Interview: Bethany Black on appearing in Doctor Who, acting whilst trans and dro

[stephaniec]

Interview: Bethany Black on appearing in Doctor Who, acting whilst trans and dropping her trousers

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/11/11/interview-bethany-black-on-appearing-in-doctor-who-acting-whilst-trans-and-dropping-her-trousers/

Pink News/Michelle O'Toole  11/11/2015

"Last year Bethany Black was a jobbing comedian, happy, in her words, to do that until she ended up "dead in a ditch" after a car accident.

Now she is about to become the first openly trans person to appear in Doctor Who, only months after becoming the first openly trans person to star as a trans person on a British television series, in Russell T Davies acclaimed LGBT anthology shows Banana and Cucumber. We sat down with the actor and talked about smashing barriers, the rise of trans visibility and what she would do to get a passport. "

[T90]

There's an interview with her in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, in which she reveals that the character she's playing is Cisgender. Has a trans actor/actress ever portrayed a cis character on TV before? I can't remember it ever happening, but it's wonderful to see that she was cast because she was the right person for the role.