Eurovision will take place in a few days. And this year, Ncuti Gatwa, the current actor who plays the Doctor in Doctor Who for the BBC, will be invited to the traditional singing competition, and there are some surprises in store.
Ncuti Gatwa will be at Eurovision 2025
On May 17, 2025, the Eurovision final will take place in Basel, Switzerland. For the occasion, fans of Doctor Who will have a nice surprise because the actor who plays the main character in the BBC series will make an appearance. Indeed, Ncuti Gatwa will be among the personalities who will have the chance to announce the points awarded by the British jury to the competitors.
Ncuti Gatwa has been the fifteenth Doctor since December 2023. He succeeded Jodie Whittaker and his portrayal of the character has been critically acclaimed. She has been deemed to bring a new lease of life to the British channel's program. The Scottish actor of Rwandan origin is not the first personality from or connected to the series Doctor Who to take on this role of spokesperson for the Eurovision results. Joanna Lumley, who played the Doctor in a 1999 parody sketch, Catherine Tate, who played one of the Doctor's wives, and presenter Fearne Cotton, who conducted numerous interviews with actors from the series, have already participated in the European singing competition in this role.
The BBC's decision to include Ncuti Gatwa in Eurovision is not insignificant. The British channel wants to modernize the competition's image and thus hopes to attract a wider, younger, and more diverse audience. In addition, highlighting Doctor Who during this musical event allows it to strengthen its visibility among the public because rumors are circulating that the series might not continue at the end of the current season. But for now, no official announcement has been made.
The BBC has a new Eurovision episode of Doctor Who
In addition to the actor's appearance at the end of the musical competition, fans will be able to find Ncuti Gatwa earlier today on the BBC with a new episode. Entitled The Interstellar Song Contest, it will be a parody of the series Doctor Who and Eurovision. Written by Juno Dawson, the episode will feature the Doctor and his companion Belinda Chandra, played by Varada Sethu, who enter into an intergalactic singing competition in which several planets compete. Viewers will also find the famous hosts of Eurovision in the United Kingdom, Graham Norton and Rylan Clark. It promises to be a memorable program for British fans, and one thing is certain: May 17, 2025, will be an evening that mixes music and science fiction.
In the meantime, we invite you to rewatch the 15 funniest tweets from Eurovision 2024.
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