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Karen Gillan as 1960s supermodel Jean Shrimpton

An Ovation for “We’ll Take Manhattan”

If you’re one of the many who have been looking forward to watching Karen Gillan in We’ll Take Manhattan but have so far been thwarted due to residency in the…

Karen Gillan as 1960s supermodel Jean Shrimpton

Matt’ll Take Manhattan

Karen Gillan has told TV Choice she asked Matt Smith advice when taking on the role of Jean Shrimpton for BBC Four’s We’ll Take Manhattan. Matt, of course, has appeared…

Programme Name: We'll Take Manhattan - TX: n/a - Episode: n/a (No. n/a) - Embargoed for publication until: 17/01/2012 - Picture Shows: Strictly embargoed for use in print or online before January 17th 2012.L-R Jean Shrimpton (KAREN GILLAN), David Bailey (ANEURIN BARNARD) - (C) Kudos - Photographer: Adam Lerner

Gillan Takes Manhattan and Then Some!

Poor Karen Gillan, she seems to get all the difficult jobs. If she’s not doing a gruelling Doctor Who shoot for six months of the year where she’s thrown about…

Karen Gillan as 1960s supermodel Jean Shrimpton

We’ll Take Karen

Karen Gillan’s TARDIS-escaping turn as 1960s supermodel Jean Shrimpton will be broadcast later this month, and the broadcaster has released a short clip od We’ll Take Manhattan which also features…

We’ll Take Gillan

Two years into playing the role of Amy Pond and everyone in the UK pretty much knows Karen Gillan as a household name in her Doctor Who role. But we’re…

Companion Spoiler?

It’s not exactly the big news that the departure of Billie Piper was, leaking out months before the fact, but with the casting of Karen Gillan as Jean Shrimpton in…

Karen Gillan: Model Companion

Karen Gillan recently talked with Stylist.co.uk and was asked a variety of questions about Doctor Who,  fame and fashion, including how she feels being more well known in sci-si circles….