Capaldi: “Jenna’s Exit is Sad Over a Number of Weeks”

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The day before the latest series of Doctor Who  began, Jenna Coleman announced that her character, Clara Oswald, would be leaving the show after first appearing back in 2012 episode Asylum of the Daleks. With Steven Moffat confirming earlier this week that Clara will never return to the show, we can be certain that her exit will be quite something to behold.

In his interview with Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw on Wednesday morning (Around the 2hr 24mins mark) the Doctor himself, Peter Capaldi, admitted that he became a bit emotional while filming his last scenes with Jenna.

Capaldi announced that:

“She’s great fun and wonderful to work with. I’ve had a great time with her…I don’t usually get weepy when I’m working but I found it really sad to say goodbye to her…I still see her, so it’s not like saying goodbye to Jenna in person, but you say goodbye to the character, and it becomes the focus of your emotion and perhaps all of the things you’d like to say to that person – like how wonderful she’s been to me.”

Peter didn’t let on about what the circumstances of Clara’s departure will be, but his remarks are certainly something to be concerned about for all of Clara’s fans with Peter’s commenting: ‘It’s always clever the way these things are done on Doctor Who, so get lots of hankies ready. It’s sad over a number of weeks.’

How do you think Clara will leave? How will it affect the Doctor?

 

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