Former #DoctorWho star reveals why they SWITCHED OFF Jodie Whittaker episodes

DOCTOR WHO saw Jodie Whittaker take on the role of Time Lord in the last season and many fans were thrilled about her casting. However, one former star has revealed they switched off during the first episode.

PUBLISHED: 17:05, Mon, Mar 18, 2019 | UPDATED: 17:23, Mon, Mar 18, 2019

Jodie certainly wowed many in her first episode of Doctor Who when she took over from Peter Capaldi as the Time Lord.

However, one former Doctor Who star revealed they didn’t want to watch the actress in the popular BBC series.

Anneke Wills, who played the Doctor’s companion Polly between 1966 and 1967 said she “let go” of the show.

“I have to be honest… I think Jodie is lovely… but I watched most of the first one and then I let go, because it’s not my Doctor Who,” she explained.

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I watched most of the first one and then I let go

Doctor Who star Anneke Wills

Speaking at a press screening for The Macra Terror, Anneke continued: “It’s new Doctor Who for the new world and I’m not part of it, really, anymore - except if they ask me to be in it.”

Meanwhile. Frazer Hines, who starred as companion Jamie McCrimmon, said he “loved” Jodie’s take on the Time Lord.

“I was worried that it was going to be a woman Doctor,” he explained.

“But then when I saw it, I loved the way she kept her accent. It didn’t

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