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Along with a lot of old Who fans I was more than a little cynical about the casting of one time pop singer and other half of Chris Evans, Billie Piper, as the new companion for the revamped Doctor Who. And like a lot of older fans I have eaten my hat because Billie has been, frankly, brilliant in the role of Rose Tyler alongside both Christopher Eccleston’s brief season as the Doctor and now with David Tennant. In fact I don’t think I could imagine anyone else in the role now – great chemistry between the leads and a companion who in many ways is the equal of the Time Lord, not just someone who will stand and scream at a monster until saved.

Now with Billie about to leave the TARDIS behind at the end of this second season of the new Doctor Who and her divorce settlement from Evans in the papers, her autobiography is set to come out, with Billie telling her own story. She remarked in the press of it recently; “I hope it's an inspiration to young girls who constantly ask how I did it. It will be warts and all.” The publishers are so confident of this book that Billie reputedly received a six figure sum for her memoirs – somehow we suspect that many fans will justify that faith and want this book; get it on your Xmas gift list now!

Hodder, hardback, 400 pages, published October 2006

Author: Billie Piper