DOCTOR Who star Pearl Mackie has come out as bisexual in an emotional Instagram Pride post. The 33-year-old actress played the BBC sci-fi show's first ever female LGBTQ+ companion, Bill Potts, in 2017 alongside Peter Capaldi.
To celebrate Pride month, Pearl took to Instagram and posed for a series of pictures with a rainbow heart cushion. She wrote alongside them: "Proud to be bisexual.
Proud to be Black. Proud of all my LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters and everyone in between. "We matter. You matter. Big love and nuff respect.
Happy Pride everyone!" Pearl's fans immediately posted messages of support, with one writing: "as if i didnt love bill potts enough already, knowing she was played by an LGBTQ+ actress makes me so so happy love u.
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