The announcement earlier this year that new companion Millie Gibson would be leaving after a brief term as Ruby Sunday shook the Doctor Who community.
Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor will now have a new companion in the shape of actress Varada Sethu, but she will be joining Ncuti and Millie.
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies said he ‘first worked with Varada on a BBC production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and it’s a joy to welcome her on board the TARDIS.’
‘Right now in the studio, shooting for 2025, we’ve got Ncuti, Millie and Varada fighting side by side – we need all three, because the stakes are higher than ever!’
Our favourite BBC sci-fi series is preparing for a true return on May 11, 2024, after Ncuti Gatwa took over as the 15th Doctor during the 2023 Christmas specials, after David Tennant reprised his role for the three one-hour episodes.
Millie, 19, had her debut appearance during the holidays, and it was revealed that she will be appearing beside Ncuti as new companion Ruby Tuesday for the full season.
Sethu said it was an ‘honour to be a part of the Whoniverse’ and she felt ‘like the luckiest person in the world.’
‘I couldn’t ask for a better team than Ncuti and Millie to be on this adventure with.’
But, who is Varada Sethu? And what other television series has she appeared in?
Who is Varada Sethu?
Varada Sethu is an Indian-born British actress. She was born in Kerala, India, but relocated to the northeast of England at a young age, growing up in Benton, a neighbourhood of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Varada Sethu, 32, spent her adolescent years with the National Youth Theatre, won Miss Newcastle in 2010, and went on to study veterinary medicine at the University of Bristol.
Despite studying veterinary health at university, she continued on the route of acting and began working professionally in TV and movies around 2015, when she was in her early twenties.
What TV shows and movies has Varada Sethu been in?
In 2011, Varada Sethu made her big screen debut as Kiran in the British thriller film Sket, with Skins actress Lily Loveless and So Solid Crew actor Ashley Walters, better known as Asher D.
She then appeared in a television rendition of Midsummer Night’s Dream before securing a role in the sequel to the heist film Now You See Me.
Varada took a short sabbatical from the big screen to focus on her television career, which included parts in Doctors, New Blood, Doctor Foster, and Strike Back: Revolution.
She later appeared in Jurassic World Dominion before gaining recognition for her role as Cinta Kaz in Andor, the critically praised Star Wars TV series that premiered on Disney Plus in 2022.
In Andor, her character Cinta was in a romance with Vel Sartha, played by actress Faye Marsay, widely known for her role as The Waif in Game of Thrones.
Is Varada Sethu married?
Varada Sethu has kept most of her personal life private throughout her career, therefore little is known about her dating and relationship history.
Looking back through her social media past, Varada has made it a point not to disclose any information about romantic interactions she may have had.
Does Varada Sethu have Instagram?
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Varada Sethu has an Instagram page. She presently has 32,000 followers, and we expect that figure to rise even more now that she is a part of the Whoniverse.
numerous of her posts include vacation photos, promotional photos for new projects she’s working on, and photos of the numerous people she’s met on journeys throughout the world.
Doctor Who returns on May 11 on iPlayer and BBC One.
