DOCTOR WHO NEW COMPANION BRADLEY WALSH…

Above, Doctor Who’s first female Time Lord will be joined by three new regular cast members, the BBC has announced. Jodie Whittaker, who takes over as the 13th Doctor next year, will be joined by Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole and Mandip Gill, as well as Sharon D Clarke in a returning role.

Walsh will star as Graham, Cole will play Ryan and Gill will play Yasmin.

Walsh said he was looking forward to being part of the show – some 50 years after first becoming a fan. The Chase and Tonight at the London Palladium presenter is about to return to acting, landing a role as the companion for Jodie Whittaker in the next series of Doctor Who.

This is just another interesting career move for the man with one of the most varied CVs in showbusiness…

Walsh is best-known for hosting game shows like The Chase and Wheel of Fortune, and will be familiar to Coronation Street fans for playing Danny Baldwin between 2004-06.

He started out as a professional footballer for Brentford FC and launched a music career last year – notching up the biggest-selling debut album of 2016 by a British artist.

This isn’t his first experience of the world of Doctor Who – Walsh says he’s watched the show for 50 years and even briefly appeared as a villain in spin-off show Sarah Jane Adventures in 2008.

He said: “I remember watching William Hartnell as the first Doctor. Black and white made it very scary for a youngster like myself.”