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'This looks amazing!': Fans rejoice as BBC unveils first look of Jinkx Monsoon as 'Doctor Who' villain

'Honored, thrilled and utterly excited to join the show' says 'Doctor Who's villain Jinkx Monsoon

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'Doctor Who,' a BBC science fiction television show, follows the adventures of a Time Lord, an extraterrestrial being who appears as a human and is known as the Doctor, who goes on to explore the universe in a time-traveling space ship named Tardis. Scottish actor David Tennant, who previously played the Tenth Doctor, is now playing the Fourteenth Doctor on the show, which premieres in November 2023.

The official account of the show has released the first look of Jinkx Monsoon (she/her/them they), who was announced recently to be joining the cast of  BBC's 'Doctor Who' as the enemy. Nothing is known about Monsoon's character except that they will be the Doctor's most powerful nemesis yet.

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'Welcome to the Doctor's most powerful enemy club'

Jinkx Monsoon, 35, wears a long coat with piano keys printed on the inner layer of the long sleeves, clinging trousers, and black leather knee-high boots. Her auburn hair was styled in a wavy updo, and her makeup included dramatic mustard eyeshadow and a smudge of red lip. They were both decked out in jewelry, with large silver earrings and matching rings on her fingers.

Fans were excited to witness the costume and first look of Jinkx Monsoon as they took to social media to share their reactions. One user tweeted “Welcome to the Doctor's most powerful enemy club.”  Another one mentioned, “I’ll be the first to admit, I had concerns when the announcement about Jinkx was made as I was clueless about the context, but this looks amazing!” A Twitter user pointed out “Omg the piano style, does this mean there's gonna be a Doctor Who musical episode” while another one mentioned, “Oooooh she looks really menacing!! Can't wait to find out more about her character!! And thank you #DoctorWho for continuing to bring the representation that's so desperately needed.”

A curious user wrote, “Tbh, I have never watched Dr Who but will be watching now for Jinkx. Do I need to watch the previous seasons to get it or is it ok if I just watch this season?” Whereas another one mentioned that the outfit gives 'The Rani' and her camp vibes.

'Honored, thrilled and utterly excited to join ‘Doctor Who’'

After Jinkx Monsoon was announced as the antagonist of the show, they took to their social media where they expressed their excitement to be joining a show that has managed to capture the hearts of thousands. They wrote, “I’m honored, thrilled, and utterly excited to join ‘Doctor Who!’ Russell T Davies is a visionary and a brilliant writer — I can’t wait to get into the weeds with him and the crew! I hope there’s room in the TARDIS for my luggage.”

In an interview with Pride, Monsoon said that they haven’t begun filming yet but they have been in meetings and costume fitting adding that all of this feels like a dream come true and she has had a lot of dreams come true recently. On asking how she feels to be a part of the show, Monsoon said, “I’m excited. It’s not easy to encapsulate how excited I am with words. I was saying to the director yesterday, the role that I’m playing, it’s like everything I ever dreamed about doing as an actor in one character. It’s insane. It’s like all of my actor fantasies have been rolled into one character, and now I get to do it all on a show that I love, written by a prolific writer, a voice of our generation who has written so many astounding things. And this is just one example of his brilliance, Russell T Davies. But it’s just… it’s extremely thrilling. And when I was dreaming, when I was a little boy, dreaming of growing up and being an actress, this is what I was imagining.”

To commemorate the 60th anniversary, 'Doctor Who' will return in November 2023 with three special episodes featuring actor David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor. 'Sex Education' star Ncuti Gatwa has been cast as the show's Fifteenth Doctor, by screenwriter and showrunner Russell T Davis.

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