Jenna Coleman, a former Doctor Who companion, says casting a female as the lead of the long-running sci-fi series is "genius."
"Oh, I love it," the actress said Monday during a Television Critics Association panel about her PBS Masterpiece drama series, Victoria.
Earlier this month, Jodie Whittaker was announced as the 13th official incarnation of the galaxy-hopping Time Lord who travels in a time machine shaped like an old-fashioned British police telephone booth.
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Coleman added that she thinks Whittaker is "brilliant and lovely" and she can't wait to hear Whittaker's voice as the character.
"It's very exciting times," she said.
On the BBC's Doctor Who, the main character can regenerate into new bodies, allowing for endless recasting possibilities.
Coleman played a Doctor Who companion from 2012 to 2015.
* AP
