{"id":32750,"date":"2023-05-06T13:16:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T11:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1827594"},"modified":"2023-05-08T20:03:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:03:39","slug":"karen-gillan-issues-doctor-who-companion-advice-to-millie-gibson","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/karen-gillan-issues-doctor-who-companion-advice-to-millie-gibson\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Gillan issues Doctor Who companion advice to Millie Gibson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;It is the most exciting thing to go on adventures with the Doctor in the TARDIS. It&#8217;s like the best thing ever!&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 06 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>More than a decade after she departed the show, Amy Pond remains one of the most beloved\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-release-date\/&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a> companions of the modern era \u2013 and star Karen Gillan has issued some advice for series newcomer Millie Gibson.<\/p>\n<p>Gibson will take on the role of new character Ruby Sunday alongside incoming Fifteenth Doctor Ncuti Gatwa when the show begins its 14th season, with Gillan describing it as an <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-karen-gillan-ncuti-gatwa-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">\u201cexciting\u201d bit of casting<\/a>.<\/p> <p>Speaking to <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> to promote her role in the recently released <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-release-date\/&quot;\">Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3<\/a>, Gillan was asked if she had any tips for the former <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/&quot;\">Coronation Street<\/a> star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think just enjoy it,\u201d she answered. \u201cYour life\u2019s about to turn upside down, but it\u2019s\u2026 you know, just make sure that you keep all of your people around you and your support system and just enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the most exciting thing to go on adventures with the Doctor in the TARDIS. It\u2019s like the best thing ever!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-karen-gillan-ncuti-gatwa-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Ncuti Gatwa will \u2018inject new lease of life\u2019 into Doctor Who, says Karen Gillan<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"&quot;headline\" post-header__title=\"\" post-header__title--headline-layout=\"\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/karen-gillan-doctor-who-return-speculation-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Karen Gillan addresses Doctor Who return speculation: \u201cMaybe, maybe not\u201d<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gillan famously played the Eleventh Doctor\u2019s companion Amy Pond for three seasons from 2010 to 2012, before returning one more time for the 50th anniversary special, The Time of the Doctor, in 2013.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;ad-placement&quot;\" data-count=\"&quot;681&quot;\" data-paragraphs-left=\"&quot;9&quot;\">In recent months there have been rumours that she could be set to make another return ten years later for the upcoming <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\">60th anniversary specials<\/a> \u2013 and Gillan also <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/karen-gillan-doctor-who-return-speculation-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">addressed this speculation<\/a> during the interview.<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI mean, yeah, it\u2019s always nice when people appreciate anything that you\u2019ve done,\u201d she said. \u201cBut no, it\u2019s cool to see that people are still intrigued by Amy Pond and whether she could return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cMaybe, maybe not \u2013 I don\u2019t know!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>, with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a <a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3DImmediate%2BMedia%2BCompany%2BLimited%26utm_medium%3D%2520Affiliates%26utm_campaign%3D489797%26utm_term%3Dradiotimes-1823449%26utm_content%3DEditorial%2BContent%26awc%3D33021_1683371612_89fb19522eedfceec6ea1401ebb89558&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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