Peter Capaldi might have only been on screens for two weeks in his new role as the Doctor in Doctor Who, but he must've made quite an impact on GQ as they gave him TV Personality of The Year at last night's Men of the Year Awards in London.
The Scottish actor was presented the award by his co-star Jenna-Louise Coleman, who plays Clara on the BBC drama and looked gorgeous in a grey smock dress. Capaldi is no stranger to viewers after starring as Malcolm Tucker in mocumentary The Thick Of It, but taking on the iconic role of the Doctor is a whole new level of fame.
Peter on the red carpet last night (FameFlynetUK)
Picking up his award, Peter admitted it was a dream come true to take on the role of the Doctor: "I've been very lucky because in the past I've received awards for my acting. This is the first I've received for my personality, which I assume means they've never met me. The reason I've got this award is because I got the chance to play the role of a lifetime twice. Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It. And I also got to play Doctor Who.
"The real people who know the personality of the year are my family - my mother and my sister and my wife who have put with my personality and endured it to the point that I can get this ".
Co-star Jenna was on hand to give out the award (WENN)
The first episode of the twelfth series was teased for months by the beeb, as they ushered in Matt Smith's replacement. Initial reactions to Capaldi's Doctor have been pretty positive after the first two episodes, although the BBC might be a little concerned by a loss of 1.59 million viewers for the second episode. It had an average viewership of 5.2 million, while Deep Breath the week before raked in nearly eight.
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