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MOST people crave security, to know they have a steady income.
Matt Smith is clearly not 'most people', because on June 1, he announced he was to leave Doctor Who and makes his final appearance in the festive special. Smith was still largely unknown when he took over the lead role from David Tennant in 2010. Now, he can't go anywhere without being recognised and admits "I wear hoods. I get muffled up going to Tesco and I haven't tried the Tube."
That's probably a wise move. It's estimated that more than 80 million people watch Doctor Who across the globe. And some fans can be obsessive.
"It's been very positive," he says, when asked about fan reaction to his portrayal of the universe's most famous time traveller. "There is one woman who turns up, who keeps calling me a hedgehog, but that's about it. "Everybody's been very kind." And why not? Smith had the daunting task of stepping into the shoes of Tennant - voted the best Doctor ever.
"I spent most of my first week of filming thinking, 'Am I this man or not?'" he reveals. "It was a weird experience. There were paparazzi everywhere." Smith will soon be rehearsing his forthcoming West End appearance in a musical version of Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho and has already filmed his Hollywood debut in Ryan Gosling's How To Catch A Monster.
He had to have a buzz cut hairstyle for the role, which means that in the Who special, he's actually wearing a wig.
Very little has been announced about the festive episode, but show runner Steven Moffat has revealed it will tie together some loose strands still dangling from the 11th Doctor's era.
"Steven has written a real belter for me to go out on," says Smith. "It was quite sad at the end, obviously, when I had to leave, but we've got a really moving story, with a great sense of adventure in it."
The Time Of The Doctor airs on BBC One on Christmas Day.
He sprung to fame when he took over from David Tennant in Doctor Who. But with Peter Capaldi grasping control of the Tardis, the Christmas special is Matt Smith's last episode
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