At the time of her role being announced, Monsoon said that she is \u201chonoured, thrilled, and utterly excited to join Doctor Who\u201d while adding that \u201cRussell T Davies is a visionary and a brilliant writer\u201d.<\/p>\n
Now, speaking with PRIDE<\/a>, Monsoon opened up about how her casting came about, explaining that Davies, who is a personal friend, was influenced by seeing her in a stage show.<\/p>\n Monsoon said: \u201cIt was kind of a perfect storm, how we became friends. I was dating my now-husband, Michael Abbott, who\u2019s a good friend of Russell\u2019s. So our holiday show was coming through Manchester at a time that Russell was in Manchester, and my husband reached out and he came and saw the show. And that was maybe four years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n Monsoon continued: \u201cAnd then over the years, Russell has come to see many of my shows. And I\u2019ll tell you candidly, after I was offered the role and I accepted it, Russell told me that he saw my show Together Again, Again with my music partner, Major Scales, which is a show where I play myself in my \u201980s, a kind of dystopian look at my future.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cRussell said that he walked home from the show that night and decided, \u2018Jinkx is the person I want to have play this role.\u2019 So he advocated for me to play this role, and it\u2019s just one of those moments where everything fell into place at the perfect time.\u201d<\/p>\n Monsoon also teased that her role, which is currently still under wraps, is \u201ceverything I ever dreamed about doing as an actor in one character\u201d.<\/p> Davies recently praised<\/a> incoming Doctor Ncuti Gatwa<\/a>\u2018s performance in the episodes he has filmed so far, saying: \u201cSometimes you know you\u2019ve got a secret. And you hold it close to your chest and let it burn, because secrets are so delicious.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got that right now, because my secret is seeing Ncuti with\u00a0Millie Gibson<\/a>\u00a0on the rushes of Doctor Who, every single day, and oh my God, this is so good!\u201d<\/p> ![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/jinkx-monsoon-873346d.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
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