http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3743753.stmFormer pop singer Billie Piper is to play Doctor Who's new sidekick when the cult BBC sci-fi show returns next year.
Piper will star alongside Christopher Eccleston as Rose Tyler in the drama.
She made her acting debut last year in the critically-acclaimed BBC One drama serial the Canterbury Tales.If you look her up on the internet, you'll find rather a lot of appearances in the British tabloids, when she appeared to be a fairly untalented pop singer who got married very young to an overrated jerk of a TV presenter called Chris Evans. However, last year she surprised everyone with 2 good performances in one-off TV dramas. Not a bad choice in the end.