Hollyoaks' Tylan Grant is in hospital following 'life-changing' transition surgery.
The soap star, 21, who played Brooke Hathaway in the Channel 4 soap in 2018, revealed they were non-binary and would be changing their name from Talia to Tylan in 2021.
Last year, Tylan announced he would be changing his pronouns to he/him and has now taken another step on his transition journey.
Sharing a photo from his hospital bed, the actor, whose parents are Fame Academy's David and Carrie Grant, said he was “so happy” following the surgery, which removes unwanted breast tissue.
"I got top surgery a few days ago and something has changed. The future has a lightness to it that it didn't before.," he posted.
“Trans joy is so real. Couldn’t be happier. Thank you guys so much for all the love and kind messages. I’m super tired right now but I will get round to replying this week.
"Thank you again it means so much to me. I’M SO MF HAPPY.”
Tylan later updated fans with another photo from hospital.
"There’s so much that I could say pertaining to the ubiquitous love and appreciation I feel towards everyone who has supported me on this ongoing journey and the joy I’m experiencing right now, but I’m not sure words can do justice to my feelings, so I’ll just drop these pics instead," he shared.
"To my trans family, euphoria and liberation is our birth right. Please never give up on it, our happiness is worth it!!!"
The soap star is the first autistic actor to portray an autistic character on Hollyoaks. Tylan's character Brooke also identifies as non-binary
The TV star was a fan favourite since joining the show in 2018 and was nominated for a Best Newcomer gong at the 2019 British Soap Awards.
In 2020, Tylan's parents Carrie and David rocked up in Hollyoaks as Mal and Zoe, the adoptive parents of Brooke's newborn child.
The couple have four children - three of whom do not identify as the gender they were assigned at birth.
Last year singing coach Carrie spoke about Tylan's transition in The Sunday Times.
She said: "At the end of last year there was a moment of me thinking 'Oh, I do not have any daughters any more'.
"As a mum I always wanted daughters. I am the only female left in the family. I managed to think, 'OK, I need to grieve that and move on''.
Carrie also admitted that while she sometimes misgenders her children, she swiftly apologises and "moves on".
