There are rumors the Christmas show will also reveal that Coleman’s character is expecting the child of her sort-of-deceased boyfriend Danny Pink (long story!), and even that the episode is set to be the actress’ Doctor Who swan song. Coleman sounds convincingly surprised by the prospect that her character could be pregnant: “This is news to me.” She is more tight-lipped when asked about the possibility that Clara may soon be leaving the TARDIS for good. “I’m terribly sorry for being so annoying,” she says, “but Steven and the team are very keen for people to not know what’s going to happen, so it is genuinely a surprise.”

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