Jodie Whittaker speaks out about her “Wembley moment” meeting Doctor Who fans at Comic-Con and her attitude towards those who are less supportive.
Whittaker’s first season as the Doctor comes out in October but the announcement that she will be the first woman to take on the role has already got everyone talking. Speaking with NME, the star details what it was like to step out to 6,000 die-hard fans at San Diego Comic Con.
“It was my Wembley moment”, she smiles. “You can’t really see, but when they turned the lights up it was extraordinary.
“There are six thousand people cheering and some have even got my costume on despite never seeing me in the role. It was like nothing I’ve experienced before.”
Naturally, not everyone has been supportive of the role being taken on by a woman, as the Doctor has traditionally been male. Whittaker does not get knocked down by criticism, instead of celebrating that “they [girls] don’t have to be the sidekick to their heroes any more”.
She said: “It’s not that I don’t care, but why try and be for everyone? It’d be exhausting.”
“You’d be destined to fail. I think that if you are passionate about something, work really hard and respect what’s gone on before and hope to bring something new to this iconic role, then you can’t do more than that.
“It won’t necessarily be for some people and it’s just not realistic to think you’ll be a piece of gold for everyone.”
Doctor Who returns for season 11 October 7th.
