Jodie Whittaker: Doctor Who redrawn

Jodie Whittaker, the Thirteenth Doctor, speaks to The Big Issue about life as one of TV’s most iconic characters. “When I started to audition, I felt woefully under-qualified,” she reveals. “But Chris [Chibnall] explained that a new perspective is exactly what he wanted. That is the wonderful thing about these huge shoes I am filling. No one plays it the same. There is no pressure on me in that sense. In a way, being the first woman is even more liberating.”

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