The 58-year-old comedian and actor, who has been openly transgender since 1985, prompted an extreme reaction on social media in December 2020 after requesting she be referred to using she and her. His latest adventure is expected to begin in January or February.īut spokeswoman Karon Maskill said: "There are no definite plans in place. Eddie Izzard has said those who object to her using female gender pronouns should just relax, sit down, and have a cup of tea. It is believed Eddie came up with the idea for his latest challenge last month after travelling to East Africa to film a Unicef documentary about children affected by famine. He told one fan in July: "Good luck with running. In 2009, Izzard completed 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief despite having no history of long-distance running. 'Its been the hardest thing Ive ever done,' Izzard told the BBC in Pretoria, standing under a statue of Mandela, who spent 27 years before becoming the first black president of South Africa. The actor and comedian is in the midst of the A Run For Hope. Eddie Izzard ran an ultramarathon on Sunday to fulfill his quest to complete 27 marathons in 27 days in honor of the late Nelson Mandela. Two Ways to Donate Help Eddie raise money to give to charities that Make Humanity Great. Eddie Izzard almost had her charity marathon challenge scuppered by 'gatecrashers' she had to warn away in order to keep it COVID-safe. Izzard only began training five weeks before the challenge and had never run more than five miles when he set off.īut he completed the course and was honoured with an award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.Įddie started barefoot running immediately after and has been encouraging his two million-strong army of Twitter followers to take up the sport. Eddie will attempt to run (on a treadmill) 31 marathons, and then perform 31 stand-up shows, in 31 days, in 31 virtual cities from across Europe and around the world - to raise money to give to charities that Make Humanity Great. Comedian Eddie Izzard is running 28 marathons around European capital cities in a month, in a bid to promote unity and shared humanity across the continent. For the comedian, 49, is planning his most challenging charity challenge yet - running barefoot through Africa.
He raised more £200,000 for Sport Relief in 2009 by doing 43 marathons in 51 days around Britain - a total of 1,100 miles. Few people put their heart and sole into fund-raising quite like Eddie Izzard. Cross-dressing Eddie is currently preparing to tour Australia and New Zealand with his Stripped show, which will kick off next month and run throughout December.
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