Chris Gee The popular Capital FM Yorkshire presenter revealed in an interview that he is changing gender in order to live life as a woman and has changed his name to Stephanie
Life-changing: Simon Hirst at BBC Five
Live for his interview where he announced he is becoming Stephanie
A local radio presenter who announced last night he is undergoing treatment to become a woman has thanked listeners and friends
for their positive reaction.
Simon Hirst, 39, shocked listeners when he suddenly left his Hirsty's Daily
Dose breakfast show on Capital FM Yorkshire in June.
Simon said he is halfway through gender reassignment treatment and, this
week, changed his name to Stephanie.
She made the decision to become a woman because she "doesn't want to hide
anymore" and "didn't feel complete".
She added: "I didn't feel like it locked. I felt like a square peg in a round
hole but I didn't know why and I couldn't work it out."
Stephanie, who also hosted the Hit40UK national commercial radio Top 40 chart
as Simon between 2003 and 2006, said she decided to leave the popular breakfast
show "to focus on me, because I have devoted my entire life to radio".
After the interview was broadcast, she took to Twitter to thank people for
their support.
She said: "I have been overwhelmed by the love and support you have shown me
tonight."
Show-business and radio industry friends such as former Radio 1 breakfast
host Chris Moyles and Phoenix Nights comedian Justin Moorhouse offered their
support.
