He should be so lucky! And, as it turns out, he actually is. Matt is dating actress Lily James who has recently been gaining international recognition for her performance as Cinderella in Disney's new live action remake. The former Downton Abbey star has affirmed that she'd love to follow in her boyfriend's footsteps by landing a guest role in Doctor Who (she wants to be a "space alien", apparently, as opposed to that other kind of alien...) but it looks like she'll just have to contend with ugly sisters, pumpkin carriages and glass slippers for the time being. Poor her. Oh, and on the topic of Cinderella, its connections to the Whoniverse don't just end there, either. The film's Prince Charming is portrayed by Richard Madden (pictured above with Lily James - you'll probably know him as Robb Stark in Game of Thrones!) who's real life other half just so happens to be none other than Doctor Who's current leading lady, Jenna Coleman. So the Doctor's dating Cinderella and Prince Charming's dating Clara Oswald. There's a messed up fan fiction in there somewhere. Bibbidi bobbidi boo.
Dan Butler is the Doctor Who Editor at WhatCulture.com. When he isn't writing his own articles or editing other people's, he can be found trawling the internet for gifs of Steven Moffat laughing. Contact him via dan.butler@whatculture.co.uk.
