The Sex Education actor will replace Jodie Whittaker as the titular time-traveler in the beloved sci-fi show.

On Sunday, the BBCannouncedthat theSex Educationactor will replaceJodie Whittakerin the role of the show’s titular two-hearted alien.

“It feels amazing, it feels really amazing.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 08: Ncuti Gatwa attends the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on May 08, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)

Ncuti Gatwa says it was hard to keep ‘Doctor Who’ casting news under wraps.Samir Hussein/WireImage

I mean they’re all amazing.

it’s possible for you to’t pick.

You cannot pick.”

“It was our last audition.

It was our very last one.

We thought we had someone and then in he came and stole it.”

It feels like you’re giving yourself stitches like, ‘Why have you done it?‘But…

It was a wonderfully-celebratory-slash-grief-ridden day that I could spend with the family that I’d made.

I suppose the best thing about it is that the episodes are still on.