{"id":15217,"date":"2022-05-11T18:03:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T16:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1643468"},"modified":"2022-05-11T18:31:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T16:31:28","slug":"doctor-whos-ncuti-gatwa-thanks-david-tennant-for-beautiful-words-of-support","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-ncuti-gatwa-thanks-david-tennant-for-beautiful-words-of-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Ncuti Gatwa thanks David Tennant for \u201cbeautiful words\u201d of support"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lauren Morris\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 11 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It\u2019s been a busy few days for Ncuti Gatwa, who was announced as the next Doctor<\/a> over the weekend, but the Sex Education star has taken to Instagram<\/a> for the first time since the big news hit to thank a number of previous Doctor Who<\/a> stars for \u201cbeautiful words of support\u201d.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old wrote in a post that he is \u201cstunned and speechless\u201d at the reaction to him taking over the role of the Doctor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of thank you\u2019s in this caption so please excuse the cringe. But mans feeling hella grateful at the moment,\u201d(sic) he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Doctor herself, Jodie Whittaker and Mr David Tennant for your beautiful words of support and encouragement on BAFTA day,\u201d he added. \u201cI was absolutely cacking my pants and honestly speaking to you two was priceless.\u201d<\/p>

He went on to thank the team behind Doctor Who, include returning showrunner Russell T Davies, the producers and the fans for being \u201cso gracious and welcoming\u201d.<\/p>\n

The three-time BAFTA nominee will be taking over from Whittaker in 2023, with Russell T Davies revealing he wrote a \u201cspecial audition speech\u201d<\/a> for those in the running for the role.<\/p>\n

Davies also said he almost cast a different actor to play the Doctor<\/a>, but it was Gatwa who was the last to audition and \u201csimply stole it\u201d, while to avoid the news leaking, Davies planted a number of Doctor Who red herrings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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