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Doctor Who’s Mandip Gill was “shocked” by reaction to her casting

Doctor Who’s Mandip Gill was “shocked” by reaction to her casting

“Chris Chibnall didn’t make up people of colour!” Mandip Gill declares, as she looks back on the reaction to her casting in Doctor Who. The beloved BBC series has always been progressive, ever since its inception in 1963. But, in recent years, it’s been at the centre of debates around “political correctness” and “wokeness” on TV, largely as a result of its commitment to representation on screen. Gill found that out for herself when she made her Doctor Who debut in 2018 as Yasmin Khan, alongside Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor (the first permanent female incarnation of the Doctor), Tosin Cole, who played companion Ryan Sinclair, and Bradley Walsh as Graham O’Brien. “When our series came out, we had a lot of people going, ‘Oh, it’s so politically correct,’ and ‘They had to have a person of colour, two people of colour, an older person,’” Gill remembers, speaking exclusively to Radio Times as she returns to Doctor Who for brand-new audio adventures with Big Finish. “I was never bothered [because] I was so excited …

If Every Little Disagreement Turns Into A Big Deal, These 5 Habits Stop It From Escalating | Engracia Gill

If Every Little Disagreement Turns Into A Big Deal, These 5 Habits Stop It From Escalating | Engracia Gill

There’s a lot of marriage advice out there, but if you want some relationship tips on how to stop fighting so much, you’ll need to start with effective communication skills for conflict resolution. Learning various successful conflict management styles is a skill that can make or break a marriage and is, therefore, extremely important. But the good news is that we can learn how by improving our communication skills. “It takes two to tango”, after all. So when one partner moves into conflict management, the other usually follows or can be coaxed into following along. Couples with excellent conflict resolution skills tend to “wow” most of us. From the outside looking in, they have it all: romance, friendship, loyalty, and many other enviable qualities in their married life. From the inside looking out, as any successful long-term couple can tell you, the “wow” factor took much hard work. Like most married couples, one hopes for a marriage without conflict. Any authority on marriage will tell you right away that it is not realistic nor even desirable. Conflict …

Doctor Who favourite Mandip Gill reveals prediction for show’s future

Doctor Who favourite Mandip Gill reveals prediction for show’s future

Doctor Who might not be on its stablest footing right now, but former star Mandip Gill isn’t at all worried about its future. The BBC’s long-running sci-fi staple had a challenging year in 2025, which saw Disney end its co-production deal, Ncuti Gatwa depart the role of the Doctor, and season 15 finale The Reality War receive a mixed reception. Despite these headwinds, the show will return for a Christmas special in 2026, which will need to resolve a cliffhanger that suggested former companion Billie Piper could be next to play the Doctor (although she hasn’t yet been officially credited as such). In the face of all this uncertainty, Gill offered some reassuring words to fans in a recent interview with RadioTimes.com, to promote her new sitcom Can You Keep a Secret?. “It will come back,” she said. “Have you seen how long it’s been going on? And the great thing about the people who watch Doctor Who is they’re so open to change, which is why it can keep regenerating every couple of years.” …