The BBC has announced this morning that singer-songwriter Foxes will appear in the new series of Doctor Who – and she’ll be performing a track in her episode.

Foxes will guest star in Episode 8, written by Jamie Mathieson (Being Human).

She commented: “I can’t believe I’m actually going to be in an episode of Doctor Who! Especially as it all came about from a chance meeting. I was playing a gig and got chatting to the show’s production team who’d been watching my performance. I was telling them how much I loved Doctor Who and next thing they invited me to be on it. I couldn’t think of a better place to make my acting debut than on one of the UK’s most iconic shows!”

Executive producer Steven Moffat added: “We are completely thrilled that the amazingly talented Foxes is joining us on board … well, you’ll see. Let’s just say, the Doctor is finally catching up on his phone calls.”

> Take a look at our list of other pop stars who’ve appeared in Doctor Who.

Foxes’ album ‘Glorious’ recently debuted top 5 in the official album chart.

Watch the video for Foxes’ hit single ‘Let Go for Tonight’…

Other guest stars confirmed for Series 8 include Ben Miller, Frank Skinner, Tom Riley, Keeley Hawes and Hermione Norris.

Series 8 is currently filming in Cardiff and will begin on BBC One in August.

> Here’s everything we know about Series 8 so far.

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