bottom Surgery
Schafer said the surgery helped resolve her conflict between queer philosophy and lived reality, and she described the disclosure as a rare public step.
- In an Elle interview published Monday, October 19, 2026, actress Hunter Schafer revealed she underwent bottom surgery last December, describing the experience as "amazing" and stating, "I love it so much."
- The decision stems from Schafer's wrestling with queerness as both an ideological concept and lived reality. She noted, "Maybe its a good thing to share, for the tension I was talking about between those two worlds."
- Recovery proved physically demanding, limiting the actress to around 150 steps per day. She stayed in a rented apartment receiving support from friends and family throughout the healing process.
- Her identity has evolved from "gender-expansive" to feeling "flatter" as she embraces womanhood. "I'm a woman," Schafer noted, explaining this shift followed years of exploring queerness as both philosophy and lived reality.
- Alongside Michelle Yeoh, the actress stars in the upcoming project Blade Runner 2099 and expressed readiness for new roles, stating, "I feel like I'm ready to step up and take on some leadership skills.
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"For a long time, I accepted the gender-bending side of myself and really wanted to try to come to terms with the body I had before," the actress and model said.
Hunter Schafer, one of the actresses who claimed to be in the new generation of Hollywood names, suggests that his transition to female sex is now complete, reports Variety magazine. "I just did a genital gender-affirming operation in December, which was extraordinary, and I love the result," Schafer said in a ...
Trans actress Hunter Schafer, popular for her role in the series Euphoria and Rosalia's ex-partner, has announced on the cover of Elle magazine that she has undergone sexual reassignment surgery. This surgical intervention to modify the genitals serves to make the sex of the person fit with their gender sense. The actress, daughter of Presbyterian pastoral parents, was assigned as a boy at birth and was diagnosed with gender dysphoria when she w…
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The Independent (US)Euphoria star Hunter Schafer says she has had gender-affirming surgery
Actor says she feels ‘amazing’ after undergoing the operation
The star of "Euphoria", on the poster of "Blade Runner 2099", chose to talk about her recent operation of gender affirmation.
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