Millie Gibson to star as new Doctor Who companion Ruby Sunday
The 18-year-old Coronation Street actor will be joining Ncuti Gatwa in the TARDIS next year
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[This post contains spoilers for the recent 13th Doctor finale “The Power Of The Doctor.”]
The BBC has announced that Millie Gibson will be joining Ncuti Gatwa in the TARDIS as the Doctor’s next companion. Though full details are being kept under wraps, the character is named Ruby Sunday, which sounds ready-made for some whimsical adventures across time and space.
“Whilst still being in total disbelief, I am beyond honoured to be cast as the Doctor’s companion,” Gibson says in a statement shared on the official Doctor Who site. “It is a gift of a role, and a dream come true, and I will do everything to try and fill the boots the fellow companions have travelled in before me. And what better way to do that than being by the fabulous Ncuti Gatwa’s side, I just can’t wait to get started.”
The 18-year-old Gibson is already something of a British TV veteran, having been on the long-running soap opera Coronation Street since 2019. She’s also appeared in the Anna Friel-starring miniseries Butterfly.
“Millie just is the companion,” Gatwa adds. “She is full of talent, strength, she has a cheeky sparkle in her eye and is sharp as a razor. From 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. This adventure is going to be so wild and so fun, I cannot WAIT to sail the universe with Millie!”
The beloved sci-fi property is getting a significant refresh, with showrunner Russell T. Davies coming back on board after previously departing in 2008. He’s bringing a hefty dose of nostalgia with him, as the 13th Doctor’s recent regeneration episode revealed Jodie Whittaker morphing into David Tennant, who previously starred as the 10th Doctor. Catherine Tate, who played Donna Noble, is also set to return. Yasmin Finney is set to appear as a character mysteriously named Rose Tyler. These throwbacks are part of three specials filmed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who and will usher in Gatwa’s 15th Doctor at the end of 2023.
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It’s not Millie Bobbie Gibson?
RTD sure does have a type. They should have brought back Kylie Minogue.
Is she a chav?
Racist-ass Millie Gibson is still kinda my shit!
“Ruby Sunday” is my favorite classic rock song. It’s right up there with “Rocky Rabbit” and “Lucy in the Sky with Emeralds.”
Nah its all about “Nowhere Dude” although my favorite album is obviously “Handgun”
Is she the grandmother of Ruby Tuesday?
There was an accident with a contraceptive and a time machine.
God damn it Zaphod! What in the zarking fardwarks?
Of course not, she’s only a couple of days older.
She’s the eldest of 7 sisters.
I like some of the more experimental stuff, like “I Am the Harp Seal”.
It’s going to be a damn shame if Ruby Rose doesn’t make a cameo.
Is it, though?
As someone who watched Batwoman, no it is not.
At just 18 years old, she is the first main cast member to star in Doctor Who that was born in the 21st century.
Just wait until we get a companion who was born after Rose premiered. BRB, disintegrating into ancient dust.
Totally read that as Mel Gibson and now I’m dissappointed.
Same here, I saw “Mel Gibson” in the headline when I first read it. It was a fun thought there for a second, in a WTF? sort of way. Gummies and dyslexia on a Friday night can make for some interesting reading sometimes.
“Mel, can we roll that again? We can’t, uh, broadcast any of the things you just called Ncuti.”
I’m kind of in love with the phrase “the sheer torque of her talent”.“Her acting will totally wrench your nuts off!”
Once again, Hollywood keep giving roles to this anti-semit…. Ohhh, MILLIE Gibson.
Carry on.