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YouTuber Charlie McDonnell shares new pronouns in gender reveal announcement
YouTuber Charlie McDonnell has made a gender reveal announcement on social media, revealing they’ve now adopted the pronouns ‘she/they’.In post shared on Instagram, Charlie – who first joined YouTube in 2007 and has over two million subscribers – uploaded a picture of themselves with shoulder-length hair, smiling at the camera while wearing clear rimmed glasses.In the caption, the filmmaker said they were making a ‘gender reveal’, while including the emoji for the transgender flag.They continued: ‘Still going by Charlie but the new pronouns are she/they!’Charlie has received an outpouring of love and support following their announcement, including from It’s A Sin creator Russell T Davies.‘Hello Charlie! Much love ❤️,’ Russell wrote, while fellow YouTuber PJ Liguori added: ‘Very happy for you charlie! ❤️.’Internet personality Tyler Oakley commented underneath Charlie’s post, writing: ‘So happy for you.