Billie Piper has gone on record to describe how she deals with kissing scenes in shows, Doctor Who included.

Speaking to The Star, Piper says she likes it when “it’s genuine”:

“I like it when it’s genuine - tongues and all”

Billie says she refuses to “fake it” and urges other actors to do the same to make it look as real as possible:

“The secret is to make it real, I hate all that half-kissing business - you know, when the top lip’s above the other lip and it all fits very neatly. That kind of bores me.'”

Whether there’ll be any kissing this Christmas is as yet unknown, but Billie returns to Doctor Who on the 25th, starring alongside David Tennant in The Christmas Invasion.