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Suzy Eddie Izzard has confirmed her name change after revealing the hostility she faced after coming out as transgender 30 years ago.
The comedian has also revealed her stance on pronouns as she told followers she would prefer to be acknowledged as she/her but is happy with people still using male pronouns.
Taking to Instagram, Suzy has also expressed she is 'okay' with people using her birth name Eddie.
She wrote: "As people may now well know, I have added 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.
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"So no one can really get it wrong unless they call me Kenneth or Sabrina. I am remaining Eddie Izzard in public. Thank you. Suzy/Eddie."
Suzy Eddie Izzard has explained her name change and pronoun choices (ITV)Just days earlier, Izzard shared the abuse she faced when coming out as transgender in the 1980s.
The star announced she was transgender in 1985 aged 23.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, she explained how she was ostracised by society and "fought in the streets" after receiving abuse.
"If you were trans you were considered toxic and not part of society. There weren't any conversations when I came out in '85 so it was such a hard mental thing to do because I had to sort of go do it," she told hosts Kate Garraway and Ben Shepherd.
"You had to basically go out and if people shouted at you on the street, if they fought you in the streets, you had to fight back and stand your ground."
When asked if Suzy had ever had a physical fight, she said: "Yes. Not a huge amount of times.
"I did have a big fight which I've talked about. There's been a few fights and a lot more people shouting abuse.
"That has got less over the years, but then if I go to other places I can get it. I just stand my ground.
"Everything after that is not so hard! Doing stand-up in French and German."
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Last month Suzy insisted that nobody could offend her by using the wrong name, but she said she thought some people could be confused by it.
Suzy also added: "This hard time with trans is just something we have to go through...
"We are in the conversation now. And we will get through it. People get very angry on the internet and I just ignore it. I really try to be positive. I want to be an MP."