He has learned a thing or two

In a true Gen X moment, David Tennant has voiced his absolute shock at discovering the real meaning behind the aubergine emoji.

Doctor Who was flabberghasted, to say the least.

After attending a staff training seminar held by a Hollywood studio on the commencement of a new job, the actor was left quite flummoxed after he received a tutorial on using the famously sexual emoji.

Seemed the star had been using it for culinary purposes (as one is totally in their right to do) and had no idea it was seen in such a way.

Poor, sweet, innocent Dave.

Speaking at the ACE Comic Con in Arizona over the weekend, David said that the image flashed up in the seminar with the warning: ‘Remember, the eggplant emoji is not just an eggplant.’

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jonathan Hordle/REX/Shutterstock (720828k) David Tennant Doctor Who Christmas Episode 'Voyage of the Damned' Gala Screening, London, Britain - 18 Dec 2007
Can work his way around a phone box, has no idea about emojis (Picture: Rex Features)

The father-of-four sat stunned as he exclaimed: ‘And that was it. No explanation, just that. I went WHAT?’

The Jessica Jones star said the video, which was purportedly shared in the wake of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault allegations, went through the motions of warnings in the workplace.

‘Stuff like it’s bad to touch somebody on the bum and all that, and of course, sure,’ David said.

‘You’re starting with a new company, here are the rules, da de da.’

However the whole eggplant/aubergine debacle immediately had him worried, as the hip meaning, for the tech kids, was evidently lost on him beforehand.

As he was told by the host and his co-star Krysten Ritter that you don’t use the eggplant emoji at work, he added: ‘Now I am terrified!’

‘I mean, imagine I was just saying “do you want some eggplant for dinner” and suddenly I am up against a tribunal?’ he said.

The actor has most recently starred in Good Omens, an upcoming Amazon adaption.

Starring David and Michael Sheen, this reworking of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s novel looks set to be one of the big-hitters on Amazon Prime this year.

The cast also includes Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, Sherlock’s Sian Brooke, Line Of Duty’s Daniel Mays and League Of Gentlemen creators Mark Gatiss, Stephen Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith.

We’re going to assume no aubergine emojis have been cast as of yet.

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