The newly-announced Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa secured the coveted Time Lord role at the final audition in front of incoming show boss Russell T Davies. Gatwa has been seen for the first time in public this afternoon on the red carpet at the Bafta TV Awards in London.
Davies, who returns to the show he relaunched back in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor, said Gatwa’s talent had landed him the role, adding: “It was the most blazing audition, it was our last audition, it was the very last one, we thought we had someone and then in he came and stole it!”.
Sex Education star Gatwa said he has known since February that he would be taking over the role from Jodie Whittaker and revealed it has been “tricky” keeping the news to himself. Speaking to BBC News on the red carpet at the TV Baftas, he said: “I’ve known since about February, (it’s) been tricky trying to keep this under wraps because I’ve got a very big mouth.
