Billie Piper's Rose was an instant hit when she debuted alongside Christopher Eccleston's Ninth Doctor in 2005's Doctor Who revival, with the character later a crucial part of David Tennant's tenure as the Tenth iteration of this iconic time-traveller.
Rose's story came to an end some time ago, but with Tennant returning to this franchise as the Fourteenth Doctor later this year, speculation has been running rampant that the beloved companion could return, albeit in a new form.
We've known for some time that Heartstopper star Yasmin Finney will play a character called Rose in this year's 60th-anniversary specials, but contrary to many a popular fan theory, she's not a reincarnated Rose or the original version with a different face.
Instead, it's been confirmed today that Finney will play Rose Noble, the daughter of Catherine Tate's Donna Noble!
We know that a dire fate awaits Donna should she remember her time travelling alongside the Doctor, but this name implies that at least some of the memories she had wiped have trickled down into her new life with Shaun Temple.
Tennant's Doctor is going to take centre stage this holiday season over the course of three specials titled "The Star Beast," "Wild Blue Yonder," and "The Giggle."
Joining him, Finney, and Tate are Neil Patrick Harris as a villain thought to be The Toymaker, Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble, Karl Collins as Shaun Temple, Ruth Madeley as Shirley Anne Bingham, and the late Bernard Cribbins as Wilfred Mott.
Check out the announcement post - which marks Finney's birthday - from the official Doctor Who X account below.
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