Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa He is reportedly on track to become a billionaire thanks to his massive role as the Time Lord.
The 31-year-old actor made his debut in the BBC sci-fi series earlier this year and while things may not be too rosy amid falling ratings, his bank balance is certainly flourishing.
Ncuti has reportedly seen his earnings double to £1.9m, according to Sunadding to the money she had already raised from previous roles, including her part in the Netflix teen comedy Sex Education.
The publication reports that the Rwandan-Scottish TV star paid himself a handsome salary of £700,000 from money earned through his company Gemini Moon.
A source told The Sun: ‘Getting one of the most sought-after roles on TV was always going to help Ncuti’s career and earning power.
Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa is reportedly on track to become a multimillionaire thanks to his breakthrough role as the Time Lord (pictured in Doctor Who)
The 31-year-old actor made his debut in the BBC sci-fi series earlier this year and while things might not be too rosy amid falling ratings, his bank balance is certainly flourishing.
“That much is clear from his later stories, but some might wonder whether his financial success has been matched by his success as a Time Lord.”
The source continued: “The number of people tuning into a show that revels in being a shared experience for the whole family is a little disappointing, to say the least.”
MailOnline has contacted representatives of Ncuti for comment.
Ncuti made his first appearance as the famous time traveller in May, with the first two episodes, which premiered on iPlayer ahead of the BBC One broadcast, attracting 2.7 million and 3.2 million viewers.
However, a week later, audience figures quickly dropped to 2.3 million.
Despite a slight increase to 3 million viewers in later episodes, the remainder of the fourteenth season had around 2.3 million people tuning in.
A BBC spokesperson told The Sun: ‘Overnight ratings no longer give an accurate picture of all those watching drama in an on-demand world.
‘This season of Doctor Who premiered on iPlayer almost 24 hours before it aired, and the first episode has already been watched by over 6 million viewers and continues to grow.’
According to The Sun, Ncuti has apparently seen his earnings double to £1.9m, adding to the cash he had already raked in for previous roles, including his part in Netflix teen comedy Sex Education.
This comes after Doctor Who fans were left in a frenzy in June because they were disappointed by the reveal of the show’s grand finale.
The highly anticipated final episode of season 14, titled Empire Of Death, left Whovians wanting more.
Its grand finale, which revealed who Ruby’s mother is, arrived on BBC iPlayer at midnight on Saturday 22 June and the episode aired on BBC One at 6.40pm.
But for fans who couldn’t wait for the big reveal, the long, arduous wait turned out to be a disappointment.
Doctor Who fans flocked to X, formerly known as Twitter, sharing their devastation at the finale and asking: “Is that it?”
Doctor Who fans were left in a frenzy in June as they were left disappointed by the reveal of the show’s grand finale.
The highly anticipated season 14, which saw Ncuti Gatwa take the reins as the new Time Lord, left viewers wanting more after the final episode, titled Empire Of Death, left Whovians wanting more.
One user wrote: “Ruby’s mother reveal is probably the worst I’ve seen on this show. I’m so disappointed.”
“I’m sorry, but the reveal of who Ruby’s mother was was lame.”
‘That was it?’
“I’m now convinced that the mystery surrounding Ruby and her mother was a plot hole they accidentally created while writing this season and had no idea how to get out of it, because what the hell was that anticlimactic episode?”
“I’m sorry, but the reveal of Ruby’s mother was very disappointing. I knew it would be difficult to create something that lived up to expectations, but that was…”
I watched the finale of Doctor Who and boy, was it so anticlimactic. I was expecting the mother to be someone important like River Song, but it turned out to be a random person.
Meanwhile, the show’s producer Russell T Davies has said that “no decision has yet been made” about the third season’s line-up.
Doctor Who producer Russell T Davies has said that “no decision has yet been made” on the line-up for series three.
Appearing at San Diego Comic Con alongside Ncuti and Millie Gibson, the screenwriter talked about what’s in store for the sci-fi show.
Appearing at San Diego Comic Con alongside Ncuti and Millie Gibson, the screenwriter talked about what’s in store for the sci-fi show.
Russell, 62, admitted that decisions on who will star in season three have not yet been made as they are still in the midst of filming season two.
The screenwriter said: “We’ve filmed the second season, but we’re only halfway through. We still have many months of post-production left. There’s a long way to go, so we haven’t made any decisions yet.”
Ncuti said playing the Doctor was “surreal” and when the presenter joked that he had signed on for the next 10 seasons, he replied: “Of course!”
