DOCTOR Who star Mandip Gill has addressed rumours of a potential romance between Yaz The Doctor in the upcoming series 13.
The actress admitted that she’d been keeping up fans on social media and seen many of them dream up a relationship between the two characters.
“Me and the Doctor? I love it! The fan art is just out there. It’s good, innit?” she told SFX.
Addressing the lack of romance for Yaz up until now, she continued: “You want a character and a storyline, [and] even though that storyline wasn’t there, you want people to be talking about it.
“I don’t want it to just stay on-screen, I want people to relate to it or have seen something in our two characters that they think could go on a different journey. So to me, I’m here for it.”
As for what will unfold in the fallout from Christmas special Revolution of the Daleks, Gill remained cryptic about a love story between Yaz and The Doctor.
“I’m not saying it happens or it doesn’t happen,” she teased.
However, she did urge Jodie Whittaker to “balms her lips, because I really take good care of mine!”
The Doctor is famed for maintaining platonic relationships with their travelling companions, so a romance with Yaz would certainly be a landmark moment.
The comments come after Gill revealed what was in store for her character after the news that Braley Walsh and Tosin Cole would be leaving the show.
Elsewhere, show boss Chris Chibnall revealed how the Captain Jack’s return connects to his cameo in series 12.
Meanwhile Whittaker recounted how she broke down in tears when she first found out about the double exit.
Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer now.
Revolution of the Daleks will air on BBC One on New Year’s Day.
