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Sue Perkins has apologised after accidentally misgendering House of the Dragon star Emma D’Arcy during a red carpet interview. The former Great British Bake Off host, 54, was speaking to actor Matt Smith at the premiere of the show’s second season when she referred to 31-year-old D’Arcy, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, as “she”. Smith, who plays Daemon Targaryen in the Game of Thrones prequel series, subtly corrected Perkins, telling her: “I have to say, aren’t they brilliant? They are absolutely brilliant and you’re in for a real treat with Emma this year.

” A video of the pair’s exchange was shared on social media, with fans praising Smith, 41, for his handling of the situation. Perkins later addressed the incident in a post on X/Twitter, admitting that she felt “terrible” as she “would never want to be disrespectful” to the actor. “It was a s***ty mistake,” she wrote.



“Had loads of stuff going on in my earpiece and so wasn’t as focused as I should have been. No excuses though. These things matter and I feel terrible about it.

Am a massive fan of their work and would never want to be disrespectful.” When one social media user asked whether she would be apologising directly to D’Arcy too, Perkins responded with: “Of course I will.” The second series of the fantasy spin-off is set to air on Sky Atlantic on 17 June, with D’Arcy reprising their role as Rhaenyra Targaryen, the grieving “Black Queen” who i.

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