Portrait Artist of the Year last week, asking host Stephen Mangan to refer to her as such.“I try to do things that I think are interesting, and this is the first program I’ve asked if I can be she and her.
A little transition period,” Izzard explained to contestant Curtis Holder.She added of how it felt to announce her pronouns: “Well it feels great, because people just assume that they just know me from before, but I’m gender fluid.
I just want to be based in girl mode from now on.”Izzard has since received praise on social media over her announcement, with fellow comedian Shappi Khorsandi tweeting: “I can’t tell you what she means to me as a comic.
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