Astrid Peth Who Confidential", Minogue describes Astrid as a "dreamer" and that meeting with the Doctor rekindles Astrid's desire to explore. Later in his book "A Writer's Tale" Davies discussed with co-author Benjamin Cook how he had originally named the character "Peth" in a treatment but it bugged him, he later renamed her to "Astrid" giving the reason that it "...sounds more spacey, more like a futuristing Doctor's companion". Despite Davies stating that the companion in "Voyage of the Damned" was "always going to [be] a one-off...little knowing that it would be Kylie Minogue", he has since stated that he would cast
Astrid Assefa Astrid Assefa Astrid Assefa, born "Astrid Margaretha Engelbrektsson", is an Ethiopian-Swedish singer, actor and theater director. She was born on February 7, 1953 in Arvika, a locality and the seat of Arvika Municipality in Värmland County of Sweden. She is best known for her acting appearances in "Cool Kids Don't Cry" (2014), "Stockholm East" (2011) and "" (1995). Born in 1953 in Sweden, Assefa studied at the state stage school in Gothenburg and has been involved with the Royal Dramatic Theatre, The Riksteatern (Sweden's largest tour theater), the Folkeatern in Gävle and Stockholm City Theatre. She worked as a theater