Astrid Peth "a full return to the limelight", Minogue's appearance was not universally praised. Gareth McLean, a TV writer for "The Guardian", described Minogue as "not that good...she's blank and insipid". McLean wrote: "There's no chemistry between Astrid and the Doctor, she delivers her lines with a real lack of conviction and thus we never really believe in Astrid as a character. Where Catherine Tate's Donna in last year's special was overbearing, Kylie Minogue's Astrid is hardly there at all. It does make you wonder why casting Kylie was regarded as a coup. She's a pop star – of course she's going
Astrid Peth her on the set of "Doctor Who" as Tennant had done. "The Sun"'s selection of top TV babes of 2007 included Minogue as Astrid Peth as well as Agyeman for her Martha Jones "Doctor Who" role and Piper for her role as Belle de Jour in "Secret Diary of a Call Girl". In reference to Minogue's appearance in "Voyage of the Damned", actor John Barrowman, who portrays companion Captain Jack Harkness, suggested he would love for Kylie's sister, Dannii to appear in "Doctor Who" spin-off series "Torchwood". Character Options has produced an action figure of Astrid for inclusion in a