Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa 'on the way to becoming a multimillionaire' thanks to his huge TV role - despite ratings drop

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa is reportedly connected his measurement to becoming a multimillionaire acknowledgment to his immense domiciled arsenic nan clip lord.

The actor, 31, made his debut successful nan BBC sci-fi bid earlier this twelvemonth and though things mightiness not beryllium excessively peachy amid a driblet successful ratings, his slope equilibrium is surely flourishing.

Ncuti has apparently seen his net double to £1.9million, according to The Sun, adding to nan rate he'd already raked successful from erstwhile roles including his portion in Netflix teen drama Sex Education. 

The publication reports that the Rwandan-Scottish TV prima paid himself a handsome costs of £700,000 from nan money earned done his done his institution Gemini Moon.

A root told The Sun: 'Landing 1 of nan astir sought-after roles connected TV was ever going to thief Ncuti’s profession and earning power.

'That overmuch is clear from his latest accounts. But immoderate mightiness beryllium wondering if his financial occurrence has been matched by his occurrence arsenic nan Time Lord.'

The insider continued: 'The number of group tuning successful for a show that revelled successful being a shared acquisition for each nan family is somewhat underwhelming, to opportunity nan least.'

MailOnline has contacted representatives of Ncuti for comment. 

Ncuti made his first quality arsenic nan celebrated time-traveller backmost successful May, pinch nan first 2 episodes - which premiered connected iPlayer up of nan BBC One broadcast - attracting 2.7million and 3.2million.

However, a week later, nan viewing figures quickly fell to 2.3million.

Despite a flimsy boost to 3million viewers successful later episodes, nan remainder of nan fourteenth bid saw astir 2.3million group tuning in.

A BBC spokesperson told The Sun: 'Overnight ratings nary longer supply an meticulous image of each those who watch play successful an connected request world.

'This play of Doctor Who premiered connected iPlayer astir 24 hours earlier broadcast, and section 1 has already been viewed by complete 6million viewers and continues to grow.'

It comes aft Doctor Who fans were near successful a frenzy successful June arsenic they felt disappointed by nan show's expansive finale reveal. 

The highly anticipated play 14 last section titled Empire Of Death, near Whovians wanting more. 

Its expansive ending, which revealed who Ruby's mother is, landed connected BBC iPlayer astatine midnight connected Saturday 22 June and nan section was broadcast connected BBC One astatine 6.40pm.

But for fans who could not hold for nan large reveal, nan agelong painstaking hold proved to beryllium a disappointment. 

Flocking to X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, Doctor Who fans shared their devastation of nan finals arsenic they were near asking, 'is that it?'

One personification penned: 'Rubys mother uncover is astir apt nan worst uncover I've ever seen successful this show. So disapointed.'

'I'm sorry but nan revelation of who Ruby's mother was, was lame'.

'Was that it?' 

'I'm now convinced nan enigma surrounding Ruby and her mother was an full crippled spread they accidently created erstwhile penning this play and had nary thought really to excavation themselves retired of it, because what connected world was that anticlimactic episode?'

'I'm sorry, but nan uncover of Ruby's mother was very disappointing. I knew it would beryllium difficult to create thing that lived up to nan hype but that was…'

'watched nan dr who finale and lowk it was truthful anticlimactic??? one was expecting nan mother to beryllium personification large for illustration stream opus only for it to beryllium a random person???'

Meanwhile, nan show's shaper Russell T Davies has said 'no decision' has been made yet for nan line-up of bid three. 

Appearing astatine Comic Con successful San Diego alongside Ncuti and Millie Gibson, nan screenwriter said astir what was successful shop for nan subject fabrication show. 

Russell, 62, admitted decisions astir who would prima successful bid 3 haven't been made yet arsenic they are still successful nan mediate of filming nan 2nd season.

The screenwriter said: 'We've changeable play two, but that's only halfway through. We've sewage each those months of station to come. It's a agelong measurement off, truthful nary decisions yet.' 

Ncuti said playing nan Doctor is 'surreal' and erstwhile nan big joked he had signed up for nan adjacent 10 seasons, he replied: 'Of course!'.