Pearl Mackie, the out bisexual actor who starred as Bill Potts alongside Peter Capaldi in the tenth series of Doctor Who, spoke out on the importance of LGBTQ+ representation in the media.
In an interview with Digital Spy, Mackie reflected on playing the first gay sidekick in the TV show: “It all feels like a bit of a whirlwind for me, because it was such a huge thing for me at the time.
Getting the job and being catapulted into this amazing world and this huge fandom, and also opening up this whole world of LGBTQ+ fandom that had been there in the Doctor Who community but hadn’t had, apart from Captain Jack, like a solid companion to channel and represent them essentially.”She said she had spoken to fans who told her how important Bill.