Whoopi Goldberg has revealed that she once asked Doctor Who‘s producers if she could become the first ever female Doctor.
Jodie Whittaker took on the honour for the latest series of the BBC show, but Goldberg revealed to former Doctor Who star David Tennant on his podcast that it was once a dream of hers.
“I wanted to be the first female Doctor,” she said, adding that she thought the character could be “the American version of Doctor Who ends up in New York and it’s me”.
“We don’t have a Doctor Who,” she continued. “We don’t have that character who is travelling through dimension and time, and being an observer – sometimes a hindrance, sometimes a help. The idea of that just so made me happy.”
Goldberg added that her request was turned down by the show’s producers at the time. “They were like, ‘Um, no’. So I was like, ‘OK, I’m cool. I understand’, she said.
The actor and presenter also spoke about her role as Guinan on Star Trek: The Next Generation and said she remains a fan of the genre.
“I always felt like science fiction movies predicted the future,” she said. “They told you what was coming, and how to prepare for it. Whether it was climate change, hand computers or being able to move around in different dimensions.”
