Patrick Gottsch, who dedicated his life to promoting and growing the rural and western way of life, died on Saturday, May 18, at the Fort Worth Stockyards. He was 70 and no cause was given.
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Ncuti Gatwa's 15th Doctor was introduced to viewers at Christmas - and now he's back for eight new episodes in a brand new series of Doctor Who. And the first Black actor and first openly queer actor to lead the series has promised to be dressed to impress.
Over the decades, each Doctor has had their own distinct look, but in a nod to Gatwa's own passion for fashion, Fifteen will be dressed to impress in something new every week. The Sex Education star says: “Look out for a banging duffel coat and a Bobby hat in episode four. But yeah, fashion – the Doctor, he loves his fashion."
On Christmas Day 2023, in an episode titled The Church on Ruby Road, fans had their first proper introduction to the Doctor following his "bi-generation". It also saw him meet new companion Ruby Sunday – an orphan who was abandoned at a church on Ruby Road, hence her name.
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The 31-year-old Rwandan-Scottish actor. says his portrayal aims to honour the legacy of all those who have come before, sitting "on the shoulders of many an amazing actor that’s brought such cheekiness, eccentricity, compassion, curiosity as well", while still having a fresh edge. “Those are like the traits that I say my Doctor has, but then each of the Doctors has that," he adds.
Read on to find out more about the life and career of the Doctor Who star.
The Rwandan-Scottish actor was born in Nyarugenge, a district of Kigali, Rwanda in 1992, during the country's civil war. He was born into a family of academics who fled to the UK when he was two and the first part of his Scottish childhood was spent in Edinburgh before a move to Dunfermline.
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Patrick Gottsch, who dedicated his life to promoting and growing the rural and western way of life, died on Saturday, May 18, at the Fort Worth Stockyards. He was 70 and no cause was given.
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