Doctor Who star Matt Smith reportedly once auditioned for a role on Footballers' Wives.
The drama - starring Zoe Lucker and Ben Price - aired on ITV from January 2002 to April 2006.
Smith's sister Laura Jayne told The Daily Mail: "I had a friend who worked on Footballers' Wives so I covered Matt in fake tan, gelled his hair, made him wear salmon pink trousers and sent him for an audition."
However, Smith - who won the role of the Doctor in 2009 - failed to impress the Footballers' Wives team.
"He didn't get the part, which was probably a good thing," said Jayne. "That kind of look definitely isn't him."
Prior to replacing David Tennant on Doctor Who, Smith also auditioned to play John Watson in BBC drama Sherlock, a role eventually won by Martin Freeman.
Doctor Who returns to BBC One in the autumn.
