Pearl Mackie is just saying what we are all feeling about Peter Capaldi’s departure at the end of the years. She’s got some mixed emotions, and so do we.
In an interview with InStyle UK, Pearl Mackie admits she’s got some conflicting emotions about the twelfth doctor. It’s bittersweet for all Who fans, and she’s just saying what we’re all thinking. In the “The 2017 Hot List: InStyle’s Annual Rising Stars Portfolio Of The Names You Need To Know” she comments on her experiences with Doctor Who.
When asked about how she feels about Capaldi leaving, she says, “I’m so sad but I’m just happy I got to work with him. He’s such a generous actor. I’m very new to camera acting and all the technical stuff and he will always check if I’m ok. We really get into the scenes and he’s very open to my opinions.”
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Mackie also talks about those first few moments when she realized she got the part. Mackie recalls she was home with her “housemate,” and remembers, “The whole process was mad. At the recall I read with Peter and it was all really hush hush. It was like being in MI5. Then my agent called me to tell me I got it. There were tears. I had to call her back and say: ‘Look I’ve imagined that moment a lot so please can you tell me it did actually happen!’”
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Although season 10 will be her first, and last with Capaldi, we’re really looking forward to Pearl Mackie’s tenure as the companion. In fact she already has fans. She told InStyle, “I went to Comic Con in New York and there was a girl dressed exactly like me. The trailer I appear in is only two minutes long but she had really nailed it.”
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We’re not the only ones rooting for Mackie to kill at her new gig. She says Jenna Coleman gave her some advice about the new season. Coleman sent her a beautiful bouquet of flowers with a note saying Mackie didn’t need any advice – save a little guidance about what to eat and not to eat in the canteen.