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"Doctor Who star Matt Smith has praised the appointment of Jenna-Louise Coleman as the show&amp;#039;s new companion. The Time Lord actor believes that Coleman, formerly of Emmerdale, gave the &amp;quot;most interesting&amp;quot; audition in front of showrunner Steven Moffat. During an interview with BBC Radio Wales, Smith said: &amp;quot;[It&amp;#039;s] very exciting news.&amp;quot;   &amp;gt; Ten Things About... Jenna-Louise Coleman &amp;gt; Jenna-Louise Coleman: Your first impressions - Doctor Who poll Confirming that he has already met Coleman, Smith added: &amp;quot;I was part of the audition process where we met a number of wonderful actresses.  &amp;quot;But I think Jenna responded to Steven&amp;#039;s writing in the most interesting way. We&amp;#039;re very excited to welcome her to the Doctor Who family.&amp;quot; Coleman, who is starring in Julian Fellowes&amp;#039;s upcoming ITV drama Titanic, is to replace Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) and Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams), who both depart midway through the next series. &amp;gt; Doctor Who Steven Moffat: &amp;#039;Matt Smith hasn&amp;#039;t decided when he&amp;#039;ll go&amp;#039; &amp;gt; Read Jenna-Louise Coleman&amp;#039;s Doctor Who press conference in full Photo gallery - check out past Doctor Who companions below: "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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