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British TV Host Apologizes for Misgendering House of the Dragon's Emma D’Arcy


British TV star Sue Perkins has apologized for misgendering ‘House of the Dragon’ actor Emma D’Arcy, who uses they/them pronouns, at the London season 2 premiere

The former host of The Great British Baking Show presided over the London premiere of House of the Dragon season 2 on Monday, June 10, and caught some criticism online for using gendered pronouns to refer to nonbinary star Emma D’Arcy in an interview with Matt Smith. While Smith was praised by social media users for using D’Arcy’s correct pronouns — they/them — Perkins, 54, apologized for her part in the exchange via X on Tuesday, June 11. Matt Smith, Emma D’ArcyOllie Upton/HBO“And part of that was because HBO asked me what pronouns I use, and I thought a lot about whether this was the right time,” D’Arcy told Interview magazine in October 2022.

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