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<\/p>\nAhead of his debut as the new leading star of Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa has revealed he’s planning to bring his ‘beautiful blackness’ to the iconic role.<\/p>\n
The actor rose to fame through a role in Netflix’s Sex Education, but is now set to make his full debut in the upcoming Christmas Day special, after his first appearance in the final 60th Anniversary episode.<\/p>\n
Speaking ahead of the festive episode, titled The Church On Ruby Road, Ncuti revealed he wants to bring his ‘black beautiful self’ to the character, when asked what will be different about his incarnation of The Doctor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said: ‘It is such a hard question to answer because the role of the Doctor is everything anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘He is an explorer who has been around for a billion years so they have so many quirks and intricacies, rage and joy and they are full of a lot of emotions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Ahead of his debut as the new leading star of Doctor Who , Ncuti Gatwa has revealed he’s planning to bring his ‘beautiful blackness’ to the iconic role<\/p>\n
‘So to pick what I was going to bring out differently is a very hard question to answer. I guess myself, my black beautiful self. I bring my blackness.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ncuti will be the first black actor to take on a full-time stint as The Doctor, after Jo Martin briefly played a version of the character in 2020.<\/p>\n
The actor, who was born in Rwanda before moving to Scotland when he was two, said it was ‘surreal’ that he landed the part, alongside Millie Gibson, who will play his companion Ruby Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said: ‘We have seen that blue box and heard the theme for many years and to see my face it is like ”What is going on?” But it is exhilarating.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I have the best writer and the best companion. It was a joy – daunting, exhilarating and fun.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
Russell revealed that Ncuti landed the part of The Doctor after a single audition.<\/p>\n
He said: ‘I did the audition with Ncuti and it was one of the most astonishing afternoons of my life. It was just so amazing to see him face-to-face. And he did one audition. Normally there is like 27 auditions, but wow he did it once and just got it.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Russell also revealed that when the new series hits screens in 2024, there will be an appearance from 60s music icons The Beatles.<\/p>\n
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The actor rose to fame through a role in Netflix’s Sex Education, but is now set to make his full debut in the upcoming Christmas Day special<\/p>\n
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Speaking ahead of the festive episode, titled The Church On Ruby Road (pictured), Ncuti revealed he wants to bring his ‘black beautiful self’ to the character<\/p>\n
He said: ‘[The Christmas special is] completely different to the next episode, isn’t it? And then the one after that, that’s the Beatles… that’s nuts!’<\/p>\n
Ncuti made his first appearance in the third and final 60th Anniversary Special, when The Doctor ‘bi-generated’ meaning to incarnations of him were in existent at the same time.<\/p>\n
He and the Fourteenth Doctor (played by David Tennant) thwarted the Toymaker’s evil plan, with the previous incarnation deciding to stay on Earth with his own TARDIS, best friend Donna Noble and her family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Viewers will see Ncuti make his full debut as The Doctor in a Christmas Day episode, titled The Church On Ruby Road, where he crosses paths with Ruby for the first time, and the pair encounter ‘mythical and mysterious goblins.’<\/p>\n