After a teaser sketch earlier in the week saw him in a regeneration parody, Gatwa kicked off the episode proper with the traditional monologue, in which he joked about his shock departure from the BBC show.
"And even though I have since regenerated into Billie Piper - I don't understand it either - I still love Doctor Who and I got to meet so many crazy characters; sort of a bit like this place."
You can watch the full monologue, in which he also joked that only "about 12 of you watched me in Doctor Who", below.
View oEmbed on the source websiteAmongst those who have weighed in from the show's past is River Song star Alex Kingston, who said: "To be perfectly honest, I still don't quite believe it because she's not a Gallifreyan, she's a human.
Meanwhile, writer (and occasional star in multiple roles), Mark Gatiss, called the regeneration "the ultimate cliffhanger", comparing it to "Sherlock in The Reichenbach Fall".
Earlier this year, long-term series composer Murray Gold told the Half the Picture podcast that showrunner Russell T Davies has written "multiple versions" of the script for the special, depending on "certain outcomes".
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