Washington
(ANI):
Singer
Amy
Winehouse
is
all
set
to
act
in
the
new
series
of
Dr
Who,
it
has
emerged.
According
to
NME
magazine,
the
'Rehab'
hitmaker
will
be
reprising
the
role
of
the
villainess
The
Rani,
which
was
made
famous
by
actress
Kate
O'mara
in
the
1980s.
The
Rani
is
an
evil
scientific
genius
rouge
time
lord
who
in
previous
series
of
the
hit
TV
show
has
enslaved
entire
planets.
With
this
project,
the
'Back
To
Black'
singer
will
make
her
first
acting
debut
on
the
TV
screen.
According
to
sources,
Winehouse
is
very
excited
about
the
role
as
she
is
a
"massive
fan" of
the
show.
"She
was
a
total
Dr
Who
nerd
as
a
kid,"
Contactmusic
quoted
the
source,
as
saying.
"Her
and
Blake
have
all
the
DVDs
in
their
flat.
She
once
even
told
people
at
the
Hawley
Arms
that
she
had
a
massive
crush
on
[fourth
Doctor]
Tom
Baker
when
he
visited
the
pub,"
the
source
added.