Moffat Can’t Confirm Jenna Coleman for Series 9

Jenna Coleman’s future beyond the upcoming Christmas special is still uncertain, and unfortunately it’s not getting any clearer.

At the Series 8 DVD launch event Steven Moffat reaffirmed Capaldi will be back next year, but he couldn’t confirm Coleman’s involvement.

The Hollywood Reporter stated “Moffat said Jenna Coleman was yet to sign up” adding:

“Yes, [Capaldi’s] confirmed,” Moffat said, although he later added that Jenna Coleman, who has played the Time Lord’s companion Clara Oswald for the past two years, had not, something that could fuel rumors in the U.K. press that she is going to leave the show following the upcoming Christmas special.

So is this a sign that Coleman is on the way out as was rumoured all along, or more trademark Moffat trickery?