UPDATE!!

Jenna-Louise Coleman has been officially confrmed as the next Doctor Who companion.

Lead writer and Executive Producer, Steven Moffat, says: “It always seems impossible when you start casting these parts, but when we saw Matt and Jenna together, we knew we had our girl. She’s funny and clever and exactly mad enough to step on board the TARDIS.

“It’s not often the Doctor meets someone who can talk even faster than he does, but it’s about to happen. Jenna is going to lead him his merriest dance yet. And that’s all you’re getting for now. Who she’s playing, how the Doctor meets her, and even where he finds her, are all part of one of the biggest mysteries the Time Lord ever encounters. Even by the Doctor’s standards, this isn’t your usual boy meets girl.”

Congratulations Jenna on your new role, and I hope you live up to all Whovians' expectations!

On other series 7 news, the daleks and weeping angels have both been confirmed to feature. Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill will leave in the fifth episode encounter with the weeping angels, whilst Jenna-Louise's character will join in the Christmas Special. The series will be split over two years, with six this year, and 8 in 2013. Steven Moffat again teased about the fate of Amy and Rory, saying that 'not everyone will get out alive in the final encounter with the weeping angels. I mean it!'

The BBC will hold a press conference tomorrow to announce the identity of Matt Smith's new co-star. A BBC source has revealed that the new assistant is 'pretty', but 'not a household name'.

The Sun newspaper claims that former Emmerdale actress Jenna-Louise Coleman has landed the role, and that her character will be an off-worlder. Let the speculation here begin!