Doctor Who: David Tennant asked for help after fighting for his fame

David Tennant revealed that he was struggling with his sudden celebrity overnight after taking the reins of Christopher Eccelston in Doctor Who.

The 48-year-old, who became the tenth doctor in 2005, has already established himself as a popular actor on the stage thanks to his many performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

While he thought he had done enough to prepare for the onslaught of fame, Tennant said he was so shocked by the effect of the status of his family name that he He sought a therapy.

"What you imagine being that is not at all what it is," he explained in an interview with The Sunday Times magazine. "It's much more revealing, and the imaginative leap you've had, that will give you a status or make you invulnerable is totally false. It makes you very vulnerable and very raw.

"I remember just now, when I was in a room and somebody of known happened, and it is that kind of murmur that surrounds the room and everyone looks. And you imagine that being that person is kind of powerful.

"When you are that person, you enter a room and everyone turns their heads and whispers, and you feel crushed. You feel intimidated and scared, actually. "

He added that he "did not manage at all" and so found the help of "a very pretty, very calm and normal elderly lady." [him] deal. "

Despite initial fears, Tennant continued to be one of the Doctor's best-loved incarnations, playing the role for five years before leaving in 2010.

Tennant, who now plays Crowley in Amazon Prime's much anticipated Good Omens series, added that he has been anxious since the age of ten.

"I've always had insecurity, a lack of self-confidence, which is classic [for an actor], "he said." That's why you like to dress up and pretend to be someone else. "

Good Omens debuts May 31 on Amazon Prime