Doctor Who star Millie Gibson let her hair down with her co-stars on Monday as she headed to the swanky premiere after party at Kettner’s in London.
The actress, 20, who has reprised her role as companion Ruby Sunday for the upcoming second series, stunned in a black strapless dress as she departed the celebrations.
Earlier in the evening, Millie posed for snaps alongside The Doctor himself Ncuti Gatwa, and new companion Varada Sethu, who plays Belinda Chandra.
And as she headed to the afterparty, Millie was joined by one of the series’ guest stars Rose Ayling-Ellis, who put on a leggy display in a black mini dress and tights.
Many of this year’s guest stars were also in attendance, including Charlie Condou, Ariyon Bakare and Michelle Greenidge.
The second season is said to feature more dangers to planet Earth, with the trailer suggesting that the whole of reality is also at risk, as The Doctor begins a lengthy quest to get Belinda back home to Earth.
Doctor Who star Millie Gibson let her hair down with her co-stars on Monday as she headed to the swanky premiere after party at Kettner’s in London
And as she headed to the afterparty, Millie was joined by one of the series’ guest stars Rose Ayling-Ellis , who put on a leggy display in a black mini dress and tights
Rose has joined a slew of big names who are set to guest star in Doctor Who’s new series
The star-studded premiere comes amid rumours that the show, which has been an on-and-off staple of British TV since 1963, could soon be shelved.
Rumours circulated claiming that Ncuti, who rose to fame in Netflix’s Sex Education, was planning a move stateside to focus on other acting projects.
A source told The Sun: ‘Ncuti doesn’t want to be tied to the series beyond this and plans to relocate to Los Angeles with several Hollywood projects standing by for him.
‘His team also see a lot of fan backlash from the series, and don’t want the perception of him still being The Doctor to get in the way of any future work.’
They continued: ‘The show has been poorly managed in recent years.
‘There’s a lot of people who’ve been working on this show for years and now being cast aside due to poor leadership.
‘People warned some episodes were getting too caught up on an agenda rather than telling a story and those people got shouted down, ignored.’
This prompted the BBC to issue a statement denying the possibility that Doctor Who could once again be shelved, as it was between 1989 and 2005.
The actress opted for a stylish black mini dress as she joined the cast for the party after attending the premiere earlier in the evening
Charlie Condou, who isalso set to guest star on the new series, cut a casual figure as he arrived for the party
Showrunner Russell T Davies was in high spirits as he made his way into the premiere party
The writer, who was also the mastermind behind the show’s revival back in 2005, was joined by Michelle Greenidge, who plays Ruby’s adopted mother Mandy
Steven Moffat, who was previously Doctor Who showrunner from 2010 to 2017, was also in attendance for the party
Juno Dawson, who penned an episode for Who’s new series, was also spotted heading into the star-studded bash
A spokeswoman for Doctor said: ‘Doctor Who has not been shelved.
‘As we have previously stated, the decision on season 3 will be made after season 2 airs.
‘The deal with Disney+ was for 26 episodes – and exactly half of those still have to transmit.’
Disney+ bought the show’s international distribution rights from the BBC in 2022 for a reported £80 million.
The deal is said to have massively increased Doctor Who’s budget at a time when many popular British shows – such as Coronation Street – are struggling financially.
