Eddie Izzard announces new name she's wanted to go by since she was 10
ok.co.ukEddie Izzard has announced a name she wants to “add” on to what she is currently called. The stand-up comedian, who previously said her identity is gender fluid, said her full name is going to be Suzy Eddie Izzard – with Suzy being a name she has wanted to use since childhood.
She was asked about people being worried about making pronoun mistakes on The Political Party With Matt Forde on Monday. Izzard responded saying she makes “mistakes” with her pronouns and when people do use she/her it has felt like “hits of positivity” and was “amazing”.
She said she previously released a statement, and said: “I prefer to see she/her, I don’t mind he/him… I’m Eddie.” Izzard added: “There’s another name I’m going to add in as well, which is Suzy, which I wanted to be since I was 10.
I’m going to be Suzy Eddie Izzard. “That’s how I’m (going to) roll so people can choose what they want.They can’t make a mistake.They can’t go wrong with me.” She said she is keeping the name as Eddie Izzard in stand-up shows and is unsure if this will continue as she continues her fight to “get in” as a Labour parliamentary candidate in the future.
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