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"Jenna-Louise Coleman has revealed that she knew very little about Doctor Who when she auditioned to play the new companion. The Blackpool native discussed her lack of exposure to the hugely popular sci-fi series with the London Evening Standard, revealing that being unfamiliar with the series actually helped her.  &amp;quot;I didn&amp;#039;t really know anything about Doctor Who but [showrunner] Steven [Moffat] really liked that,&amp;quot; Coleman recalled. The actress further explained: &amp;quot;[Being unfamiliar with the show] meant that when I went into the audition with Matt Smith I could be more spontaneous because I didn&amp;#039;t know him as the Doctor.  &amp;quot;And the plot seemed to evolve from audition to audition, with more scenes being written, and characters being introduced. There were times when I thought they had no idea what they wanted.&amp;quot; Coleman made her surprise first appearance in Doctor Who&amp;#039;s series seven opener &amp;#039;Asylum of the Daleks&amp;#039; and returned at Christmas for &amp;#039;The Snowmen&amp;#039;, which also included Richard E Grant and Sir Ian McKellen as the villains. Her role as The Doctor&amp;#039;s latest companion means she will be traveling to San Diego Comic-Con this summer, a prospect that Coleman says she is excited about.  &amp;quot;I am going to Comic-Con this year. Matt told me that last year someone dressed as a TARDIS was sitting in the front row of the audience,&amp;quot; she declared. Coleman previously expressed excitement about her part in Doctor Who&amp;#039;s 50th anniversary celebrations. Doctor Who showrunner Moffat also recently said that he is &amp;quot;very busy&amp;quot; planning the anniversary, which he promised will be marked with more than just a single special episode. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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