CHRIS Evans has claimed Doctor Who is responsible for the break-up of his marriage to Swindon's Billie Piper.

He reckons Billie's filming commitments for the programme, currently showing on Saturday nights, meant the couple were rarely together.

He told Q magazine: "When she got the job in Doctor Who in Cardiff we were never together.

"You don't get married to be apart, that's what I say. Are we divorced? No, but we're separated and will be."

Billie, 22, was in Cardiff for three months filming the series, while Chris, 39, stayed at their London home.

He said: "Did the age difference present a problem? Yes, in the end. I definitely would get married again. What I'd do differently is not get divorced."