Former Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi was branded "the coolest person to ever exist" following a surprise appearance at Glastonbury Festival.
The actor, who played the 12th incarnation of the iconic Time Lord between 2013 and 2017, took to the Other Stage on Friday (27 June) as a special guest of Scottish band Franz Ferdinand.
"You may have heard this rumour that a fellow Glaswegian is coming down to Glastonbury today. A certain Italian-heritage Glaswegian who goes by the name of Capaldi," teased band frontman Alex Kapranos.
"Well Glastonbury, it gives me great joy to say that these rumours are true. He's with us tonight, the original Capaldi," he continued, with the actor soon joining the band on stage to perform their signature song, 'Take Me Out'.
The surprise guest appearance was widely praised by fans of the actor and the festival, with one enthusiastic viewer remarking on X: "Peter Capaldi kinda the coolest person to ever exist actually."
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"Peter Capaldi continues to be the coolest person ever!" wrote one other user as they echoed the sentiment, with another viewer writing: "Gotta be honest Peter Capaldi at glastonbury has been all I can think about for the past 12 hours."
"Peter Capaldi is the coolest man on Earth and it's not even close," remarked one watcher, with another fan noting: "I love who we all collectively agree that Peter Capaldi is the coolest dude alive!!!!!!!"
"Remember during the Doctor Who World Tour when Jenna Coleman said that Peter Capaldi was a rock star? The girl knew what she was talking about," wrote a Doctor Who fan, with another adding: "THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL AURA."
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Other fans of the BBC sci-fi series quipped that the appearance could be deemed another adventure for the 12th Doctor, with one fan writing: "Fully convinced Peter Capaldi just is the Doctor now. The sonic shades, the red and black outfit, the unbridled aura..."
"That's not Peter Capaldi. The sunglasses? The red and black tones? That's the 12th Doctor babyyy," joked one fan, with another adding: "This isn’t even Peter Capaldi this is just a canonical 12th Doctor adventure I’ve decided get this on TARDIS wiki NOW."
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