When Chris Chibnall took over as the showrunner of Doctor Who (2005), she originally asked him if she could play a villain in the show. He then encouraged her to audition for the part of the Doctor instead.
[on being hired as the first female as The Doctor in Doctor Who (2005) I want to tell the fans not to be scared by my gender. Because this is a really exciting time, and Doctor Who represents everything that's exciting about change. The fans have ...
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Jodie Auckland Whittaker
Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire, England, UK