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2 days ago
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Why Fans Don't Think Billie Piper Is The New Doctor
Doctor Who fans across the world were gagged on Saturday night when Billie Piper made an unexpected return to the franchise. After weeks of speculation about whether Ncuti Gatwa 's time as The Doctor was coming to an end in the not-too-distant future, the most recent finale saw his character regenerating, after two seasons at the helm of the Tardis. What few could have foreseen would be that his character would regenerate into what appears to be a new incarnation of The Doctor, played by Billie Piper. Billie Piper IS the new Doctor 💙💫 #DoctorWho — Andrew McBride (@andrewmcb) May 31, 2025 @andrewmcb / Via Billie, of course, already has a long history with Doctor Who, starring in the role of Rose Tyler when the reboot first began airing 20 years ago. The Olivier winner's unexpected appearance led to a wide array of pretty much every reaction possible on social media, and a slew of headlines hailing her arrival as The Sixteenth Doctor. However, other fans are not convinced it's as simple as that. At the end of the first season of the Doctor Who revival, Rose ended up absorbing the heart of Tardis, becoming a new omniscient entity known as 'Bad Wolf'. Billie most recently appeared in Doctor Who for its 50th anniversary special, this time playing a different being altogether, known as 'The Moment'. So, given the fact that Billie has repeatedly popped up in the long-running sci-fi saga as a variety of different entities – not everyone in the Whovian fandom believes that her latest appearance necessarily means she's the new Doctor. Tellingly, her appearance in the final credits says simply 'introducing Billie Piper' rather than 'introducing Billie Piper as The Doctor', which is traditionally the terminology used when ushering in a new incarnation of the Time Lord… I didn't see one of these yesterday with everyone from Modern Who so I made one myself. But, there's something missing on the last one… #DoctorWho #doctorwhospoilers #DoctorWhofinale #TheRealityWar #ncutigatwa #billiepiper #jodieWhittaker — 𝓛𝓲𝓼𝓪 (𝓗𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂'𝓼 𝓥𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷)💌🍒🍉🥝 (@LisasBeautySpot) June 1, 2025 @lisasbeautyspot / Via Now did they forget to put Billie Piper as The Doctor or is there something else going on… — ᏝᏋᏇᎥᏕ (@SalamiSandwich4) May 31, 2025 @salamisandwich4 / Via Okay but where is the 'as the Doctor' in the credits #DoctorWho — beth 🫧🧚🏻✨🪩🌷 (@itsmebethh_) May 31, 2025 @itsmebeth_ / Via The fact that this does not have the words 'as the Doctor' is going to fuel a gazillion over-monetised clickbait YouTube takes between now and the start of the next series. #DoctorWho — Russell Merryman (@merryarty) May 31, 2025 @merryarty / Via Everyone failing to notice that Billie Piper was not 'introduced' as the Doctor in the credits, just as Billie Piper. She's clearly not the Doctor but some Bad Wolf shenanigans #DoctorWho — Horror Enjoyer (@TjHArtwork) May 31, 2025 @tjhartwork / Via call me deluded but billie posted this emphasising rose and the credits make no mention of the doctor when normally it always says introducing x as the doctor ???? are we being conned #doctorwho — becky | dw era (@rinaswarkles) May 31, 2025 @rinaswarkles / Via WHATTTTT Billie Piper is the 16th Doctor Billie Piper has played the famous Rose Tyler, the bad wolf and NOW the Doctor WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW #DoctorWho — Safe Space Who (@SafeSpaceDrWho) May 31, 2025 @safespacedrwho / Via The lack of 'as The Doctor' discourse will power the fandom for a decade #DoctorWho — Ryan Love (@RyanJL) May 31, 2025 @ryanjl / Via BILLIE PIPER IS THE 16TH DOCTOR NO SHES NOT YES SHE IS for the next 2 years omfg let me out of this hell — clara oswald akgae (@oswinfilms) June 1, 2025 @oswinfilms / Via Our favourite post of them all, though, has to be this one… #DoctorWho Billie Piper predicting her own regeneration 16 years ago in the music video for her single, "Because We Want To"! — Alan 🇵🇱 | JUSTYNA ❤️🩹 (@ThatAlann) June 1, 2025 @thatalan / Via After the episode aired, Billie teased: '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, but who, how, why and when, you'll just have to wait and see...' Showrunner Russell T Davies also said: 'Billie once changed the whole of television, back in 2005, and now she's done it again! 'It's an honour and a hoot to welcome her back to the TARDIS, but quite how and why and who is a story yet to be told. After 62 years, the Doctor's adventures are only just beginning!' The Doctor has previously regenerated into a familiar face once before, when Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth became a new version of the Time Lord, played by David Tennant in his second stint in charge of the Tardis. It's not yet clear whether a new season of Doctor Who is currently on the cards, with tabloid speculation about the show being 'rested' at the end of its latest run. Last month, a BBC spokesperson told HuffPost UK: 'As we have previously stated, the decision on season three will be made after season two airs and any other claims are just pure speculation.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
This Is Why Doctor Who Fans Aren't All Convinced That Billie Piper Is Really The New Doctor
Doctor Who fans across the world were gagged on Saturday night when Billie Piper made an unexpected return to the franchise. After weeks of speculation about whether Ncuti Gatwa's time as The Doctor was coming to an end in the not-too-distant future, the most recent finale saw his character regenerating, after two seasons at the helm of the Tardis. What few could have foreseen would be that his character would regenerate into what appears to be a new incarnation of The Doctor, played by Billie Piper. Billie Piper IS the new Doctor 💙💫 # — Andrew McBride (@andrewmcb) May 31, 2025 Billie, of course, already has a long history with Doctor Who, starring in the role of Rose Tyler when the reboot first began airing 20 years ago. The Olivier winner's unexpected appearance led to a wide array of pretty much every reaction possible on social media, and a slew of headlines hailing her arrival as The Sixteenth Doctor. However, other fans are not convinced it's as simple as that. At the end of the first season of the Doctor Who revival, Rose ended up absorbing the heart of Tardis, becoming a new omniscient entity known as 'Bad Wolf'. Billie most recently appeared in Doctor Who for its 50th anniversary special, this time playing a different being altogether, known as 'The Moment'. So, given the fact that Billie has repeatedly popped up in the long-running sci-fi saga as a variety of different entities – not everyone in the Whovian fandom believes that her latest appearance necessarily means she's the new Doctor. Tellingly, her appearance in the final credits says simply 'introducing Billie Piper' rather than 'introducing Billie Piper as The Doctor', which is traditionally the terminology used when ushering in a new incarnation of the Time Lord… I didn't see one of these yesterday with everyone from Modern Who so I made one myself. But, there's something missing on the last one… #DoctorWho#doctorwhospoilers#DoctorWhofinale#TheRealityWar#ncutigatwa#billiepiper# — 𝓛𝓲𝓼𝓪 (𝓗𝓪𝓻𝓻𝔂'𝓼 𝓥𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷)💌🍒🍉🥝 (@LisasBeautySpot) June 1, 2025 Now did they forget to put Billie Piper as The Doctor or is there something else going on… — ᏝᏋᏇᎥᏕ (@SalamiSandwich4) May 31, 2025 Okay but where is the 'as the Doctor' in the credits # — beth 🫧🧚🏻✨🪩🌷 (@itsmebethh_) May 31, 2025 The fact that this does not have the words 'as the Doctor' is going to fuel a gazillion over-monetised clickbait YouTube takes between now and the start of the next series. # — Russell Merryman (@merryarty) May 31, 2025 Everyone failing to notice that Billie Piper was not 'introduced' as the Doctor in the credits, just as Billie Piper. She's clearly not the Doctor but some Bad Wolf shenanigans # — Horror Enjoyer (@TjHArtwork) May 31, 2025 call me deluded but billie posted this emphasising rose and the credits make no mention of the doctor when normally it always says introducing x as the doctor ???? are we being conned # — becky | dw era (@rinaswarkles) May 31, 2025 WHATTTTTBillie Piper is the 16th Doctor Billie Piper has played the famous Rose Tyler, the bad wolf and NOW the Doctor WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW # — Safe Space Who (@SafeSpaceDrWho) May 31, 2025 The lack of 'as The Doctor' discourse will power the fandom for a decade # — Ryan Love (@RyanJL) May 31, 2025 BILLIE PIPER IS THE 16TH DOCTORNO SHES NOTYES SHE ISfor the next 2 years omfg let me out of this hell — clara oswald akgae (@oswinfilms) June 1, 2025 Our favourite post of them all, though, has to be this one… #DoctorWho Billie Piper predicting her own regeneration 16 years ago in the music video for her single, "Because We Want To"! — Alan 🇵🇱 | JUSTYNA ❤️🩹 (@ThatAlann) June 1, 2025 After the episode aired, Billie teased: '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, but who, how, why and when, you'll just have to wait and see...' Showrunner Russell T Davies also said: 'Billie once changed the whole of television, back in 2005, and now she's done it again! 'It's an honour and a hoot to welcome her back to the TARDIS, but quite how and why and who is a story yet to be told. After 62 years, the Doctor's adventures are only just beginning!' The Doctor has previously regenerated into a familiar face once before, when Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth became a new version of the Time Lord, played by David Tennant in his second stint in charge of the Tardis. It's not yet clear whether a new season of Doctor Who is currently on the cards, with tabloid speculation about the show being 'rested' at the end of its latest run. Last month, a BBC spokesperson told HuffPost UK: 'As we have previously stated, the decision on season three will be made after season two airs and any other claims are just pure speculation.' BBC Sets The Record Straight On Latest Ncuti Gatwa Doctor Who 'Axe' Claims Doctor Who Boss Russell T Davies Has A Message For Critics Who Think The Show Is Too 'Woke' So THAT's Why Doctor Who's Tardis Is Stuck As A Police Box
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Ncuti Gatwa gives real reason he quit Doctor Who as fans say it 'wasn't planned'
Ncuti Gatwa shocked Doctor Who fans last night during the BBC show's big finale, which revealed that the star would be leaving the role of The Doctor after just two series Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa is set to go down in the show's 62 year history for many reasons but one reason being as one of the few actors who served the shortest time. After just two series of the iconic sci-fi drama, Ncuti shared with fans that he was stepping down from his role as the Time Lord. While he blamed the physical and mental demands of the show, especially his character, as the reason he quit, fans have speculated that his exit was not a planned one. Ncuti, 32, has been replaced by Billie Piper who starred in the BBC sci-fi drama alongside Christopher Ecclestone, who only lasted one series. Ncuti recorded a video explaining to fans his reason to quit and said: "It's a role that demands a lot of you physically and emotionally and mentally. The actors playing the Doctor are only actors playing the Doctor. Unfortunately, we are mere mortals." He added: "I would love to have the energy and the youth to be able to do this full time for the rest of my life, but my knees are telling me it's time." But die-hard fans think there may be another reason behind his exit. Taking to X, a fan named Mr Tardis wrote: "In October 2024, Ncuti Gatwa was on 'The Graham Norton Show' saying he was going to be filming another series of DW next year. In June 2025, he officially leaves the show and regenerates. This was never the plan. What a shame. He deserved so much better." Another said: "In situations like that, they'll often shoot two different alternative scenes: one where the series continues, and one to finish things off. Ncuti may well have actually thought he'd be staying on back in October 2024, even after filming a regeneration scene just in case." Meanwhile another fumed: "i am so f****g sad. its one thing to see your doctor regenerate because they chose to, another to see it happen because of behind the scenes s**t. i loved literally every episode this era. ive been defending it the whole time. this.. this kinda broke me." Adding to his exit speech, Ncuti said: "You know when you get cast, at some point, you are going to have to hand back that sonic screwdriver and it is all going to come to an end, but nothing quite prepares you for it. This journey has been one that I will never forget and a role that will be part of me forever. He added: "There are no words to describe what it feels like to be cast as the Doctor, nor are there words to explain what it feels like to be accepted into this iconic role that has existed for over 60 years and is truly loved by so many across the globe." The former Doctor Who star continued: "The fans are truly the final character and beating heart of this show and I can't thank the Whoniverse, and the Whovians, enough for welcoming me in, and making this such a touching experience. I've loved every minute of it, but now is the time to hand over the keys to that beloved blue box and let someone else take control and enjoy it every bit as much as I have. I'll truly miss it, and forever be grateful to it, and everyone that has played a part in my journey as the Doctor." Meanwhile showrunner Russell T. Davies expressed his sadness over Ncuti's decision to step down. He chimed: "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." He added: "Billie once changed the whole of television, back in 2005, and now she's done it again! It's an honour and a hoot to welcome her back to the Tardis, but quite how and why and who is a story yet to be told. After 62 years, the Doctor's adventures are only just beginning!" A spokesperson for Doctor Who declined to comment.
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5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Doctor Who Mystery Is Finally Explained In Finale
Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies has revealed that the upcoming season finale will clear up one mystery that's been surrounding the show for the last few years. In 2023, Ncuti Gatwa 's Fifteenth Doctor took over at the helm of the Tardis in the long-running sci-fi series ' first ever 'bi-generation', in which he literally split from his predecessor, played by David Tennant. Ever since, fans have been speculating about exactly what this choice meant – and it sounds like answers may be coming in the next few days. On Monday, Russell shared a teaser for the upcoming Doctor Who finale, prompting one fan to question if an 'explanation for bi-generation' was on the horizon. 'Actually, yes!' the writer responded in the comments. After the upcoming season finale, the future of Doctor Who is looking a little unclear, amid reports that the show could be 'rested' at the end of the current series. Last week, the BBC shut down reports suggesting that Ncuti had been 'axed' from the show, which came months after it was first claimed in the tabloid press he'd be stepping down from his role as The Doctor later this year. 'Any suggestion that Ncuti Gatwa has been 'axed' is pure fiction,' a spokesperson told HuffPost UK. They added: 'As we have previously stated, the decision on season three will be made after season two airs and any other claims are just pure speculation.' Pointing out that a co-production deal with Disney + was always due to end after 26 episodes – and that there's still 'an entire spin off, The War Between The Land And The Sea' to air later this year – the BBC rep concluded: 'As for the rest, we never comment on The Doctor and future storylines.'
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
This Doctor Who Mystery Is Finally Getting Explained In The Upcoming Season Finale
Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies has revealed that the upcoming season finale will clear up one mystery that's been surrounding the show for the last few years. In 2023, Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor took over at the helm of the Tardis in the long-running sci-fi series' first ever 'bi-generation', in which he literally split from his predecessor, played by David Tennant. Ever since, fans have been speculating about exactly what this choice meant – and it sounds like answers may be coming in the next few days. On Monday, Russell shared a teaser for the upcoming Doctor Who finale, prompting one fan to question if an 'explanation for bi-generation' was on the horizon. 'Actually, yes!' the writer responded in the comments. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Russell T Davies (@russelltdavies63) After the upcoming season finale, the future of Doctor Who is looking a little unclear, amid reports that the show could be 'rested' at the end of the current series. Last week, the BBC shut down reports suggesting that Ncuti had been 'axed' from the show, which came months after it was first claimed in the tabloid press he'd be stepping down from his role as The Doctor later this year. 'Any suggestion that Ncuti Gatwa has been 'axed' is pure fiction,' a spokesperson told HuffPost UK. They added: 'As we have previously stated, the decision on season three will be made after season two airs and any other claims are just pure speculation.' Pointing out that a co-production deal with Disney+ was always due to end after 26 episodes – and that there's still 'an entire spin off, The War Between The Land And The Sea' to air later this year – the BBC rep concluded: 'As for the rest, we never comment on The Doctor and future storylines.' The final instalment in the current season of Doctor Who is due to air on BBC One on Saturday 31 May. BBC Sets The Record Straight On Latest Ncuti Gatwa Doctor Who 'Axe' Claims Ncuti Gatwa Pulls Out Of Eurovision Role At The Eleventh Hour Doctor Who Boss Russell T Davies Has A Message For Critics Who Think The Show Is Too 'Woke'
