Sue Perkins has admitted to making a "s***ty mistake" after misgendering House of Dragons star Emma D'Arcy. The former Great British Bake Off host, 54, was speaking to Emma's co-star, Matt Smith, 41, at the season two premiere when she made the slip up. Referring to Emma, who is non-binary, as "she", Sue was quickly corrected by Matt, who gushed: "aren't they brilliant?" Fans have now slammed Sue on X, formerly known as Twitter , prompting the Cambridge alum to issue a grovelling apology.
Addressing the furore, she wrote: "It was a s****y mistake. 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 x." Responding to her apology, one follower said: "Sue Perkins is apologising, well I’m glad you’re assuming your mistake.
Hope you apologise directly to Emma too." Sue replied: "Of course I will." Elsewhere on X, Sue was slammed again by another fan who said she should have known better, particularly during Pride month.
They said: "And during Pride month [sad emoji. Your apology is appreciated, but this is near equivalent of calling a black person the N-word. If you truly believed & respected non-binary identities in your heart, then it shouldn’t take such a massive effort to get right.
" After seeing the comment, Sue replied: "I'm sorry x". However, someone else told the fan to "get a grip" after c.
