SCOTS star Karen Gillan will be able to keep an eye on Doctor Who after her last scene as his assistant … because she stole binoculars from the Tardis.

The 24-year-old admitted taking the memento from the set of the BBC’s most famous series when I spoke to her yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival.

She’s in the French resort to publicise her first movie, Not Another Happy Ending, which will begin shooting in Glasgow in July.

In her first interview since shooting her final Doctor Who scene as Amy Pond last Saturday, Karen admitted there were buckets of tears at the end.

Emotions were running high as Karen, Matt Smith, who plays the Doctor, and Arthur Darvill (Amy’s husband Rory) did their last scene.

Karen, who is staying tight-lipped about what happens to Amy, admitted: “It was a weird, serene day where everyone was feeling it.

“We don’t film in chronological order so the last shot we filmed was me, Matt and Arthur going into the Tardis.

“Then Matt closed the door for the last time and we were in darkness.

“We hugged and started crying. It was kind of tears of happiness.

“It was a feeling of ‘Look at what we’ve done’. It was lovely.”

Karen made her Doctor Who debut as Amy in 2010, wearing a controversial policewoman’s outfit.

But she revealed she wasn’t allowed to hang on to the costume.

She said: “I didn’t get to keep any Pond stuff because everything related to Doctor Who goes into exhibitions.

“But I might have taken a little special something from the Tardis.”

Speaking in her rented villa overlooking Cannes, where she’ll be until tomorrow, she giggled when I pressed her about what it was.

Eventually, she admitted: “A pair of binoculars. They look really weird in my house, just sitting there.”

Another reminder of her time travelling through time and space in the Tardis is a compilation of funny bits compiled by Matt on his mobile phone.

While it was obviously a huge wrench to leave such a big show, Karen is already showing she is much more than just Amy Pond.

In January, she was praised for her role as supermodel Jean Shrimpton in the BBC4 film, We’ll Take Manhattan.

Now she will be heading to Glasgow to film Not Another Happy Ending, her first leading role. She said: “I’m one step closer to my parents in Inverness which makes me so happy. I miss being up north so much.

“Because I’ll be based in Glasgow, I’ll be able to see them at weekends, which will be nice.”

The film’s director is John McKay, who also directed her in We’ll Take Manhattan.

Karen plays Jane Lockhart, a headstrong and passionate author of miserable fiction who suffers writer’s block on her second novel.

Her publisher Tom Welles embarks on a campaign to get her working again – by making her unhappy.

The film features Glasgow’s art scene and Karen is looking forward to spending time in the city, especially its vintage shops.

She started her acting career in Glasgow playing off-the-rails teenager Teri Cotter in a 2006 episode of Rebus.

And two years later she was back to make Channel 4 pilot Stacked.

The former model said: “I’m looking forward to immersing myself in Glasgow life because I’ve only ever been there for short period of times.

“There is this cool, happening movement going on. The art school is amazing.

“I want to get into that side of Glasgow and the film will show that side of the city. It’s a hub of creativity.”

Karen is excited at the prospect of filming in Glasgow and let’s slip she’s going to be maid of honour at a friend’s wedding during the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival near Beauly, Inverness-shire, in August.

She’s also a regular at her local music festival on the banks of Loch Ness.

Karen said: “I love RockNess so much. I love festivals. They are one of my favourite things to do. I like getting into it and camping.”

But before enjoying arty Glasgow and splashing about in Highland mud, she’s got Cannes to enjoy.

Sitting in her plush villa overlooking the city, she is itching to get started.

She said: “I want to go down to the centre and see it looking ridiculously lavish. I’ve no idea where I’m going to end up. We’ll just see what happens.”

Now a household name thanks to Doctor Who and about to make her debut on the big screen, has Karen got her eyes on Hollywood?

She said: “I’m just taking each acting job as it comes, whether it be telly, film or theatre.

“I just want to do good stuff. I’m not looking at this film as this big transition. I just really liked the project so decided to do it. It’s been my ambition to take on a film role when the right one came my way.

“When I first read the script, I immediately fell in love with Jane and felt really drawn to the role.

“As soon as I heard that John was on board, I knew it was something I wanted to do.

“I’m really looking forward to starting shooting.

“It’s going to be completely different to anything I’ve ever done and I can’t wait to get started.”

Karen was recently voted Scotland’s sexiest woman in a FHM magazine poll. With her striking looks, red hair and long slender legs, it’s no wonder she’s also been nominated for Fashion Icon in the Scottish Fashion Awards, up against model Tali Lennox and Hollywood star Tilda Swinton.

But that kind of attention makes Karen embarrassed.

She said: “Scotland’s sexiest woman is a very flattering title to hold, but I don’t believe that myself.

“I’m sure there are far sexier women in Scotland who just aren’t in the public eye.”

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I’ll be adding the Cannes images to our gallery shortly!

Doctor Who star Karen Gillan has admitted that she would love to appear in Community.

The cult NBC comedy features a spoof of the BBC’s sci-fi drama, titled ‘Inspector Spacetime’.

“I’ve seen a lot of Community,” Gillan revealed in a BBC America interview. “I watched one of the episodes and got hooked and now I really, really love [the show].”

The actress added that she would love to appear in an episode, calling the ‘Inspector Spacetime’ scenes “kind of brilliant”.

“I love Inspector Spacetime, it’s so funny,” she said. “I wasn’t familiar with it until recently when my flat-mate said, ‘Do you realise there’s a Doctor Who spoof in a show over in the States?’”

Community was recently picked up for 13 more episodes by NBC.

In the UK, the series airs on Tuesdays at 10.30pm on Sony Entertainment Television. NBC recently confirmed that the show’s fourth season will move to a new Friday night slot in the US this fall.

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Whilst the end of another Doctor Who era has occurred, we wish Karen and Arthur the best of luck, as they move onto new projects, including Not Another Happy Ending for Karen!

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Over the next couple of days I’ll be adding the Series 6 Doctor Who images that are missing too.

Doctor Who’s seventh series will be screened for the first time at the Edinburgh International Television Festival 2012, when the Doctor will take on the Daleks once more.
The festival takes place from August 23 to August 25 and last year saw the premiere of series six episode Let’s Kill Hitler.

The BBC has yet to confirm when the new series of the cult sci-fi drama will hit our screens, though it is likely to follow the festival in the autumn.

Doctor Who co-creator Steven Moffat will attend the annual event, appearing on a ‘Masterclass’ panel for his other series Sherlock, alongside the show’s other writers Mark Gatiss and Sue Vertue.

The Doctor’s sidekicks Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) are set to leave the show midway through the next series, and Moffat promises there will not be a dry eye in the house.

He also revealed that he considers the companions to in fact be the central characters of the series, saying: ‘The story of Doctor Who is always the story of the companion, it’s always their story.

‘It was Rose Tyler’s story, it’s Amy Pond’s story – the story of the time they knew the Doctor and how that began; how it developed and how it ended.’

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Who’s hot?: Scottish star Karen Gillan.

Karen Gillan, from Inverness, is Scotland’s sexiest woman according to a poll by FHM Magazine. The ‘official’ ranking of the hottest women on the planet sees Karen at number 36.

The list is topped by X Factor judge Tulisa with former X Factor judge Cheryl Cole in second place.

But Karen, who is due to bow out of her role as Amy Pond in the Doctor Who series, has certainly got striking looks with long slender legs and red hair.

She has been nominated in the Scottish Fashion Awards for this year’s Scottish Fashion icon, up against Tali Lennox and Tilda Swinton.

Meantime, she has been filming the final scenes for her departure from Doctor Who along with her on-screen husband Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill).

Heiress Paris Hilton is just ahead of Karen and The Help actress Emma Stone is just behind her.

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The Scottish Fashion Awards, sponsored by InStyle and hosted by Alexa Chung, have announced the nominees for Scottish Fashion Icon 2012!

The Scottish Fashion Awards, sponsored by InStyle, have announced this year’s nominees for Scottish Fashion Icon 2012, and the list includes Dr Who actress Karen Gillan, model Tali Lennox and Hollywood stars Tilda Swinton and Gerard Butler.

Nominee and model Tali Lennox, who also scooped a nomination for Scottish Model of the Year, said “I am so excited to be attending the awards this year, and to be nominated for two is so overwhelming and flattering. I am really proud of my Scottish roots, and can’t wait to spend some time in Glasgow”.

The Scottish Fashion Fashion Icon 2012 nominees:

• Barrie James O’Neil
• Karen Gillan
• Tali Lennox
• Emeli Sandé
• Tammy Kane
• Amy MacDonald
• Louise Linton
• Gerard Butler
• Tilda Swinton
• Calvin Harris
• Iain De Caestecker
• Emun Elliott

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As you all know, once Karen is complete with Doctor Who, her next project is going to be the movie “Not Another Happy Ending” – the people behind the film are currently on a Funding Campaign to ensure the film has enough funding to become reality.

All further information needed is at the fundraising website, including details on how to donate to the project and the different rewards relating to your donation amount (e.g. a $600 donation will gain you a visit to the movie set! Exciting stuff!).

Also – don’t forget to follow “Not Another Happy Ending” on Twitter – @NAHappyEnding

The actress, who plays Amy Pond in the BBC1 show, has already amassed a whopping 53,000 followers after signing up to the microblogging site less than 24 hours ago.

Upon her arrival she tweeted: ‘Hello twitter…nice to meet you.’

Before adding: ‘Thanks to everyone following me!!! Argh this is really exciting. Oh, and by the way…WE ARE IN NEW YORK!!!!’

After being inundated with notifications from welcoming online fans, she later joked: ‘Someone could have told me to turn off my email notifications when i joined twitter today. Plus side? That many cyber friends.’

And 29-year-old Darvill, who plays her on-screen husband Rory Williams, found the rookie error particularly amusing.

He tweeted: ‘So @KarenGillan2 has NOT turned off her email notifications and her battery has died. Cue 50000 emails. Today just got so much better.’

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So in case you missed it – Karen is now on Twitter. Her account is @KarenGillan2 – please make her welcome (be nice!). Her account has not been verified yet, but is confirmed by Arthur Darvill and Steven Moffat!

Also – I added a bunch more HQ On Set images from Central Park too – Enjoy!

Today, she has been filming alongside co-stars Matt and Arthur in Central Park, on a beautiful sunny day! Fortunately for us – outdoor shoots equal lots of pictures! I have (so far) added over 120 HQ images as well as a bunch of MQ images too!

This total may well creep up – pictures are becoming available so very frequently (it’s been a busy time, trying to keep up!), but for now, enjoy the new additions!

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