Jamie Lee Curtis reveals her child is transgender: 'Our son became our daughter Ruby'

‘Our son became our daughter Ruby’: Jamie Lee Curtis proudly reveals her youngest child, 25, is transgender

  • The 62-year-old icon told AARP magazine that she watched with ‘wonder’ as her child transitioned 
  • Ruby, 25, who was previously known as Thomas, is a computer gaming editor
  • Curtis and husband Christopher Guest also have a 34-year-old daughter, Annie, who is a dance instructor  
  • Ruby is set to marry her fiancé next year and Curtis will officiate the nuptials 


Jamie Lee Curtis has proudly revealed her youngest child is transgender.

The 62-year-old icon shared that she and husband Christopher Guest ‘have watched in wonder and pride as our son became our daughter Ruby’ in a new interview with AARP magazine.

Curtis also shared that Ruby — who was previously known as Thomas — is planning to get married next year.  

Ruby, 25, is a computer gaming editor, and Curtis and Guest also have a 34-year-old daughter, Annie, who is a dance instructor. 

Proud mom: Jamie Lee Curtis revealed that her youngest child is transgender in an new interview with AARP magazine

Proud mom: Jamie Lee Curtis revealed that her youngest child is transgender in an new interview with AARP magazine 

In the interview, which was conducted with Ruby’s permission, Jamie Lee described how she has tossed out the ‘old idea’ that gender is fixed and is instead leaning into the idea that life is a ‘constant metamorphosis.’ 

She also spoke excitedly about Ruby’s upcoming nuptials.  

‘She and her fiancé will get married next year at a wedding that I will officiate,’ the Halloween star added.

Family: Ruby (left) - who was previously known as Thomas - is a computer gaming editor, and Curtis and Guest also have a 34-year-old daughter, Annie, (second from left) who is a dance instructor. The family are seen here at the Halloween Kills premiere in 2018

Family: Ruby (left) – who was previously known as Thomas – is a computer gaming editor, and Curtis and Guest also have a 34-year-old daughter, Annie, (second from left) who is a dance instructor. The family are seen here at the Halloween Kills premiere in 2018

And while wedding bells will soon ring in the family, Curtis told the publication she doesn’t have any grandchildren: ‘Not yet, but I do hope to.’ 

Curtis also discussed being 22 years sober after secretly battling an addiction to pain pills and alcohol. 

She explained that the ‘process of being a sober person puts you in a one day at a time mentality.’ 

Excited: Curtis also shared that Ruby — seen here in 2017 - will get married to her fiancé next year and the actress will officiate

Excited: Curtis also shared that Ruby — seen here in 2017 – will get married to her fiancé next year and the actress will officiate 

Jamie stood proudly in her status and noted she was : ‘just a sober person — flawed, contradictory, broken and redeemed.’

Her sobriety journey has taught her comfort in living for each day and letting go of the past. 

‘I am somebody who sheds every day,’ she says. ‘Let’s get rid of that, I don’t need that. It’s all about old ideas that don’t work anymore.’  

Earlier this year, she wrote on Instagram: ‘I’m breaking the cycle that has basically destroyed the lives of generations in my family.

‘Getting sober remains my single greatest accomplishment … bigger than my husband, bigger than both of my children and bigger than any work, success, failure. Anything.’

Partners: Jamie married director husband Christopher Guest in December 1984; seen in 2019

Partners: Jamie married director husband Christopher Guest in December 1984; seen in 2019

source: dailymail.co.uk