{"id":589581,"date":"2026-05-17T22:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T22:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/589581\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T22:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T22:09:11","slug":"gatwa-roasts-himself-over-poor-doctor-who-ratings-and-crying-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/589581\/","title":{"rendered":"Gatwa Roasts Himself Over Poor Doctor Who Ratings and Crying Complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Doctor<\/p>\n

Ncuti Gatwa has roasted himself over Doctor Who\u2019s recent ratings slump and complaints that his Doctor cried too much.<\/p>\n

The actor made the comments while guest hosting last night\u2019s Saturday Night Live UK<\/a>, referencing both his breakout role as Eric in Sex Education and his time as the Fifteenth Doctor.<\/p>\n

Gatwa\u2019s second season of Doctor Who became a frequent subject of ratings discussion, with several episodes hitting\u00a0all-time lows<\/a>. His performance also drew debate among fans, with some criticising how often the Fifteenth Doctor was written as overly emotional.<\/p>\n

During his monologue, Gatwa addressed both points directly: \u201cI am so lucky. I have had so many fantastic roles in my career. Millions of you watched me as Eric in Sex Education. And then about 12 of you watched me in Doctor Who. Hey, maybe that\u2019s why I kept crying.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cJoking aside, it was genuinely a magical role. In fact, it was the first time my parents were truly proud of my career. When I told them I got the part, they said, \u2018Finally, a doctor in the family.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Gatwa also joked about his surprise regeneration into Billie Piper, adding:<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd even though I have since regenerated into Billie Piper, I don\u2019t understand it either. I still love Doctor Who, and I got to meet so many crazy characters.\u201d<\/p>\n

See the opening monologue below:<\/p>\n

Gatwa also \u201cregenerated\u201d in another skit for the show:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ncuti Gatwa has roasted himself over Doctor Who\u2019s recent ratings slump and complaints that his Doctor cried too…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":589582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-589581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/589582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}