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Eve Rowlands

Coronation Street’s Millie Gibson says she’s a ‘Cardiff resident’ as Doctor Who starts filming new series

Filming has kicked off for the new installment of much-loved sci-fi television show Doctor Who and, as usual, it has returned to Wales with its new stars embracing Welsh life to the max. So much so that the new assistant to Doctor Who, who will be played by Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa, has branded herself a 'Cardiff resident'.

Millie Gibson is best known for playing Kelly Neelan in the long-running much loved soap Coronation Street, and left earlier this year after being involved in explosive storylines such as Seb Franklin's murder, Asha Alahan's viral images drama and discovering her guardian Gary Windass murdered her father, but in November 2022, it was announced that she would be taking on the time traveling companion role of Ruby Sunday, who will be assisting the 15th Doctor.

Her co-star Ncuti was revealed as the next Doctor in mid-October and yesterday, December 5, the official Doctor Who Twitter confirmed his episodes had stated filming.

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