Ncuti Gatwa says he and Matt Smith bonded over their Doctor Who experiences

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Gatwa told BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg he exited Doctor Who after two seasons "because I’m getting old and my body was tired," adding that the show “takes a lot out of you — physically, emotionally, mentally. So it was time.” According to Variety, Gatwa said while at Glastonbury Festival, he bumped into fellow former Doctor Matt Smith “in a club” and the two bonded over the experience. “We had great, deep chats about that job and how there’ll never be another like it in our lifetimes,” he said. “We’ll never work that hard again. Never be as stimulated and stretched. It’s also very exhausting, so it’s lovely to delve into other projects.”