{"id":135582,"date":"2023-12-16T20:12:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T20:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=135582"},"modified":"2023-12-16T20:12:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T20:12:07","slug":"jodie-ive-had-plenty-of-practice-for-latest-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/tv-and-movies\/jodie-ive-had-plenty-of-practice-for-latest-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Jodie: I\u2019ve had plenty of practice for latest role&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/Jodie-5118954.jpg?r=1702739082919\"><\/p>\n<p>The former Doctor Who actress stars in Julia Donaldson\u2019s Tabby McTat, which will be aired on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>She also revealed she had already been in training for the role, as the book was a favourite bedtime story for her children.<\/p>\n<p>The endearing tale revolves around a small cat named Tabby (Sope Dirisu) and his owner, Fred (Rob Brydon), who become separated and then hunt across London to find one another.<\/p>\n<p>While he is on his travels he falls in love and begins a family with Sock (Susan Wokoma). It is based on the book written by Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.<\/p>\n<p>Jodie said she is so enthusiastic for the story she will be making her family watch it: \u201cI will be incredibly narcissistic and make everyone sit down and listen to me. That will be their highlight of Christmas Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cEvery Christmas I\u2019ve watched Julia\u2019s animations. I\u2019m pinching myself that I get to narrate one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a fan of this story and know it quite well. I\u2019ve been reading it at bedtime for quite a while so I\u2019ve had quite a lot of practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Yorkshire-born star lives in London with fellow actor husband Christian Contreras and their two children, eight and one.<\/p>\n<p>The couple married when Jodie was 26 in Arizona in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>They met five years previously when studying at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.<\/p>\n<p>Christian\u2019s acting credits include Zero Dark Thirty and Snowden.<\/p>\n<p>Jodie became the first woman to portray the doctor when she took over from Peter Capaldi in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>She bowed out of the show in a special episode to mark the BBC\u2019s centenary in October.<\/p>\n<p>She was also Beth Latimer in Broadchurch (2013-2017) and Orla O\u2019Riordan in Time (2023).<\/p>\n<p>Despite her successful career she jumped at the chance to be involved in Tabby McTat.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018Yes, please.\u2019 That was my contribution immediately.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful and also it\u2019s not something I get to do regularly. So for it to be the Premier League, that feels exciting. Hopefully I didn\u2019t let anyone down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been brilliantly guided. There\u2019s been such fantastic direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/1846352\/jodie-whittaker-christmas-special\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Doctor Who actress stars in Julia Donaldson\u2019s Tabby McTat, which will be aired on Christmas Day. 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