Eddie Izzard reveals love struggles as trans woman: 'I would like to start dating but it's complicated'

Eddie Izzard reveals love struggles as trans woman: 'I would like to start dating but it's complicated'
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Aden-Jay Wood

By Aden-Jay Wood


Published: 07/09/2022

- 16:20

Updated: 14/02/2023

- 10:41

Izzard previously announced she wanted to be “based in girl mode from now on”

Eddie Izzard has revealed her love struggles as a trans woman, saying: “I would like to start dating but it's complicated”.

Izzard has been openly trans since 1985 and in 2020 announced she wanted to be “based in girl mode from now on”.


The comedian, 60, also revealed in 2020 that she wanted to use the pronouns “she” and “her”.

But now, she has opened up about her struggles with love as a trans woman.

Izzard said: "I would like to start dating, but it's complicated with me being a trans woman.

“It's going to have to be a very confident and strong-minded woman who has a relationship with me,” she told the Daily Mail.

Izzard was previously in a relationship with British singer Sarah Townsend, with the pair meeting at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1989.

In 2018, the comedian said: “I would love to have kids one day, but I am trying to work out how to do that.”

File photo dated 14/01/20. Pictured: File photo of Eddie Izzard. Amnesty International is set to host a week of online comedy events featuring stars including Eddie Izzard, Nish Kumar and Meera Syal. The live-streamed Secret Policeman's Ball Unlocked shows will feature sketches from the charity's previous events, as well as discussions with the performers who appeared in them. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Izzard. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/an West/PA Archive/PA Images. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Izzard.
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Eddie Izzard arriving for the London premiere of Moonage Daydream at the BFI Imax Waterloo in London. Picture date: Monday September 5, 2022.
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