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Eddie Izzard in 'Girl Mode,' Says Pronouns Are She/Hers

Eddie Izzard

"I'm gender-fluid," the actor and comedian said on a U.K. reality show. "I just want to be based in girl mode from now on."

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British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard, who came out as transgender in 2017 and talked about having both a "boy and girl mode," is now sticking to the latter and using she/her pronouns.

Izzard made the announcement on the season finale of the U.K. TV program Portrait Artist of the Year, in which contestants compete for the title by drawing and painting famous people, Comedy.co.uk reports. Izzard was one of the subjects.

"This is the first program I've asked if I can be 'she' and 'her' -- this is a little transition period," Izzard said on the program. Host Stephen Mangan, contestants, and judges respected her pronouns throughout.

"I'm gender-fluid," Izzard added. "I just want to be based in girl mode from now on."

In July, Izzard had asked to be referred to as she/her when receiving an honorary degree from Swansea University, the Daily Mail reports, but the Portrait Artist of the Year appearance is much higher-profile (watch the episode below).

Izzard is known for stand-up comedy and for acting appearances on film and television. Her film credits include Velvet Goldmine, The Cat's Meow, and Ocean's Thirteen, and she has had guest shots on numerous TV shows as well as continuing roles on Hannibal, United States of Tara, and others. She won Primetime Emmys as both performer and writer on the 1999 comedy special Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill.

Izzard got a lot of love on social media after the program aired. There was some negative, trans-exclusionary reaction as well, but many fans came to Izzard's defense in response to those comments.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.

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