Speaking exclusively to Radio Times at the Sky Arts Awards 2026, Beard said of the incident: “I think when you've got Strictly blurring out 'Protect the Dolls', which shouldn't be something we need to politicise or debate.
"And it just feels like a lot of the time certain people are pandering to homophobes, to transphobes, to people who are anti-LGBTQ+ and I don't know about you, but I'm tired. Then, they top it off by releasing a two-part documentary on JK Rowling.”
"We've always had a fight on our hands. I think maybe for a period of time, maybe it got a little bit cushty, but, you know, fight. We might get to party in the streets for Pride here, but it doesn't look like that round the world. So, you know, we need to really fight for our rights and fight for our seat at the table, and that's what I'll always do in my career and my personal life and that's what you need to do, honey.”
On the day of the Sky Arts Awards this week, it was also announced that the BBC would be releasing a documentary series about JK Rowling, with the two-parter not only focusing on her rise to Harry Potter literary success, but also "as she steps out from behind her creation and becomes an increasingly powerful political voice", as per the synopsis.
Rowling has faced backlash in some quarters due to her views on transgender rights. In 2020, she published a lengthy statement detailing her stance on sex and gender debates – the essay was criticised and disputed by LGBTQ+ charities including Stonewall.
In May 2025, Rowling set up the JK Rowling Women’s Fund, which describes itself as offering legal funding support to "individuals and organisations fighting to retain women’s sex-based rights".
Harry Potter actors including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, have distanced themselves from Rowling's views and have issued statements supporting the transgender community. Others, including Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter and Jim Broadbent, have defended the author from the criticism she has received.
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