By James Hibbs

Published: Tuesday, 22 March 2022 at 12:00 am


The internet has been abuzz the past couple of days with news that Hugh Grant, star of Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Paddington 2, could be about to join Team TARDIS as the Fourteenth Doctor.

On Saturday, The Mirror quoted an insider on the BBC sci-fi series as saying that returning showrunner Russell T Davies wanted the star to “bring a fresh feel” to the role, and that “conversations are in progress”.

However, Grant has now taken to Twitter to (supposedly) clear things up.

Grant wrote last night: “Nothing against Dr W but I’m not. No idea where the story came from.”

Nothing against Dr W but I’m not. No idea where the story came from. https://t.co/g1PG4VsqYN

— Hugh Grant (@HackedOffHugh) March 21, 2022