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
Kylie Minogue products her website. It includes T-shirts, pants, gloves and scarves. On her site, it also includes Showgirl outfits, especially from her previous tours including and . In 2003 Minogue released her phenomenally successful LoveKylie lingerie range and she became the face of Agent Provocateur. In 2007 Minogue was approached by H&M to design and promote a beach ware line. Demand outstripped supply and the collection sold out within weeks, becoming H&M's highest selling celebrity range ever. Minogue has made several television and film appearances, including an Ant and Dec special, "Kath & Kim", "Doctor Who" as Astrid Peth and "The Vicar