Eddie Izzard says they are now called 'Suzy' and don't mind being called 'she, her, he, or him'
Eddie Izzard has confirmed her name change to 'Suzy'
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Eddie Izzard has confirmed her name change to "Suzy" but doesn't mind she, her, he or him and will remain Eddie in public.
Izzard has used she/her pronouns since 2020, although she admits she “doesn’t mind” when people say he/him.
The aspiring MP previously said people can choose which name they wish to address her by.
In a post on social media, the comedian explained that "no one can really get it wrong" as she cleared up her preferred name and pronouns months after formally announcing the change.
The aspiring MP previously said people can choose which name they wish to address her by
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She has been openly trans since 1985 and in 2020 announced she wanted to be “based in girl mode from now on”.
In a tweet she said: "As people may now well know, I have added the name ‘Suzy’ to my names. So going forward I am preferring Suzy but I don’t mind Eddie.
"And I prefer she/her but I don’t mind he/him. So no one can really get it wrong unless they call me Kenneth or Sabrina.
"I am remaining Eddie Izzard in public. Thank you. Suzy/Eddie."
Izzard has previously said that Suzy is a name she has liked since the age of 10.
The stand-up, who was renowned for wearing women’s clothes as a man early in her career, told Matt Forde’s Political Party podcast: “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.”
Launching her political career in October 2022, she told people to “join the 21st century” after two MPs made “transphobic” comments about her.
Eddie Izzard, pictured in 2017PALabour MP Rosie Duffield has remained defiant on Izzard, saying: “I’m not calling Eddie Izzard a woman.”
Addressing Duffield’s comments directly, Izzard said: “Transphobic attitudes come from all different quarters, unfortunately.”
She added that the Labour MP’s comments did not make her feel unwelcome to run as a candidate for the party, but added: “Again, join the 21st century – trans people exist. I exist.”