{"id":53393,"date":"2024-06-17T16:28:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T14:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2058060"},"modified":"2024-06-17T17:55:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T15:55:55","slug":"doctor-who-fans-share-adorable-tributes-to-jodie-whittaker-to-celebrate-birthday","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-fans-share-adorable-tributes-to-jodie-whittaker-to-celebrate-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who fans share adorable tributes to Jodie Whittaker to celebrate birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The actress celebrates her 42nd birthday today. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 17 June 2024 at 14:28 PM<\/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>Fans have been sharing their well-wishes throughout the day to Jodie Whittaker as the actress celebrates her 42nd birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Best known for her works across television, most notably as the Thirteenth Doctor in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/doctor-who\/\">Doctor Who<\/a> and as Beth Latimer in Broadchurch, Whittaker has been in the industry since 2005.<\/p>\n<p>She has also starred on the big screen in the likes of Attack the Block and Adult Life Skills.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, the official Doctor Who account wished Whittaker a happy birthday, writing: \u201cOh, brilliant! Wishing a very happy birthday to the Thirteenth Doctor, Jodie Whittaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh, brilliant! Wishing a very happy birthday to the Thirteenth Doctor, Jodie Whittaker \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2795\ud83e\udd73 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3vac6mn7IX\">pic.twitter.com\/3vac6mn7IX<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdoctorwho\/status\/1802642343981355292?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Users across X (formerly known as Twitter) have been sharing birthday wishes and messages for Whittaker online, with many paying homage to all her television and movie roles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy 42nd birthday to Jodie Whittaker, who has always understood the assignment,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy 42nd birthday to Jodie Whittaker, who has always understood the assignment. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BYjyZTerAz\">pic.twitter.com\/BYjyZTerAz<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Tim Byrne (@TByrne75) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TByrne75\/status\/1802508876937634054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Another user penned: \u201cHappy birthday Jodie Whittaker you will always be famous.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">happy birthday jodie whittaker you will always be famous <br\/><br\/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XaAq4iPnJv\">pic.twitter.com\/XaAq4iPnJv<\/a><\/p>\u2014 jamie \ud83c\udf49 (@sapphicsgalaxy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sapphicsgalaxy\/status\/1802639051578618257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Whittaker joined the Whoniverse back in 2018, taking over from Peter Capaldi in Twice Upon Time. The actress appeared in seasons 11 to 13 and in three special episodes before stepping down in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <strong>Radio Times magazine\u00a0<\/strong>last year about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/jodie-whittaker-doctor-who-always-newsupdate\/\">her roles after Doctor Who<\/a>, she said: \u201cI\u2019m always the Doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cNow I get to see the joy in someone else\u2019s eyes. I can\u2019t wait. I\u2019m new to this as well, because I didn\u2019t really watch it before. So now I get to be a proper audience member and I get all the references! Now I understand it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving the TARDIS, Whittaker was recently seen on screen in the BBC series Time, alongside Bella Ramsey and Tamara Lawrance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-legend-of-ruby-sunday-overnight-ratings-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who overnight ratings confirmed for The Legend of Ruby Sunday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-episode-8-pictures-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who shares first-look pictures of epic finale \u2013 what is Mrs Flood up to?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over at <strong>Radio Times<\/strong>, we have wished Whittaker a happy birthday on X, sharing her various covers over the years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Birthday to Radio Times cover star Jodie Whittaker. What's been your favourite cover of hers so far? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JodieWhittaker?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JodieWhittaker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NnRCDpR1rJ\">pic.twitter.com\/NnRCDpR1rJ<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Radio Times (@RadioTimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimes\/status\/1802706128192639093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who continues on Saturday 22nd June on BBC iPlayer and BBC One. <\/strong><strong>Previous seasons are available to stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a> with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a <a title=\"https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>to see what\u2019s on tonight. <\/strong><strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\"><strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The actress celebrates her 42nd birthday today. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":53394,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-fans-share-adorable-tributes-to-jodie-whittaker-to-celebrate-birthday-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-fans-share-adorable-tributes-to-jodie-whittaker-to-celebrate-birthday-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-fans-share-adorable-tributes-to-jodie-whittaker-to-celebrate-birthday-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-fans-share-adorable-tributes-to-jodie-whittaker-to-celebrate-birthday-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-fans-share-adorable-tributes-to-jodie-whittaker-to-celebrate-birthday-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-fans-share-adorable-tributes-to-jodie-whittaker-to-celebrate-birthday-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-fans-share-adorable-tributes-to-jodie-whittaker-to-celebrate-birthday-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":"The actress celebrates her 42nd birthday today.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/53393"}],"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\/53394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}