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21 year old British actress Karen Gillan has been announced as the new companion for Series Five of Doctor Who. She's already played a Soothsayer in the series, in The Fires Of Pompeii but is relatively unknown with a number of roles in Channel 4's The Kevin Bishop Show and Stacked and a forthcoming appearance in Outcast.
Joining Matt Smith in the TARDIS, she said: "I am absolutely over the moon at being chosen to play the Doctor's new companion. - I just can't wait to get started."
"The show is such a massive phenomenon that I can't quite believe I am going to be a part of it. Matt Smith is an incredible actor and it is going to be so much fun to act alongside him," she added.
The show's writer and executive producer Steven Moffat said that the game was up when Gillan walked through the door at auditions, describing her as "funny, and clever, and gorgeous, and sexy".
"A generation of little girls will want to be her. And a generation of little boys will want them to be her too," he added.
Piers Wenger, Doctor Who executive producer and head of drama BBC Wales, added: "We knew Karen was perfect for the role the moment we saw her. She brought an energy and excitement to the part that was just fantastic."
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The new companion, starring opposite Matt Smith when Doctor Who returns for a full series in Spring, 2010, has been revealed! She has appeared previously in Doctor Who, playing the Soothsayer in the Tenth Doctor adventure, The Fires of Pompeii. In that episode the Doctor admits, 'I sometimes need someone' and from 2010 that someone will be Karen Gillan!
After winning the coveted role, Karen, 21, announced, 'I am absolutely over the moon at being chosen to play the Doctor's new companion. The show is such a massive phenomenon that I can't quite believe I am going to be a part of it.'
Karen grew up in Inverness, Scotland and developed a love for acting very early on, attending several youth theatre groups and taking part in a wide range of productions at her school, Charleston Academy.
Aged 16, Karen decided she wanted to pursue her acting career further and a year later secured a place at the prestigious Italia Conti academy in London. During her first year she landed a role in Rebus and soon appeared in a variety of programmes including Channel 4's Stacked and The Kevin Bishop Show. Karen also stars in the forthcoming film Outcast starring James Nesbitt.
When she's not acting Karen likes to play the piano and loves rummaging through vintage clothes shops. But it looks unlikely she'll be able to do much rummaging in the near future as she gears up for a life in the TARDIS, and in the limelight!
But she's ready for the challenges and adventures that will follow, declaring, 'Matt Smith is an incredible actor and it is going to be so much fun to act alongside him - I just can't wait to get started!'
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