New Doctor Who star Yasmin Finney has revealed that she is “overwhelmed with joy” to be joining the beloved sci-fi show.
The Heartstopper star will be playing a new character called Rose in the 60th anniversary special in 2023, and she made the new comments about her casting in an interview with Attitude,
“It feels crazy to be part of the Who-niverse, to be seen in the industry as a Black, queer person — it overwhelms me with joy,” she said. “It tells me the industry is changing, we’re slowly getting there.”
And she also joked about the possibility of a crossover between Doctor Who and the hit Netflix show Heartstopper, in which she plays the role of Elle.
“That would be amazing: a Doctor Who x Heartstopper crossover would be fab,” she said. “We’re manifesting it…”
While little has been revealed about Finney’s character so far, her name is very significant – with Rose being an allusion to the Doctor’s former companion played by Billie Piper.
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Understandably, there’s been plenty of speculation amongst the Who fanbase about what that might mean – with some suggesting Finney could be playing a parallel universe variant of Rose Tyler (Piper), and others proposing that she might be Donna Noble’s teenage daughter.
What we do know is that the character will definitely be trans, with Finney confirming that while speaking at a London Trans+ Pride event earlier in July.
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