Today’s Evening Standard claims: “Jenna-Louise’s multiple Clara Oswin Oswalds have been confirmed for the 2013 Christmas special and series eight.”

The actress told the newspaper: “I didn’t really know anything about Doctor Who but Steven [Moffat] really liked that. It meant that when I went into the audition with Matt Smith I could be more spontaneous because I didn’t know him as the Doctor. 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.”

Series 7 Part 2 begins on Saturday 30 March on BBC One and BBC America.

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