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BBC Doctor Who star Millie Gibson axed from new series with replacement confirmed

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Doctor Who actress Millie Gibson has been dropped from the BBC show and is to be replaced for Scots actor Ncuti Gatwa's second series next year.The former Coronation Street star will be swapped out for actress Varada Seethu, in a decision made by showrunner Russell T Davies last year after the filming of Millie's first run.

The shock reveal comes after she made her on-screen debut in the festive instalment just last month as Ruby Sunday.The 19 year-old will only make a few appearances in the next run in 2025 and will not feature in the 2024 Christmas special later this year.

The eight episodes she has filmed already will air from May, the BBC has announced. After that, it will not be Millie flanking Ncuti on his time-travels in the Tardis but new companion Varada Seethu, who has already started filming at the studios in Cardiff, the Mirror reports.The 32 year-old has already enjoyed several swashbuckling roles in TV adventure series.

Varada is best known for her role as Cinta in Disney’s 2022 Star Wars spin-off Andor, and has also appeared in three series of Sky’s action drama Strike Back, based on the books by Chris Ryan.In 2016 she also had a role in the second series of smash-hit Doctor Foster, while her films include Jurassic World Dominion and heist movie Now You See Me 2.

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