Eddie Izzard changes name on passport after preferring to be called Suzy

23 March 2023 , 10:51

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Eddie Izzard changes name on passport after preferring to be called Suzy

Eddie Izzard has officially changed her name on her passport after confirming she prefers to be called Suzy.

The comedienne recently revealed she will now go by Suzy Eddie Izzard after wanting to change her name since she was 10. She confirmed she would be keeping the name Eddie so "people can choose" and "can't make a mistake".

During an episode of the ITV show with host Lorraine Kelly, Eddie - who adopted the pronoun 'she' and 'her' in 2020 - explained how she made the amendment on her passport and says no one can make a mistake unless they call her "Gregory or Sabrina".

Eddie prefers to be called Suzy (ITV)

Speaking on ITV's Lorraine today: "When I was 10, I just loved the name. Suzy. It's got Edward John in my passport so I just thought what if I add Suzy in there. When people are not sure what to say, I say I prefer Suzy but I don't mind Eddie."

She went on to explain how no one can make a mistake with her name going forward, adding: "I prefer her but I don't mind being Eddie. No one can make a mistake with me unless they call me Gregory or Sabrina and then that's not quite right."

Eddie Izzard says she has new name and people can choose which to use

It comes after she shared the news during a question an answer session with Matt Forde on The Political Party podcast.

Speaking on the podcast Eddie explained: "I’m Eddie. 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.

She spoke to Lorraine about how no one can make mistakes with her name (ITV)

"People can choose what they want. They can’t make a mistake, they can’t go wrong. I make mistakes with my own pronouns."

It comes after Eddie discussed using the pronouns she/her in an interview at the end of last year, sharing: "I didn’t change them. The world changed them. I was on a programme. They said, 'Do you want she/her or he/him?’' I went, 'Ahh, oh, she.'

"I’d been thinking of changing them. And then the programme went out, and the whole world changed them. Two days. I thought it was a great honour. I’ve been promoted – promoted to she. That’s how it was. But I didn’t actively have a campaign about it."

Jasmine Allday