Doctor Who bosses have been hit by a new bombshell - Billie Piper is quitting the hit TV show.
The 22-year-old blonde, who plays the Timelord's sidekick Rose Tyler, may appear in only three episodes of the second series, according to reports.
The news comes just weeks after Christopher Eccleston announced he was standing down as Doctor Who once the current series ends.
A BBC insider told The Sun: "Billie will feature in some episodes of the second series. But her character, Rose, won’t be the Doctor Who companion at the end of it.
"It's a nine-month, hard slog of filming. Chris and Billie were knackered.
"Billie’s really proved herself as an actress in Doctor Who and she's been bombarded with offers of work both in England and in America."
The paper quotes a BBC source as saying: "No decision has been made about how many episodes she will be in, but it looks likely she will come in and out."
Filming of the new series, with David Tennant as the Doctor, starts in July.