Actor says recent conversations about role of monarchy ‘opened his eyes’ to suffering of Indigenous people around the world
We tend to receive things on our birthdays, but on his 58thIn a post on Instagram, the Scottish actor talked about how he had recently “opened his eyes” to the “toxicity” of the British Empire. He said his soul-searching was prompted by the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the conversations the event sparked.
At the time of receiving his OBE, Cumming had said in a statement: “I see this honour as encouragement to go on fighting for what I believe is right and for what I take for granted as a UK citizen. Thank you to the Queen and those who make up her birthday honours list for bringing attention to the inaction of the US government on this issue. It makes me very proud to be British, and galvanised as an American.
But recent debates around the monarchy have changed Cumming’s mind about the role of the monarchy in the modern world – especially the way “the British Empire profited at the expense of indigenous peoples across the world”. Cumming now believes that “the great good the award brought to the LGBTQ+ cause back in 2009 is now less potent than the misgivings I have being associated with the toxicity of empire”..
Last year, Cumming received a more welcome form of recognition: a Tony award for best musical, as producer of. More recently, he has been seen on screens starring as the host of the American version of hit show The Traitors, a role he appears to have embraced with glee. “He presents as if he is a supply teacher sent to look after an unruly classroom that he can’t be bothered to discipline … he is evidently having a ball,” read the Guardian’s review.
Now Cumming can bask in another reinvention. As he signed off his post: “I’m now back to being plain old Alan Cumming again. Happy birthday to me!”
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