'Dress To Kill' comedian Eddie Izzard formally proclaims use of she and her pronouns

TORONTO -- Emmy-award winning comedian Eddie Izzard, known for her starring role in the FX series The Riches, has received an outpouring of support after publicly confirming her pronouns and gender fluidity on a British TV show.

During an appearance on the program Portrait Artists of the Year, Izzard said that she “wants to be based in girl mode from now on.”

Izzard said this was the first time she had asked to be referred to exclusively by she and her pronouns during a television appearance.

“It feels great,” she said, adding: “One life, live it well.”

The 58-year-old actress, who won two Emmy awards in 2000 for her comedy special Dress To Kill, has previously spoken about her gender-fluid identity.

In 2017, she told the Hollywood Reporter: “I am essentially transgender. I have boy mode and girl mode. I do feel I have boy genetics and girl genetics.”

Fans around the world took to social media to offer support following the formal news of Izzards pronouns.

I have aways called @eddieizzard 'she' and I was spot on.

— Boy George (the truth is in your breath) (@BoyGeorge) December 20, 2020

Eddie Izzard has always been the best. Smart, silly, threatening to toxic men and ideas of masculinity - plus she’s got some of the best cat bits in the game. Honestly, that’s all I want from my comedy icons.

— Eliza Skinner - album availble now (@elizaskinner) December 20, 2020

I'm so glad I was introduced to Eddie Izzard's standup as a kid. She taught me so much about the weirdness and fluidity of gender presentation at an age when I really needed to see that. Dressed to Kill is one of my favorite specials, one I quote with my family constantly.

— ella dawson (@brosandprose) December 20, 2020