Eddie Izzard now uses “she” and “her” pronouns, the British comic announced.
‘I am gender fluid. I just want to be in girl mode from now on, ”Izzard told the British TV Portrait Artist of the Year.
Izzard – who has worn makeup and feminine clothing for years – said she chose to appear on the Sky TV show because it was “ the first show I asked if I could be ‘her’ ‘and’ her ‘ . “
“It feels great because people just assume that they just know me from the past,” she said, calling her “little transition period” a “positive” step.
“One life, live it well,” Izzard said.
The announcement quickly had the 58-year-old star trending online on Sunday – and has been called a “hero” and a “pioneer” by many fans.
“I can’t tell you what she means to me as a comic,” comic Shappi Khorsandi wrote. My comic world rocked when I was a teenager and beyond. Everything changed, made way. I love her and this morning I am very happy for her. “
Another fan recalled meeting Izzard in a bathroom in the past.
She explained that when she’s in girl mode, she uses the ladies room. I wanted to tell her I didn’t care what toilet she used, I’m a huge fan, ” one fan wrote, saying they “just yawn because I was looking.”
In September, the comic legend told the Mail on Sunday: “When I’m in girl mode I’m happy to be known as’ them ‘and when I’m in boy mode I’m happy to be known as’ he’. ‘
“But I’m just so happy to be called Eddie or ‘Hey mate’,” she said.