Emma Corrin changes honorific to ‘Mx’ to reflect non-binary identity
Emma Corrin has changed their preferred honorific to “Mx” after coming out as non-binary.
The star, who played Diana, Princess of Wales in The Crown, identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.
Corrin has moved away from using gendered honorifics, such as Ms and Miss, and chosen to adopt the ungendered alternative “Mx”.
The title, intended for people of unspecified or non-binary gender, has been officially recognised by several institutions, including the Royal Mail.
Corrin’s preference has been recognised in their business dealings, with correspondence on the website Companies House reflecting the star’s preference.
Details for the performer’s company, Bucklers Hard Productions Limited, state that Corrin’s title was changed from “Ms Emma Louise Corrin” to “Mx Emma Louise Corrin”.
The Lady Chatterley’s Lover star first publicly identified as non-binary in 2021, and in 2023 spoke to the New York Times on this gender identity, saying: “My identity and being non-binary is an embrace of many different parts of myself, the masculine and the feminine and everything in between.
“It’s hard to be discovering something in yourself at the same time you’re navigating an industry that demands a lot of you, in terms of knowing who you are.”
The star had previously explained that being called “she” on set felt “so weird and uncomfortable”.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, they said that going public had caused a backlash, but believed it was important to be a role model for others.
Corrin said: “For a lot of people, it did help. Especially around conversation of gender and stuff, it does help a lot of people to see someone living as a non-binary person in the world. I know how much other people’s accounts helped me, that’s my motivation for keeping my social media at the moment.”
