Eddie Izzard has revealed she wants to run for Parliament – and become the UK’s first transgender MP. The stand-up star – who has adopted the pronouns “her” and “she” as she wants to be “based in girl mode from now on” – said she “would love to be elected”.
Eddie, 58, has previously identified as a transvestite, frequently wearing dresses, make-up, heels and jewellery both on and off stage, and once referred to herself as “a lesbian trapped in a man’s body”.
The Labour-backing comedian wants to swap the stage for a seat in Parliament. Branding Prime Minister Boris Johnson a liar, she told the Sunday Mirror: “I wanted to stand in the last election but a seat wasn’t available – but I am here. “I have been an activist since 2008, a member