Mandip Gil says she knows about fans of The Doctor and Yaz (Picture: BBC)

Mandip Gil knows all about the Doctor Who fans who are fans of The Doctor with her character Yaz.

Series 11 had shippers (fans who imagine two fictional characters in a relationship) punching the air when Yaz’s mum asked if she was ‘seeing’ the Doctor.

The moment was drawn out a bit when the Time Lord was confused by the question but Yaz insisted that they were friends.

But it hasn’t stopped fans coming up with their own scenarios.


The actress revealed to Metro.co.uk she is aware of this section of the Who fanbase and credited her ‘chemistry’ with co-star Jodie Whittaker.



She said: ‘I’m aware of it now, but at the time I was filming it it was never a thing.

‘It must just have been natural chemistry between Jodie and myself.

Mandip thinks it’s down her ‘natural chemistry’ with star Jodie Whittaker (Picture: BBC)

‘After it came out I was like, “Wow I didn’t even think that was a thing”. I didn’t think it was a thing until I saw people mentioning it online.

‘I think it is just a natural thing that can happen between friends or who knows where it’s gonna go.’

Gil, who is currently filming series 12, also praised show runner Chris Chibnall for the ratings success the last series has had.

‘It feels amazing because it is a hard time to get views because of BBC iPlayer and things like that. There’s so much happening and there’s so much on,’ she said.

‘But it shows that people are still watching this show that has been going on for years.

‘This show and its history is created by so many people before us, so in that sense we already have a fanbase. We just need to carry that on and tell our truth.

‘The stories resonate through the characters, they’re very relatable to modern society and I think that’s something we need to thank Chris Chibnall and the writing team for; that they’re able to write something that can relate to so many people while having sci-fi in it.’

Doctor Who series 11 and the New Year’s Day special Resolution are out on DVD and Blu-Ray now.

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