Peter Capaldi has joked that his Time Lord character Doctor Who is "far more exciting" than his real self.
Capaldi was speaking about his first season playing The Doctor during an appearance last night (Sept 27) on BBC One's The Graham Norton Show.
"I love being Doctor Who," he told Norton. "I wake up in the morning and I'm Doctor Who, and when I go out to the shops and buy a pint of milk, I'm Doctor Who."
He added: "Everywhere I go I am The Doctor and everyone smiles at me - they are pleased to see Doctor Who, who's far more exciting than I am!"
Capaldi went on to reveal that his most awkward encounter with a Doctor Who fan occurred just after his casting in the iconic role was made public.
"The day after I was announced as The Doctor, I went to buy a light bulb in an old hardware store . . . and a bloke came out from behind the counter with a sink plunger stuck to his head [like a Dalek]."
