Jenna Coleman has announced that she is leaving Doctor Who.

The Clara Oswald actress confirmed recent press speculation by revealing that her exit will take place during the show's upcoming ninth series.

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"I have left the TARDIS," she told Nick Grimshaw on the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show.



Coleman revealed her exit has been planned for well over a year and she had been involved in figuring out her final storyline.

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"It's been in the works for a very long time," she explained. "Steven [Moffat] and I sat down a long time ago - a year and a half ago, and tried to work out the best place to do it and the best place in which to tell a really good story.

"We're not going to give any details but it will happen at some point this season."

Adventures to last me a lifetime. Thank you @bbcdoctorwho. But as they say 'It ain't over till it's over' — Jenna Coleman (@Jenna_Coleman_) September 18, 2015

Coleman, whose next role will be playing Queen Victoria in a big-budget drama for ITV, admitted that leaving Doctor Who was a tough decision to make because she loved working on the show.

"I did get emotional," she said. "I really tried to fight against it but you can't help it. It's been my life really for the last three, four years and I just love Peter [Capaldi] so much and the job so much and all the crew.



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"Also the TARDIS is like your home. It's all magical and such incredible storytelling, so I did - I shed a tear."

Doctor Who series nine premieres tomorrow (September 19) on BBC One in the UK and BBC America in the US.

Watch the trailer below:

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