βDoctor Whoβ fans hoping that the departure of Peter Capaldi will pave the way for the first female Time Lord could be in for a longer wait.
Despite calls from Peter and a number of past stars like David Tennant and Billie Piper to cast a woman in the role, The Mirror has claimed BBC bosses are eyeing a younger man for the role, in a bid to snap up some of the fans lost in recent years.
*sigh*
An insider told the paper: βA lot of younger fans have been lost in the last few years, especially young females and the gay male audience.
The new series of βDoctor Whoβ kicks off later this month, and will introduce new character Bill, played by Pearl Mackie.
It was recently claimed that Bill would be the first assistant in βDoctor Whoβ history to be openly gay, with Pearl revealing the characterβs sexuality is disclosed almost immediately.
However, viewers probably shouldnβt get too used to her, as itβs been reported Pearl will be leaving the show at the same time as Peter and executive producer Steven Moffat.