Jodie Whittaker has been named as the 13th doctor in Doctor Who, stepping into the role of Time Lord.

She is the first woman to take on the role.

Debate has been whirring over who will play the next doctor ever since Peter Capaldi announced in January that he was leaving the programme.

Doctor Who’s new head writer and executive producer Chris Chibnall said he always knew he wanted the 13th doctor to be a woman and Whittaker’s audition blew everyone away.

 

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