JODIE Whittaker says she is being paid “no less” than the previous Doctor Who stars.
The star , 36, demanded equal pay after agreeing to become the first ever female Time Lord, in a new series due in October.
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“I absolutely know that I am not being paid less than any other Doctor,” she said.
“It is not the show to set that standard and then have that revelation be the sidebar. It isn’t. Thank God.”
Jodie said she appreciates being part of “a moment of change”.
She added: “When I was growing up those characters didn’t look like us doing those things.
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“Those were the white guys running about saving the day, doing really cool stuff, and if you were lucky, when I was a kid, you may be clapped at the side and may be passed something to help the really heroic moment happen.
“So to be in the moment of change for that is incredibly exciting, particularly because it’s in a world where it’s absolutely true of this character.”
Jodie even backed the idea of the next James Bond being a female.
She said: “For us it’s 2018. Women are not a genre, we are just the other half of the population, so to see us doing things shouldn’t be such a surprise.”
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BBC chiefs vowed not to pay new Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker less than outgoing Time Lord Peter Capaldi.
Boss Tony Hall said she will get “the same” as salary gaps between men and women have to be exterminated.
The Director-General’s pledge amid uproar at male stars getting better money means the ex-Broadchurch actress, 35, who will play the Doctor, will earn up to £249,999.
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That is the salary scale Capaldi, 59, was revealed to be on when the Beeb was forced to disclose top salaries.The only woman in the top ten is Strictly’s Claudia Winkleman on £450,000.
Jodie was last seen as the Doctor plummeting to the ground from her exploding TARDIS during the Christmas special.
The BBC confirmed the hit sci-fi show will be moving from its Saturday night slot, and will launch on Sunday 7 October.
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