Don't believe everything you read – Matt Smith is definitely not returning to Doctor Who.

In a web-chat for The Guardian, Smith shot down the latest rumours while promoting his new play Unreachable.

Responding to a fan who'd asked if he'd be back in series 10, the 11th Doctor wrote: "No, it's not true.

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"I miss everything [about the show]. I miss Steven [Moffat], I miss Karen [Gillan], I miss Arthur [Darvill], I miss Jenna [Coleman]. I miss time travelling. And I miss my friends in Cardiff.

"But onward goes the march. It's Peter [Capaldi]'s TARDIS now. And I love what he does. So I watch as a fan."

So there you have it. Definitive word from the man himself. Onwards and upwards, then – Geronimo!

Doctor Who will return to BBC One this Christmas, with a full series to follow in 2017.

Watch Pearl Mackie make her debut as Doctor Who's new companion Bill right here:

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