{"id":36337,"date":"2022-08-27T00:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=36337"},"modified":"2022-08-26T17:36:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T16:36:29","slug":"rose-ayling-ellis-denies-shes-the-new-doctor-who-companion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2022\/08\/27\/rose-ayling-ellis-denies-shes-the-new-doctor-who-companion\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose Ayling-Ellis Denies She’s the New Doctor Who Companion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rose Ayling-Ellis has denied that she’ll play the new Doctor Who<\/em> companion opposite Ncuti Gatwa’s incarnation of the titular Time Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The actress was rumoured to be starring in the show after leaving EastEnders<\/em>, but says there’s “no truth” to such speculation. She went on to say<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I think it was a rumour which started on Twitter, and it just got bigger and bigger and now it’s everywhere… It sounds like a great job!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, this doesn’t mean a great deal — no one has been announced to be stepping on board the TARDIS with Ncuti, so anyone rumoured will have to deny it. Nonetheless, it’s also been revealed that Ayling-Ellis is writing a semi-autobiographical comedy-drama about deaf women in the dating world, so maybe she’ll be too busy to feature in Doctor Who<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She’s also due to present Signs For Change<\/em>, a documentary about the daily challenges faced by deaf people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also noted<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“My reality isn’t always nice. It is not nice when my access is compromised. It is not nice to realise my presence is a token. It is not nice when my favourite TV shows don’t have subtitles. It is not nice to feel frustrated and unheard… Whatever is next for me, I know one thing for sure – I am done with being the token deaf character. I believe that diverse, rich, and fascinating deaf stories are ready to go mainstream and that we can do this, together. I don’t know if anyone is going to listen to me, or if this will be lost to the hype. What I do know is that disabled people shouldn’t be responsible for curing non-disabled people of their ignorance.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It is a shame if all this speculation turns into nothing, as she’s a great actress and it would nonetheless be wonderful to see a deaf person in such a high-profile role in our beloved show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Either way, we’re sure she’s got a very bright future ahead of her. Doctor Who<\/em> would sure look good on the ol’ CV though, eh…?<\/p>\n

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But she’d deny it whether it’s true or not, right? Right?! Oh, who knows…?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"Rose Ayling-Ellis Denies She's the New #DoctorWho Companion","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[205],"tags":[379,5741,4677,6930,711,12,1431],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Rose-Ayling-Ellis-EastEnders.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36299,"url":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2022\/08\/22\/could-rose-ayling-ellis-be-the-new-doctor-who-companion\/","url_meta":{"origin":36337,"position":0},"title":"Could Rose Ayling-Ellis be the New 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