When Jodie Whittaker was announced as the first ever female Doctor, the reaction was unfortunately mixed. For every person who was delighted to see the long-running sci-fi show diversify, there was another bitterly moaning about “political correctness.

Former Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker has opened up about the backlash to her casting as the 13th Doctor. The actress made TV history in 2017 when she became the first woman to play The Doctor. While many Doctor Who fans and all of Whittaker's successors were publicly supportive,

Whittaker became the first woman to play the main Doctor when she joined the beloved BBC show in 2017. In a recent interview, she shared how she was under significant pressure after taking on the role and felt that her performance could impact other women breaking grounds in acting roles.

Dave Benett/Getty Images Jodie Whittaker is opening up about why she believes her role as the Doctor in the beloved British series Doctor Who didn't work out. "​​It was a noisy few [people]. Rage is always really loud - compliments are much quieter,

Jodie Whittaker has said that boys did not look up to her when she was cast as the first female Doctor. Following her 2017 unveiling as the 13th Doctor, Peter Davison, another former Time Lord, lamented the move which he said had removed the “vitally important” hero figure for boys.

In Toxic Town – which also stars Aimee Lou Wood, Robert Carlyle and Rory Kinnear – Whittaker plays real-life campaigner Susan McIntyre, who led the fight to bring the Corby toxic waste case in front of a court.