J.K. Rowling takes swipe at David Tennant after Kemi Badenoch named new Conservative leader

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J.K. Rowling has taken a swipe at David Tennant after Kemi Badenoch, who Tennant has publicly criticised, was named the new leader of the Conservative Party.The 44-year-old MP was announced as the Tory leader on Saturday (November 2) after defeating Robert Jenrick in a leadership contest by over 12,000 votes.

She becomes the sixth Tory leader in less than nine years, replacing Rishi Sunak, who guided the party to their worst ever general election result in July.The news prompted the Harry Potter author to tweet, “My thoughts and prayers are with David Tennant at this very difficult time,” reviving a public spat with the former Doctor Who star from earlier in the year.My thoughts and prayers are with David Tennant at this very difficult time.

https://t.co/5zM8WmyGSx— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 2, 2024In June, Tennant received the LGBT+ Celebrity Ally award at the British LGBT Awards.

He took the opportunity in his speech to address Badenoch personally, saying: “I don’t wish ill of her, I just wish her to shut up”.The comment was in response to Badenoch’s proposal when she was the Minister for Women and Equalities for the mandatory implementation of single-sex toilets in public spaces across Britain.