Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker opens up about her future

Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker has revealed she would love to take on different genres after her final season.

Ahead of the show's 13th series, which will also be showrunner Chris Chibnall's last, the Broadchurch actress discussed her future beyond the beloved BBC sci-fi drama.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, Whittaker said she is "looking forward to exploring different characters and genres" once her time as the Doctor officially comes to a close.

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The actress assumed the role from Peter Capaldi in the 2017 Christmas special, becoming the first woman to play the Time Lord character.

"Playing the Doctor taps into the joy of childhood energy," she said.

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"Everyone has played the role differently. I've enjoyed every minute of it, being surrounded by the best creatives, who've become my mates. I have never, ever got bored."

Despite fans' disappointment, Whittaker explained that it was her and Chibnall's plan all along. They had, in fact, decided to bow down after three seasons.

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Recently, the actress also revealed two of her favourite moments during her time on the series.

"I'd say the two headline highlights for me are having a brand-new family of cast and crew, and making a set of mates for life in an environment where we have such joy going into work everyday and we're part of something so amazing," she said during Shaun Keaveny's BBC6 Music show last week.

"It's been such a beautiful journey for that, but also on the outside of it, seeing how much it means to Doctor Who fans of old, to new Whovians, to people who've kind of gone away and revisited."

Doctor Who airs on BBC One in the UK. In the US, the show airs on BBC America, with series 1-12 available on HBO Max. Series 13 is due to premiere later this year.

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