{"id":42074,"date":"2023-12-18T11:58:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T10:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1741758"},"modified":"2023-12-18T12:30:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T11:30:03","slug":"who-is-millie-gibson-meet-new-doctor-who-star-and-corrie-favourite","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-millie-gibson-meet-new-doctor-who-star-and-corrie-favourite\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Millie Gibson? Meet new Doctor Who star and Corrie favourite"},"content":{"rendered":"

Millie Gibson joins Doctor Who as a new companion, Ruby Sunday. <\/p>

By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 18 December 2023 at 10:58 AM<\/p>

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Ncuti Gatwa will soon be appearing for his first full stint as Doctor Who in the <\/span>2023 Christmas special<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The actor made his debut in the third and final <\/span>60th anniversary special<\/span><\/a> earlier this month, but will officially take on the role in the festive special.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u2019ll be joined by <\/span>Millie Gibson<\/span><\/a> (Coronation Street<\/a>), who will act opposite Gatwa as the new full-time companion Ruby<\/a> Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gibson was announced as the new Doctor Who companion<\/a> back in November 2022, with Gatwa<\/a> saying at the time:<\/span> \u201cMillie just is the companion. She is full of talent, strength, she has a cheeky sparkle in her eye and is sharp as a razor.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cFrom the moment she walked into the room, she captured all of our attention with her effervescence, and then solidified that attention with the sheer torque of her talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis adventure is going to be so wild and so fun, I cannot wait<\/em>\u00a0to sail the universe with Millie!\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, returning showrunner Russell T Davies revealed he had been a fan of Gibson\u2019s work on Coronation Street.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the great honour of my job to find the next generation of talent, and Millie shines like a star already,\u201d said Davies in a statement. \u201cShe\u2019s brilliant, dynamic, clever and a wonderful actor. As a Coronation Street fan, I\u2019ve seen Millie survive chases, guns and sieges, but that\u2019s nothing compared to what lies ahead for Ruby Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, without further ado, here is everything you need to know about new Doctor Who<\/a> star Millie Gibson.<\/p>\n

Who is Millie Gibson?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Millie Gibson poses on red carpet. Getty<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Millie Gibson is an actress best known for her time on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as the troubled teen Kelly Neelan.<\/p>\n

In 2022, Millie won Best Young Actor at the British Soap Awards and was also nominated for the Serial Drama Performance award at the National Television Awards.<\/p>\n

Gibson was also nominated for Best Actress at the Inside Soap Awards.<\/p>\n