circular-time: anne-white-star: Oh katy you are doing great sweetheartI think we don’t appreciate
circular-time: anne-white-star: Oh katy you are doing great sweetheart I think we don’t appreciate often enough that Doctor Who accidentally had a disabled actor playing a companion in 1970 because Katy BSed her way through an audition.* And Pertwee helped her and defended her from assholes and started the thing where the Doctor grabs the companion’s hand and runs which became a staple of the show. AND KATY MANNING IS FEARLESS. She runs around in high heels, and she skateboarded when she was younger. Recently she got amoebas on one eye, and has been joking about “Adios amoebas" while getting treated and wearing an eyepatch, which means she’s in danger of losing what little sight she has left, but she’s been sharing encouraging videos on Twitter and keeping other people’s spirits up. *I read years ago she was wearing very early contacts, but she wasn’t allowed to wear them while filming; I guess they reflected studio lights or showed because they were unusually thick since she was nearly blind. -- source link