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 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