TIME LORD
How old is Jodie Whittaker and is she married?
Find out what Jodie said when she stepped down from her starring role as the Doctor
JODIE Whittaker made history in 2017 when she became the first female to play the Time Lord in Doctor Who.
Now the TV and movie star is set to appear in The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2024.
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Who is Jodie Whittaker?
Jodie Whittaker, 41, is an English actor who was born in Skelmanthorpe, near Huddersfield.
After growing up in Yorkshire, Jodie relocated to London to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
She made her professional debut back in 2005, starring in The Storm at Shakespeare’s Globe, London.
During an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? Jodie discovered she comes from an industrious mining family.
What TV shows has Jodie been in?
In 2021 Jodie dramatically quit the BBC's long-running science fiction series Doctor Who, after three years playing the first ever female Time Lord.
She first appeared in the show's 11th series in 2017, with her onscreen debut as the 13th Doctor coming in the Christmas Day episode titled Twice Upon a Time.
Following months of rumours that the acclaimed actor would be making her departure from the beloved show, Jodie released her official Doctor Who exit statement, reading: “In 2017 I opened my glorious gift box of size 13 shoes.
"I could not have guessed the brilliant adventures, worlds and wonders I was to see in them.
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"My heart is so full of love for this show, for the team who make it, for the fans who watch it and for what it has brought to my life.
"And I cannot thank Chris enough for entrusting me with his incredible stories. We knew that we wanted to ride this wave side by side, and pass on the baton together.
"So here we are, weeks away from wrapping on the best job I have ever had. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to express what this role has given me. I will carry the Doctor and the lessons I’ve learnt forever.
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“I know change can be scary and none of us know what’s out there. That’s why we keep looking. Travel Hopefully. The Universe will surprise you. Constantly.”
In her first television role since her Dr Who exit, in 2023 Jodie starred as Tess, one of a trio of females at the heart of the story in Paramount+'s six-part drama One Night.
Paramount describes the plotline as "the story of three women whose bond was all but destroyed by the traumatic events of one night 20 years ago."
Jodie appeared in Broadchurch in 2013, where she played grieving mother Beth Latimer, whose son's death was at the centre of the drama in the crime programme's first series.
In 2017 she starred in Trust Me as Cath Hardacre, a nurse sacked for whistleblowing within the NHS, who is forced to take drastic measures to provide for her daughter.
As well as TV, Jodie has featured in a number of movies.
Her breakout performance came in the 2006 film Venus, which was met with a string of award nominations.
She also received critical acclaim for her performances in Attack the Block (2011), Good Vibrations (2012), Adult Life Skills (2016), Journeyman (2017) and Trust Me (2017).
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Is she married and does she have children?
Jodie married American actor Christian Contreras in 2008 and the pair have two children together.
Their first, a daughter, was born in April 2015.
Jodie announced that she was expecting her second child by unveiling her baby bump on the red carpet at The Brit Awards 2022, with the child being born later the same year.
She doesn't talk about her family publicly or reveal any private information, so the gender of the couple's second-born isn't known, and they have never revealed either child's name in the media.
Christian is best known for his roles in,Wrong Turn: Left For Dead (2009), Zero Dark Thirty, Halo: Nightfall (2014) and American Odyssey (2015).
Is Jodie Whittaker in The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2024?
Yes, Jodie is competing in The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2024.
Baking hunk Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith will be back to judge the bakers' efforts and pick the overall winner, with Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding also returning.
Celebrity Bake Off line-up 2024
Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith will put these 20 star bakers through their paces in the famous white tent:
- Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker.
- This Morning presenter Dermot O'Leary.
- Actor Joe Locke.
- Sports presenter Gabby Logan
- The Last Leg's Adam Hills.
- EastEnders legend Danny Dyer.
- Comedian David O’Doherty.
- Taskmaster's Fern O’Brady.
- Radio One presenter Greg James.
- Celebrity Juice star Leigh Francis.
- Spice Girls star Mel B.
- Satirist Munya Chawawa.
- Dancing On Ice star Oti Mabuse.
- Singer Paloma Faith.
- The Reverend Richard Coles.
- Comedian Rhod Gilbert.
- Broadcaster Sara Cox.
- Reality star Spencer Matthews.
- Comedian Suzi Ruffell.
- Documentary filmmaker Yinka Bokinni.