While not much is known about her character, or how she ends up dressed in 1950s American clothing<\/a>, it has been confirmed<\/a> that Sethu is the new Doctor Who companion, and former companion Mandip Gill has shared some words of wisdom for the star.<\/p>\n Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/a> at the Radio Times<\/strong> Covers Party 2024, Gill explained that she had messaged Sethu following the news of her role.<\/p>\n \u201cI actually have messaged Varada, just a general \u2018enjoy it\u2019 because it goes so fast and it was what I wanted to hear,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n Gill added: \u201cThere\u2019s no actual advice, but I\u2019m sure she\u2019s going to be absolutely amazing. But yeah, really enjoy it because time does fly when you\u2019re having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n With the introduction of Sethu\u2019s character, representation on screen has continued to grow, something Gill previously praised Doctor Who for back in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cIt feels amazing because I wanted to be seen when I was growing up. We can only thank Chris for writing those characters.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cBut it feels amazing that people do resonate with it. I see a lot of fan art and I have had loads of interactions with people where it\u2019s meant so much to them. And I know what that feels like, to see yourself. It brings people to tears to be seen.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just mad that it\u2019s 2022 when that\u2019s happening, that\u2019s it\u2019s taken that long for a group of people to be seen. But I\u2019m so honoured to have been part of that.\u201d<\/p> <\/div>\n See more photos from the Radio Times Covers Party 2024 in the new issue of Radio Times magazine, on sale Tuesday 6th February.<\/strong><\/p>\n Doctor Who will return in May. Check out more of our Sci-Fi<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013 subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.<\/a><\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n “There’s no actual advice but I’m sure she’s going to be absolutely amazing.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":44907,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/doctor-whos-mandip-gill-reveals-she-messaged-new-companion-varada-sethu-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/doctor-whos-mandip-gill-reveals-she-messaged-new-companion-varada-sethu-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/doctor-whos-mandip-gill-reveals-she-messaged-new-companion-varada-sethu-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/doctor-whos-mandip-gill-reveals-she-messaged-new-companion-varada-sethu-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/doctor-whos-mandip-gill-reveals-she-messaged-new-companion-varada-sethu-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/doctor-whos-mandip-gill-reveals-she-messaged-new-companion-varada-sethu-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/doctor-whos-mandip-gill-reveals-she-messaged-new-companion-varada-sethu-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"\"There's no actual advice but I'm sure she's going to be absolutely amazing.\"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/44906"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Mandip](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/doctor-yaz-4a7c914.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"doctor-yaz\\"\/")
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