JODIE Whittaker has admitted she did not watch Doctor Who when she was a child. The 35-year-old has landed the role of the first female Doctor, taking over from Peter Capaldi.
But she said: “As a family we didn’t watch it except at other people’s houses.
“I was much more aware of it when it came back with Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant and Matt Smith.”
Whittaker said she did not feel daunted when she tried out for the part. She said: “I went to the audition excited, but I always walk into the room with an attitude of, ‘I sound like this, I look like this, but, believe me, I can do it.
Whittaker said her favourite Doctor was former Broadchurch co-star Tennant but added: “There is no right or wrong, there are no rules.”
The actor said Some Like It Hot was an inspirational movie from her childhood, identifying with Jack Lemmon rather than co-star Marilyn Monroe.
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