Astrid Peth is a fictional character played by Kylie Minogue in the
long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. She
is a one-off companion of the Tenth Doctor who appears in the episode
"Voyage of the Damned", which was first broadcast in the UK on 25
December 2007. Minogue's casting in the role was a major coup for
Doctor Who, her fame attracting much publicity for "Voyage of the
Damned". Subsequently, much of the episode's success in terms of
viewing figures was attributed to Minogue's appearance in the
role.Russell T Davies announced that Astrid Peth would be the next
companion after Martha Jones (played by Freema Agyeman) on 14 August
2007. Astrid's surname, Peth, was confirmed in the Christmas edition
of Radio Times. Davies has stated that the character was always going
to be a "one-off" even before Minogue was cast and that Astrid would
demonstrate "a whole new take â€" again â€" on what a companion can
be". The name Astrid Peth generated some speculation before the
episode's broadcast over the findings that Astrid is an anagram of
TARDIS, and that Peth means thing in Welsh. However, the episode
established no such connection. On Doctor Who Confidential, Minogue
describes Astrid as a "dreamer" and that meeting with the Doctor
rekindles Astrid's desire to explore. Later in his book A Writer's
Tale Davies discussed with co-author Benjamin Cook how he had
originally named the character "Peth" in a treatment but it bugged
him, he later renamed her to "Astrid" giving the reason that it
"...sounds more spacey, more like a futuristing [sic] Doctor's
companion".Despite Davies stating that the companion in "Voyage of the
Damned" was "always going to [be] a one-off...little knowing that it
would be Kylie Minogue", he has since stated that he would cast
Minogue again "like that". In 2008 The Daily Express quoted Minogue as
saying there had been talk that her character could be reintroduced at
a later date. Davies refused to comment when Doctor Who Magazine asked
him about the rumours regarding Minogue's return to Doctor Who. Astrid Peth Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter