Rumor has it...13th Doctor's New Companion

An interesting article was circulating today on the Daily Mail's website insinuating that the 13th Doctor's new companion has been cast. Chris Chiball sounds like he is fully embracing the gender swapping roles as the rumored new companion is male.

Hopefully, this rumored casting choice won't cause pandemonium amongst fans as the 13th Doctor's role being given to a woman. Throughout Doctor Who's fifty plus history, the doctor has had a few male companions throughout the years. Granted it was never just two men in the TARDIS, a female companion was always present alongside a male one. Still, not a new concept.

The rumored companion to be is Bradley Walsh, a British comedian, and actor who has appeared in the soap opera Coronation Street and is also the host of a quiz show called The Chase.

This could actually work. If he has comedic chops then I would love to see another pairing in the same manner as 10 and Donna. Those two had such great chemistry and for once, a companion was not in love with the Doctor. Not mention, the new series has had its fill of romantic tension (I look at you 10 and Rose, 11 and River). It would be nice if this new companion perhaps wasn't human. I know that Nardole wasn't human but he was human looking and emoted in the same matter.

In any case, right now it's just a rumor, perhaps to throw us off the scent of the real contender for the role. We'll have to stay tuned to see.

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