Jodie Whittaker has confirmed she is returning as Doctor Who.
The 36-year-old actress made history by becoming the first woman to portray the heroic Time Lord and she will be back in the TARDIS for Series 12 as she isn’t "quite ready to hand it over yet".
She told The Hollywood Reporter: "I really can’t wait to step back in and get to work again. It’s such an incredible role. It’s been an extraordinary journey so far and I’m not quite ready to hand it over yet."
Jodie’s debut season has proven to be a hit with critics, however, ratings have fallen week-on-week since the opening episode ‘The Woman Who Fell to Earth’ drew a consolidated audience of 10.9 million in the UK, making it the biggest season launch for the show since it returned in its modern format in 2005.
The former ‘Broadchurch’ star admitted she was so moved when she saw her first appearance as the Doctor at the New York Comic Con earlier this year that she "blubbed her eyes out".
She said: "We had a screening and there were about 5,000 people and a panel afterwards of fans watching the show, and I blubbed my eyes out throughout the entire thing! Just because it was such a massive sigh of relief more than anything."
Jodie Whittaker confirms she will be back as Doctor Who
