Jenna Coleman on Doctor Who exit

Jenna Coleman talks about why she's leaving Doctor Who after 3 seasons, what she'll miss about the show, and whether she'll ever be back.
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[@MrMacman98]

I could listen to Jenna's voice all day. It's good for the soul

[@lhair02]

same, possibly faint

[@alyssagorski7538]

"Peter's face..." That killed me. I love how much Doctor Who actors love Doctor Who in ways we don't get to experience.

[@gregorbegger9291]

She's got to be the most beautiful woman in England.

[@Zemar16]

Eh. Everyone has his own opinion on this. But she is definetly really beautiful.

[@cassu6]

Greg Wise that’s gotta be the best pirate I’ve ever seen. But yeah I definitely agree with you she is remarkably beautiful

[@LouieNeira]

Wrong. I’d say most beautiful in the world! :)

[@frankie.j]

Not even close.

[@EAMCFC]

@@frankie.j then who the hell is then

[@AngelCosplayProductions]

we whoviens will miss you clara oswald/ jenna colemon good and love you

[@ETRTriad]

Hurt more than when my ex left

[@mikeholmes4233]

+Madison Jaques yah R.I.P Clara

[@AngelCosplayProductions]

mike holmes she came back for one or two episodes and she still lives just without a pulse :)

[@mikeholmes4233]

yah i know but it was still sad when it happend

[@whouffaldiisreal5927]

I gave a question about the episode of Hell Bent when The Doctor got Clara for the point when she was going t die and hen they went off in the TARDIS did the Earth freeze.

[@ziggyg02ify]

I would like to see Jenna on forever, but I agree she did leave at the right time... But I miss her

[@natevermillion3663]

I hope she returns for the 60th Anniversary.

[@TGM_Productions]

Yes-

[@alexf6886]

The beauty of the Clara character is because of that moment where she split herself through the timeline she could come back as one of the splinters. And Big Finish audio has the rights up to the end of the Smith era, which includes Clara, so if they can reunite David Tennant and Catherine Tate and bring John Hurt back as the War Doctor, which they have done, they might be able to get her and Matt together again. I think Clara will not be killed off, though.

[@eimantasubartas4571]

Well this aged poorly

[@ziggyg02ify]

Do you know what? She's so cute!!!

[@ZemplinTemplar]

+ziggyg02ify Genuinely charming.

[@lhair02]

agreed, I have a massive crush on Jenna, if ya hearing this Jenna you have another admirer

[@petersach7029]

Melody b

[@damirzhanzakov]

Sure

[@3lk3v]

this woman is 10/10

[@Oldzampire]

She is! I'm a straight woman but couldn't agree more.

[@frankie.j]

Lol, not even an 8. Not with this body.

[@unspecifiied3627]

@@frankie.j you smell like erectile dysfunction

[@williamseneyjr.6277]

​@@frankie.j I'm sure you're not even a 6 yourself.

[@chelleneufeld894]

I had a hard time warming up to Clara at first, probably because I'm still not over Amy and Rory. but I do appreciate her cleverness.

[@orsonlepherd7064]

Nobody will ever truly get over Amy and Rory's departure.

[@johnc.3791]

Very sad to see her leave. I love Jenna and her character Clara. I'll look forward to seeing what she does next.

[@GM-yq4xp]

you are my favorite companion, i am going to miss you so much!

[@victorpeterson3502]

Jenna will always be Clara for me

[@katg-gk5ox]

I'm always so incredibly impressed watching her interviews.

[@esteban578]

It makes me sad to think that Dr Who is in some ways ending with Clara, Moffet, and supposedly Capaldi leaving I fear it wont be the same as the Moffet era and it makes me sad

[@cassu6]

I know your comment is so old but you were right doctor who is quite shit right now

[@MrSmith-nx5uw]

@@cassu6 yes

[@lovelacy23x]

I fear you were right lol

[@alexdlocoa]

Jenna: Ofcourse I'd come back if it was the right....... Interviewer: Doctor? Jenna: The right......... Interviewer: Contract? Jenna: ...Nature of the story. Interviewer: That... wasn't really what you were gonna say; was it? Jenna: I don't wanna talk about it.

[@zinki120]

an alternate reality's interview with jenna

[@lenakingsleigh]

I miss her soo damn much. Best companion ever 💕✨

[@Jen-ys6iw]

I cried hard now looking at what else you have done beautiful lady

[@shyaminator]

she said Steven's script, but Sarah Dollard wrote Face the Raven...so maybe she does come back in the finale?

[@ukiyomoon8971]

YES!!!

[@irottaalfurinn2539]

+Dominic Maas oh hell no

[@zinki120]

+Dominic Maas or just a figment of the Doctor's imagination or something else going based on the previews and 2 released trailers for Hell bent.

[@whydidytaddthis]

HAHAHA YOU WERE RIGHT AM SO HAPPY

[@zinki120]

yep my friend you were right. good detective work in spotting the dots and connecting them. dots in the show and based on interviews and magazines and online websites

[@kaisbenrhouma]

So cuuuute

[@Tigressmia]

i just love Jenna and i really adored Clara :3

[@4400seriesFAN]

You will probably never read this, but you are my favorite "Doctor Who" companion for the episodes I watched (2005 - )! And your cute little nose? I love it!

[@rjmcallister1888]

Adorable. Simply adorable. And just as good playing Queen Victoria. Good things come in small packages.

[@nicolesong6199]

first three consecutive comments are about Jenna's beauty. getting lost in her eyes is like slipping into a pool on an unrelated note I really like Jenna and Peter's relationship

[@natevermillion3663]

#ClaraOswaldForever

[@lhair02]

I'm backin that my friend

[@Angel-zy7hn]

awwww man I'm gonna miss her

[@solstarsgalaxy]

Jenna may have been the best of the Companions, yet. I had suspected she would leave the show when when Peter Capaldi took over the Dr Who roll. I had hoped that her departure would have been a bit different, but I guess the Impossible Girl had to have this ending. I wish Jenna Coleman the best and hope to see her on TV or the movies in the future.

[@wheezyorange1640]

I was at the festival that day

[@symbolicof]

Its almost as though doctors and assistants get a max of 3 seasons. Tennant, Smith, Coleman, Capaldi

[@almostfm]

It's the "Troughton Rule". Do three seasons, and get out. Keeps you from being typecast, and British TV doesn't pay so much that you can have a run on a hit show and be financially set.

[@LouieNeira]

@@almostfm That didn't apply to Tom Baker, though, did it?

[@almostfm]

@@LouieNeira The exception which proves the rule

[@LouieNeira]

@@almostfm Not so true for Eccleston...

[@nicolesong6199]

yeah there's a definite kind of beginning middle and end structure to the three series. it's like each doctor gets a trilogy. it's really nice

[@austingonzales1405]

She is incredibly beautiful. Her voice!

[@xxkaraaxx]

she is so lovely

[@davidjunior854]

Y Claras the only reason why I watch doctor who now she's leaving :(

[@ryanyork4638]

The only reason you watch? Then stop watching, you dont deserve the show

[@taruuuu]

+Ryan York what are you going to do about it?? what, do you "deserve" the show any more than anyone else?? that's the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard

[@scuf3766]

+xandy -guy gtfo. A tv show is something you enjoy personally. Not be forced into enjoying. If Clara was the only reason he watched ( and the only reason I started watching ) than let it be.

[@scuf3766]

+xandy -guy ok, you sit in your moms basement and enjoy yourself 😊

[@zinki120]

the Clara's (echo, prime, ghost) = she is a very popular companion of nu who. people say Clara is the Sarah Jane Smith of nuwho. she is like this nurturing, flawed, amazing, and normal character that we all admire. it is sad she is gone in a way that will make people all teary. as for Clara's to return, it could be more like an echo or let's just say a hallucination telling the 12th Doctor to regenerate and move on. depending on the finale, if Clara prime appears in some form that allows her to come back again in some way that Jenna could return as Clara prime. but we shall see. also it is okay to watch a particular era for a certain character as a starting point before going into other eras or not. for me when 9th doctor left, I stopped then came back for the 11th.

[@lagubaratterbaru6205]

Aw/oh...she looks so sad/exhausted...Miss you always Jenna n.n

[@maou7222]

Matt + Clara is my favorite combo. I wish they had at least one more season together 😢

[@progx8679]

I will miss her greatly !!!!! :.(

[@hanspijpers2100]

Clara for president and Jenna as the next DOCTOR WHO A female doctor with some visits to Jane Austin Strax for companion.Thank you Jenna, for the countless hours of beautiful acting, and all of your faces I wished Steven would have had the guts to write your exit himself, but he left it to someone else. A missed opportunity. I would have loved to see a more serene exit. Like in the snowmen. Thanks for being the best ever companion!!

[@user-yy7ry2ci6h]

I cried so many times for the last episode

[@carlitox8281]

SOOO CUTEEE!!!!😍💖💖💖

[@imran2999]

someone tell me pls I can't find season 9 on netflix

[@johanlindgren4660]

In case you still haven't found it you can watch it on dreamfilm dreamfilmhd.sh/series/details/3821-doctor-who/

[@pauthomp]

Yeah ...miss her already .... come back soon ... these new Doctor Whos are just too sad to watch

[@ItsYoGurlKimx]

Omg she sayd theres maybe an opportunity that she comes back in the future i hope so ! I love you jenna

[@jamiethomas3904]

For years now i've been crafting stories of my own about a character named Roy Skygather, and Jenna Coleman's in my fan casting as Roy's Mom. Lady President Ralena.

[@shootingstar175]

Love Jenna Coleman and Clara!

[@saitama9771]

I L O V E jenna ESTOU TE VIJIANDO COLEMAN / AM WATCHING YOU COLEMAN

[@ultrawinona]

You know if I had a TARDIS I'd go back to when I met jenna. She's amazing ❤

[@georgesix]

She's cute, she's sophisticated, she's perfect ❤

[@roberthicks1612]

I would love to see her and the doctors daughter join up.

[@noelhudson4348]

Stunning lady absolutely perfect

[@eduardiv.9429]

she's Insanely talented!

[@fieldingm1969]

And she can wink! She's adorable!

[@Darkstar2630]

When asked if she would like to return in a one-off episode or as a cameo, she replied: "it all depends on the story." Billie Piper said the same thing a few years ago during the 50th anniversary special. We still haven't seen her back yet. Hopefully one day we can see all of the past and present companions return for a big episode (or a few).

[@EdDueim]

Yeah, but we lost Sarah Jane.

[@skiesyellow4519]

EdDueim Yup. Sadly she died :(

[@Mpayne1472]

Best Companion Ever

[@davorsite]

She is amazing in Victoria

[@Alreadygone-qg5qw]

3

[@sherlock33]

Only time I didn’t liked her character in series when she was all crazy behind that guy who was holding her back from being with doctor. Rest she was amazing.

[@rrcczz]

I'll miss her face

[@arlecchinoe]

she is so pretty

[@sal4856]

The face of an angel

[@redflash6340]

to be honest, i can't believe that clara oswald is killed by a bird!

[@zinki120]

a Raven. Clara's mother's maiden name is Ravenhome (sp?) and Clara did wore a Raven necklaces before FTR episode came on.

[@rich1051414]

+zinki120 Yes well, this is only moffat pointing out after the fact that things that happen are planned very far ahead. They have to be, whovians would not let him get away with just making things up as he goes :P One thing that bothers me is that the doctor noticed the diner was in _'the wrong spot'_ and that _'he couldn't find the tardis he stole'_. It makes me think clara stole his tardis, and the diner was just a perception filter, but why? Possibly to go save danny pink some how. When she met her offspring, he was _'decended from time travelers'_ and his name was orson pink.

[@batmanlaughed800]

+Thibow Well... you don't have to feel bad about that anymore.

[@zinki120]

+Richard Smith - hmmm intriguing about Dr wake up and not know where his TARDIS is. well the TARDIS has an invisibility cloak that may Clara may have used. oh wait nevermind, the Doctor's TARDIS materialized. hmm..now on another note. the question is: how long Dr been knocked out? How long did time-frozen Clara time traveler with Ashildr to get Danny back and bore his offspring that lead to Orson being born? the problem is that Time-frozen Clara does not have a heart beat because her death is a fixed point. So she could not return to normal life and bring Danny back unless they exiled themselves some isolated place on earth for many decades. There is so many possibilities due to these hidden hints that we could only wonder what is the long term plan of Clara-prime, Ashildr, Orson pink, and much more.

[@rich1051414]

zinki120 There are 2 tardis's now, if you remember he stole another without a broken perception filter. Clara brought the doctor back to earth in the new tardis. What she did with it after that is up to her, even returning it when she is finished with it later, as if she never borrowed it. I wouldn't put it passed her, the doctor and clara are VERY MUCH ALIKE. They pointed that out with a lot of stress, which is the hint I ran with :P There really is an infinite amount of possibilities there.

[@MichaelM28]

series not season. season 8 aired decades ago

[@raginbakin1430]

God she's stunning

[@Andrew-138]

Come back

[@berliner0]

love her my crush

[@lhair02]

you have competition, look out!!!

[@berliner0]

great taste i liked martha too

[@lhair02]

jon-michael fink Ok, Well I have more affection for Clara/Jenna than Martha/Freema

[@berliner0]

well thats ok no prob

[@lhair02]

No harm done mate, who knows when we'll meet her ourselves

[@alonab9105]

I'm only on episode 5! COME ON!

[@longdeadchannel8311]

+Alona dabess Have you watched 9? If not you should. Now.

[@alonab9105]

+TheDynamiteCrafters I was on episode 5 of season 9 and yes I finished it now

[@alonab9105]

+TheDynamiteCrafters like I finished season nine and I loved it

[@xJxaxsxix]

That moment when you're a Doctor Who AND a Sherlock Fan and after Series 4 of Sherlock you just think: Why do people always give up after three??? Just stay a little longer! And I don't mean just for the companions but also for the doctor. WHY ALWAYS AFTER 3? :(

[@catherinespark]

Think of it this way - how many book series or film franchises do you know where the fourth book or film is as epic as the first one, or the first three? And would more than 39 chapters in a trilogy feel like more than all the story had been told? Of course, these aren't set-in-stone limits, but it does tend to follow the same principle; after a while all that can be told well gets told and more feels like overegging it. Trick of the mind that it feels like that could never happen.

[@meihua8105]

I MISSSS YEW CLARA COME BACK TO MEEEEEEEE

[@lhair02]

PLEASE, DO IT FOR ME AND THIS GUY!!!!

[@annrightsell1607]

so sad =(

[@vin5388]

I may be in the minority here, but she's my type.

[@user-cu1ll8yk6r]

WHYYYYYYY??????!!!!!!

[@hamuiii]

Y U DO DIIIISSSSSSS

[@user-hl7kl2dw4r]

I hate how she died in doctor who I cry

[@lhair02]

Does this mean by number 3, her fav Classic Who doc is 3. Go figure that one folks

[@crashfan9997]

Jenna should've been cast as the 13th Doctor.

[@EAMCFC]

Lol definitely not- would hate for Jenna to become victim of chibnall writing however rtd is coming back so maybe 14th? 👀

[@BrotherTree1]

She's such a cutie...

[@molly2966]

No I don't want to watch doctor who anymore 😭🙏🏼

[@suzylena4707]

I hate ashildr , i miss clara. i want clara . come back :(

[@zinki120]

had a feeling we are going to hate Ashildr more in Hell bent. there are hints Ashildr is Missy's daughter. Ashildr, based in those camera angles and lighting on her, she is up to no good.

[@zinki120]

+FullmetalandtheFlame - there was a line that said by missy something like "I had a daughter" in the "Witch's familiar "

[@zinki120]

+FullmetalandtheFlame - I was also meant to say that at the time Witches' Familiar was shown that was a fan speculation at the time. now with Hell bent shown based on Ashildr's own words about "Missy the master. the lover of chaos." Right there is evidence based on Ashildr's comments that she is NOT Missy's daughter assuming Ashildr was telling the truth the whole time in Hell Bent episode.

[@cazino4]

This chick is almost too pretty if that's possible. Remember when she started out in Emmerdale. She looked like a movie star then lol.

[@twoseriousladies]

clara better return this christmas i'll yell

[@honeywhereismysupersuit6800]

I don't like steven's scripts they changed his screw driver for glasses :( I'm loosing interest. I love Clara (apart from danny pink) she played a BRILLIANT character, mostly when she played being evil. :D

[@ryanyork4638]

Yeah he should switch the glasses back

[@GM-yq4xp]

+CORE Group you mean bonnie then!

[@rileygeekly3432]

I heard Peter is getting a new Sonic Screwdriver. his own design.

[@thelovelylandofmary1883]

+CORE Group I loved Danny. I was so sad to see him go T-T

[@rileygeekly3432]

I was right!

[@bogdan2551]

It's weird how much Jenna is detached from Clara...Jenna seems to be the least excited person on earth about doctor Who as the entire concept...meanwhile Clara Oswald was the ULTIMATE companion...who embodied the most the whole essence of the Doctor's companion...i literally started to watch Doctor Who because i got caught by her beauty...and then it just sucked me in...in a way it is comforting to see how distant and unrelated they are...it kinda means that Jenna did a good job in locking Clara in that universe...so the two never cross their paths...i mean if you look st Karen...Karen is such an Amy Pond...but Jenna is literally like : Doctor Who???

[@unspecifiied3627]

what are u on about bro

[@LouieNeira]

She didn't quite work with all of them, she didn't work with Christopher Eccleston.

[@kevincoeuris6509]

Its the women do Amy the most beautiful women of england

[@AgentTC-vd7lg]

She could of left after the Christmas special it would be better

[@Fibromatose]

Crazy how she can be cute and distinguised and beautiful and stunning and absolutely adorable, at the same time.

[@luisjorge707]

:'(

[@Acc0rd79]

I havent liked the new doc that much at all, just too boring and dull, let alone hard to understand. I loved Clara, she was hot and made the show for me. With her gone.....meh, guess Ill watch them later on DVR when i have time on my hands.

[@crashfan9997]

The perfect, erm, impossible girl

[@LordSillyBottom]

So Arya killed Clara with the 3 eyed raven? lol

[@zinki120]

uhhh...not quite. Arya Stark aka Ashildr was used by someone ie the Time Lords...so the Time Lords killed Clara even after how many times Clara saved Gallifrey like 2 times: (1) day of the Doctor and (2) time of the Doctor

[@vinnie-chan]

You know why Moffat have made this ending for her? Well, because there was only one thing to do with a such an awful character, to make it somehow interesting. Honestly, I felt very bad for everyone after season 7 in Moffat era, these actors didn't deserved the writting that got worse and worse every time.

[@VypaGaming]

DUMP YA BOYFRIEND JENNA I NEED U

[@Alreadygone-qg5qw]

do you like me?

[@elitegaming4506]

Does she only have 1 dimple?

[@rodney73991]

are sure she gone for ever? killed off then brought back.

[@desoliver9712]

I'm sorry, but I find her incredibly boring, as both actress and as a person. I have nothing against her, she seems very nice, but there is just nothing there. I thought Clara was very badly written. I know it's a bad thing to say but I think Moffat was just drawn to her looks.

[@guguig9746]

Really? I mean, to each their own. While I also have some issues with the character, I love the actress, and not for her looks (I discovered her in a video game at first). It could have been better, but I'm rewatching Capaldi's seasons at the moment, and while my issues with Clara stands, I can't see a "faux pas" on the acting part.

[@Chalor.]

Good riddance to rubbish! Clara's been one of the most annoying companions; right up there with Micky and Donna.

[@AngelCosplayProductions]

+Mark Curtis rude if you don't have something nice to say don't say anything at all.

[@scuf3766]

+Madison Jaques yea. He's probably some filthy man who is trying to make people feel terrible about themselves.

[@johnhannah484]

Lets be honest guys he says he didn't like Donna either so the only explanation is that he only wants an argument😂

[@MofOptics]

+Madison Jaques Freedom of speech

[@johnhannah484]

+Full-time Penguin with the right to speak freely comes the responsibility to not be a dick

[@tylerbailey9329]

God I miss her. She had such a cute sophistication to her.