Billie Piper will play the next Doctor Who following a dramatic reveal at the end of the latest series.
The actor, 42, who previously played Rose Tyler, the sidekick to the ninth and 10th Doctors, played by Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant, will be making her return to the Tardis.
Billie Piper will replace Ncuti Gatwa as Doctor Who.Credit: Getty Images
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Piper replaces Ncuti Gatwa, 32, as the Doctor, with the character regenerating during the finale on Sunday.
Piper said: “It’s no secret how much I love this show, and I have always said I would love to return to the Whoniverse as I have some of my best memories there, so to be given the opportunity to step back on that Tardis one more time was just something I couldn’t refuse.”
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After the episode was broadcast, Billie Piper posted on Instagram “A rose is a rose is a rose !!!” with images from her previous time on the show playing the Doctor’s companion Rose Tyler.
Russell T. Davies, the Doctor Who showrunner, praised Gatwa and said: “What a Doctor! Thank you, Ncuti!
“As his final words say, this has been an absolute joy, and the team in Cardiff and everyone who has worked on this show for the past few years are so lucky to have been part of Ncuti’s great adventure as he shoots off to stratospheric new heights.”
