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,

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.

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 recalls a ‘really loud rage’ from a ‘noisy few’ when it was announced that she would be the 13th Doctor - Nathan Denette/Canadian Press