[79] One advert was voluntarily withdrawn after a complaint lodged by BBC Worldwide, which believed that the advert broke the corporation's guidelines by featuring references to Doctor Who that appeared to be a commercial endorsement of the service. He made his directorial debut on the Doctor Who Confidential episode that accompanies Steven Moffat's episode "Blink", entitled "Do You Remember The First Time? At the time, Tennant herself was a graduate in sculpture from Winchester School of Art, who, realising she did not have enough to say to become an artist, had tried and failed to monetise her near 6ft height and remarkable bones in modelling. She was a second cousin of artist Daphne Guinness, through their great-grandparents, Sydney and David . , updated No one in fashion could guess what would succeed the smiling, buoyant healthfulness of the international supermodels who commanded catwalks and covers in the late 1980s and early 90s. [4] At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she was one of the British supermodels, with models Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss, walking the runway in the closing ceremony. In a statement shared with The Telegraph, the model . Not originally cast in the production, Tennant was recording a radio play in a neighbouring studio, and when he discovered what was being recorded next door convinced the director to give him a small role. "Ask Me Anything!" the title of the post read. [96][97][98], In September 2020, he portrayed Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen in Des, a three-part miniseries on ITV. In 2005, he starred in UNIT: The Wasting for Big Finish, recreating his role of Brimmicombe-Wood from a Doctor Who Unbound play, Sympathy for the Devil. Biography, news, photos and videos . In an Adventure with Scientists! The model married the photographer David Lasnet in 1999, after meeting him on a shoot. [95], Tennant stars as a doctor suspected of murdering his family in Deadwater Fell, a Scottish true crime miniseries, which premiered in January 2020 on Channel 4. The Doctor's face may be familiar, but this is a whole new incarnation, and he could be very different. [103][104][105][106], In December 2022, Tennant starred as Alexander Litvinenko in the ITV1 dramatisation Litvinenko. [113], In December 2005, The Stage placed Tennant at No. [citation needed]. He appeared in the paper's annual media rankings in 2006. Tennant replaced him as of the second series, making his first, brief appearance as the Tenth Doctor in the episode "The Parting of the Ways" (2005) at the end of the regeneration scene, and also appeared in a special 7-minute mini-episode shown as part of the 2005 Children in Need appeal, broadcast on 18 November 2005. [52] From August to November 2008 he appeared at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon as Hamlet, playing that role in repertory with Berowne that October and November. [29] Tennant guest starred as the Doctor in a two-part story in Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures, broadcast in October 2009. His first full-length outing as the Doctor was a 60-minute special, "The Christmas Invasion", first broadcast on Christmas Day 2005. [10] He also starred in the 2003 London production of Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman. Lambing and ewes, blood and guts and sex.. Tennant was more interested in art at the time, not terribly taken with modeling. The film was released in December 2009. [12][13] He later legally changed his surname to comply with rules set by the American Screen Actors Guild (which was later merged into SAG-AFTRA). [13] Soon after, Karl Lagerfeld announced Tennant as the new face of Chanel, with an exclusive contract. 'I'm not really pursuing my modelling in the same way. Related Topics. [40] Later that same year he starred in Learners, a BBC comedy drama written by and starring Jessica Hynes (another Doctor Who costar, in the episodes "Human Nature", "The Family of Blood" and "The End of Time"), in which he played a Christian driving instructor who became the object of a student's affection. [4] He later said that he was "absurdly single-minded" in pursuing an acting career. [137] In 2019, they had another daughter named Birdie. The play was written by Andrew Davies and directed by Doctor Who's James Hawes for the digital television channel BBC Four. Her groom was David Lasnet, assistant to the photographer Mario Testino; they had met on a shoot. Following news of the model's death on Wednesday morning, the global editorial director of Vogue and Cond Nast's worldwide chief content officer shared a moving tribute about the late star in a statement to PEOPLE. When asked by Collider if there's ever been a television show he's watched and wished he was a part of, Tennant copped to being a huge fan . [119] In 2012, he introduced Labour Party leader Ed Miliband onstage at the Labour Party Conference. The pair split in August Stella Tennant died this week just weeks after her 50th . . Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to . [41] Tennant was the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" on Top Gear in December 2007, where he claimed to have unsuccessfully auditioned for a role on Taggart 26 times. Tobias William Tennant. 'Her family ask for their privacy to be respected. Born David John McDonald in 1971, David Tennant had always wanted to be an actor. David Fisher/Shutterstock Stella Tennant at the UK Fashion Awards in 2019. Previous; 1; 2; . [12], In 1993, Tennant sent photographs of herself to a high fashion magazine, and a friend introduced her to fashion writer Plum Sykes (Victoria Rowland). In August, it emerged that Stella had quietly separated from her husband some 21 years. By [49] On 7 March 2010, he also appeared as George in a one-part BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Of Mice and Men in the Classic Serial strand. British supermodel Stella Tennant died on December 22 at the age of 50. Tennant has worked extensively on stage, including a portrayal of the title character in a 2008 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet that was later adapted for television. [16] During filming of Takin' Over the Asylum he met comic actress and writer Arabella Weir. [78], In 2012 he appeared in a multi-million-pound campaign for Virgin Media, starring in three adverts. FILE In this May 22, 1999 file photo, Stella Tennant with French born David Lasnet on their wedding day in Oxnam, on the Scottish Borders. Stella Tennant was born on 17 December 1970 in London, England,[9][10] the youngest of three children to the Hon. [136] In November 2015, Tennant announced that they had recently had a daughter named Doris. Supermodel Stella Tennant 's family has confirmed her cause of death. [27], He previously had a small role in the BBC's animated Doctor Who webcast Scream of the Shalka. Her groom was David Lasnet, assistant to the photographer Mario Testino; they had met on a shoot. Tennant, who maintained her edge throughout her lengthy career in fashion, died this week at age 50, Vogue reported. [116], Tennant is an ambassador for Worldwide Cancer Research. The couple's daughter Olive was born in 2011. Tennant had a cameo appearance as the Doctor in the 2007 finale episode of the BBC/HBO comedy series Extras with Ricky Gervais. Lasnet recalled that his mental health also contributed to the realtionship getting off to a rocky start. He was open and up for it, and I got a good reaction. Tennant and Lasnet separated earlier this year. [29], In June 2012, Tennant was inducted as Model of the Year into the Scottish Fashion Awards Hall of Fame at its annual awards event.[30]. Tennant with David Lasnet on their wedding day in 1999 Stella McCartney, Victoria Beckham and fellow model Naomi Campbell were among those to pay tribute after her death was announced last month. Tennant is survived by her four children, her husband David Lasnet, her parents Tobias Tennant and Lady Emma Cavendish, a brother and a . Although the casting was not officially announced until later in April,[24] both castmates and crew became aware of the speculation surrounding Tennant; in the live broadcast Jason Flemyng (Quatermass) changed his first line to Tennant's Dr. Briscoe from "Good to have you back, Gordon" to "Good to have you back, Doctor" as a deliberate reference. David John Tennant (n McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor.He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who (2005-2010; 2013), returning to the show as the fourteenth incarnation of the character in 2022. As Tennant recalled from the audition, "they needed someone who could believably act 19 and bonkers". Stella's father, Tobias William Tennant, meanwhile, was the son of the 2nd Baron Glenconner, and younger brother of Colin Tennant, the 3rd Baron Glenconner, who bought the Caribbean island of . By All 13 episodes were released on 20 November 2015.[82]. UNIT: The Wasting, was recorded between Tennant getting the role of the Doctor and it being announced. December 23, 2020, 9:38 AM. Unusually for a fashion star, Tennant stayed faithful to her home territory. Her family announced Tennant's death in a statement to The Guardian on Wednesday. [69] It was announced on 23 January 2013 that Tennant would return to the RSC for the company's 2013 winter season, playing the title role in Richard II at Stratford-upon-Avon (from 10 October to 16 November) and transferring to the Barbican Centre in London (from 9 December to 25 January 2014). Stella Tennant at the UK Fashion Awards in 2019. [45] The pilot was not picked up and the project was shelved. She had had a unique look since childhood chopped her own black hair urchin-tousled, flaunted the punk clothes her older sister forwarded from London and wore a nose ring. Stella Tennant, a British supermodel who rose to fame in the '90s, has died days after her 50th birthday. After Stella Tennant's sudden death at the age of 50, fashion designers and photographers paid tribute to the iconic model on social media. [2][3] He grew up with his brother Blair and sister Karen in Ralston,[4] where his father was the local minister. She found she had style, and just what that style was, wandering the hills in unsuitable footwear and smoking rebel cigarettes round the back of fathers barn. The stories feature current and previous Doctor Who actors, including Strax actor Dan Starkey, former Davros actor Terry Molloy, and many veterans of Big Finish, including Niky Wardley, who portrayed Eighth Doctor companion Tamsin. Tennant also lent his voice to adverts for Tesco Mobile, Nintendo Wii, and American Express. [120], Tennant remained neutral on the issue of Scottish independence in the run-up to the 2014 referendum, stating that it was not his business as he no longer lived in Scotland. . Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers including Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, has died suddenly at the age of 50, her family said Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. He and their children survive her. [88] Between March and June 2017 Tennant appeared in Patrick Marber's Don Juan in Soho at the Wyndham's Theatre. Tennant, who lived in Duns, a town in the Scottish borders, died on 22 December . [8][26], In 2009, Tennant worked with green lifestyle organisation Global Cool to promote using less energy at home. He played Alan, a self-made building site manager who attempted to rebuild his life after suffering a debilitating brain injury. (At art college she imitated favourite photographer Cindy Shermans technique of posing as stereotypes, and got them out of her system.). [11] Priya Elan, writing in her Guardian obituary, credits her, together with Kate Moss and Erin O'Connor, with having "introduced an era of androgyny on the catwalk". [57], In 2011, he starred in United, about the Manchester United "Busby Babes" team and the 1958 Munich air disaster, playing coach and assistant manager Jimmy Murphy. Tennant, 50, was found dead on December 22. LONDON (Reuters) - Stella Tennant, one of Britain's top models, has died at the age of 50, British media reported on Wednesday. [24], Tennant died on 22 December 2020, aged 50,[17][25] in Duns, Scottish Borders, Scotland. 'I'm incredibly glad to be where I am. A show source explained: "There have been two David Tennant Doctor Whos technically and with John Hurt playing another Doctor in the film, it basically means he can't regenerate again . She was a muse of the designers Karl Lagerfeld,[18] Gianni Versace,[17][19] Alexander McQueen, Nicolas Ghesquire, Riccardo Tisci and Victoria Beckham. Meisel and the Vogue team invited her to Paris the next week to model for a Versace campaign (Tennant recalled I thought, well, OK, that sounds fun), and a resulting Meisel shot made the cover of Italian Vogue. [21] This production transferred to the New Ambassadors Theatre from June 26 (opening July 1) to August 10, 2002. Totally Tennant. ", which aired on 9 June 2007. They had been married for over two decades and were in the process of splitting. This does mean viewers should be wary of assuming Tennant is playing the same Tenth Doctor character. I've even got my own TARDIS!" Tobias Tennant, son of the 2nd Baron Glenconner, and his wife, Lady Emma Cavendish. What was David Tennant last episode of Doctor Who called? Karl Lagerfeld offered her bigger money in 1996, to replace Claudia Schiffer as the face, and thinner body, of Chanel. Shortly after the news broke, British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enniful posted a tribute to the model on Instagram . The character when interacted with makes a number of references to Doctor Who. RELATED: David Tennant's 10 Best Roles, Ranked (According to Rotten Tomatoes) Things . So, David went from a McDonald to a Tennant, taking the inspiration for the name from Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys, and eventually made the name change official in the 2000s. This drama series shot in Poland is an adaptation of Alan Furst's novel The Spies of Warsaw. Tennant featured as the Doctor in an animated version of Doctor Who for Totally Doctor Who, The Infinite Quest, which aired on CBBC. He began filming the new series of Doctor Who in late July 2005. [127][128] They have five children,[129][130] including actor Ty Tennant, Moffett's child from a previous relationship whom Tennant adopted. Her parents ran a farm at Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders, where, like older brother Eddy and sister Isabel, she went to the local primary before being sent to St Leonards school in St Andrews. September 28, 2020 - 09:33 BST Gemma Strong. 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