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In 2023, Ncuti Gatwa became the first black actor to play the role Doctor Whois the eponymous main character.
The Scottish actor portrays the fifteenth incarnation of the Doctor. After his film debut, viewers got to know Fifteen.
But one of the actors themselves? What about Gatwa’s real-life relationships?
Doctor Who introduced Ncuti Gatwa in 2023
Ncuti Gatwa is the first black actor and the fourth Scottish actor to play the titular Doctor Doctor Who.
The quirky and perfectly British series has been running for many decades and enjoys a large international audience. And the Doctor’s recasting is integral to the world-building – as the character “regenerates” into a new appearance, often with new personal quirks, characteristics and relationship dynamics.
In 2023, the series introduced Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor in an extremely well-received Christmas special. This is a British thing. Gatwa’s iteration of the Doctor begins in earnest with Season 14 on May 11, 2024.
Before he takes up the Time Lord mantle Doctor WhoNcuti Gatwa was best known for his roles in the series Enlightenment lessons and for his smaller but noticeable role in Barbie.
Gatwa was born in Rwanda in 1992 and moved out of the country with his family in 1994 for obvious, terrible reasons. He grew up in Scotland from the age of two.
Despite appearing on television for years, much of Gatwa’s personal life has remained, well,. personal. But not everything is under lock and key.
What about Ncuti Gatwa’s relationships?
Accordingly Elle AustraliaGatwa previously dated one Jessica Hardwick.
There was once a photo of the two of them on Gatwa’s Instagram profile.
However, that was in 2018. The image no longer appears on his page.
During his time on Enlightenment lessonsNcuti Gatwa spoke with The guard about his preference to keep his private life out of the public eye. He was still completely new to the spotlight back then.
“I’m still trying to come to terms with it,” Gatwa explained. “It was a particularly difficult time recently when I had just lost a friend.”
He recalled: “Of course bereavement is hard, but life goes on, you’re going about your normal day and your brain isn’t in the best shape. And people still want that selfie but don’t know it.”
“It will be difficult to manage his private life and his public life.”
Ncuti Gatwa emphasized: “You can’t blame them for that.”
He then summarized: “It will be difficult to balance your personal and public life.”
Many long-time celebrities and even Nepo babies – who grew up with fame as a family legacy – face the same problem. There is no a right way Balancing privacy and publicity.
At Enlightenment lessonsNcuti Gatwa portrayed Eric, who was in a love triangle between Adam and Rahim.
Gatwa has praised Eric’s West African family in the series for being accepting and open towards their son, rather than pandering to racist and homophobic stereotypes.
In other words, Ncuti Gatwa would much rather talk about his characters’ sexuality and relationships than his own dating life. After all, he’s an actor – not a reality TV personality.
Ncuti Gatwa Relationships: Who is the ‘Doctor Who’ Dating Star? was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.