Dec 20, 2020 at 4:50 pm

Eddie Izzard Identifies As Gender Fluid & Announces She Will Go By She/Her Pronouns

Eddie Izzard is trending on social media today for a powerful reason.

The 58-year-old British comic opened up in a new interview that they are now going by she and her pronouns after identifying as gender fluid.

During a sitting for Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist Of The Year, Eddie revealed she was embracing all the “facets that make her unique”, EW reported.

“I try to do things that I think are interesting, and this is the first program I’ve asked if I can be she and her. A little transition period,” Eddie shared with Curtis Holder, the artist whose painting won the competition.

She added, “Well it feels great, because people just assume that they just know me from before but I’m gender fluid. I just want to be based in girl mode from now on.”

Fans online are embracing Eddie‘s reevaluation and sharing their support.

@eddieizzard #EddieIzzard
Dear Ms. Eddie Izzard,

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for being the inspirational trans icon you are. You became my first trans hero over 20 years ago when #DressedtoKill gave me language to describe being trans for the first time in my life.

— Diggity Sunshine (@SpencerSmilani1) December 20, 2020

I've watched #EddieIzzard on stage on and off over nearly 40 years (since she performed in Sheffield when we were both students). You have to wonder at the insecurity of folk who get hot and bothered about how an another person describes their life. Go Eddie. 😊 pic.twitter.com/MRIG1rlqbY

— Sofa Jockey (@SofaJockeyUK) December 20, 2020