Eddie 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 by 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 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.
Following the release of the podcast, Izzard clarified the addition in a statement, saying: "I have decided to add 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. Thanks, Suzy/Eddie."
Source: Press Association
