Love catches up with Dr. Who
- Publication: Belfast Telegraph
- Date: 1980-11-19
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- Page: 1
- Language: English
"DR. WHO" star Tom Baker is to marry the girl who is his assistant in the science fiction series, actress Lalla Ward, daughter of Viscount and Lady Bangor.
The couple, whose secret romance started at the beginning of this year, are to be married in London at Christmas.
Earlier this month Tom Baker announced that he was retiring from the long-running children's series after five years as the time-travelling doctor the longest stint by an actor in the part.
Lalla, who has played his girl assistant Romana for the past two years, is to leave the series, and will be seen only in episodes until Christmas.
The 29-year-old actress said at her Chelsea home today: "We plan to get married between now and Christmas. But I have not done this sort of thing before so I don't know how long it will take to organise.
"Tom is so busy we're going to have to try to find a day to fit the wedding in." Then, talking of their romance, she said:
"I suppose it started at the beginning of the year and has been on and off since then. But now it it is definitely on."
She said 45-year-old Tom, who is divorced with two grown up sons, didn't "pop the question." "We just decided to get married because we felt it was something right for us to do."
Tom's decision to quit the series he stops filming in January, but will be seen for the rest of the current series which ends in March had nothing to do with their plans to marry, Lalla added.
The couple plan to live in Tom's London flat after the wedding while they look around for a new home.
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