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Ncuti Gatwa on Leaving ‘Doctor Who’: ‘It Takes a Lot Out of You — Physically, Emotionally, Mentally’

Summary by Variety
Ncuti Gatwa is opening up about why he left “Doctor Who” after only two seasons. In a new interview on the BBC’s “Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg,” the “Barbie” and “Sex Education” star was asked his reasoning for stepping away from the iconic sci-fi show. “Because I’m getting old and my body was tired,” Gatwa said, adding that the show “takes a lot out of you — physically, emotionally, mentally. So it was time.” However, when Kuenssberg ques…

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Variety broke the news in on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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