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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== Early life === | |||
Hebe required the use of a [[wheelchair]] from a young age due to a problem with her legs. She watched ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'' in the [[cinema]] and shouted when Ariel left the [[sea]] to become [[human]], believing that life under the sea was far more beautiful and interesting. | |||
Studying at [[Sheffield Hallam University]], Hebe befriended [[Evelyn Smythe]], who told her to make use of emergency packages containing [[chocolate cake]] and also gave her a button for her [[mobile phone]] to use when she was in trouble; unbeknownst to Hebe, the button could send an [[SOS]] to [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. She became a [[marine biologist]] and earnt a [[doctorate]], although she rarely used the title it afforded her. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rotting Deep (audio story)|The Rotting Deep]]'') | |||
=== Meeting the Doctor === | === Meeting the Doctor === | ||
Hebe first met the Doctor and [[Melanie Bush]] at the [[North Sea]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rotting Deep (audio story)|The Rotting Deep]]'') | Hebe first met the Doctor and [[Melanie Bush]] at the [[North Sea]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rotting Deep (audio story)|The Rotting Deep]]'') | ||
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== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
Hebe relied on a wheelchair to assist in her mobility. | Hebe relied on a [[wheelchair]] to assist in her mobility. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rotting Deep (audio story)|The Rotting Deep]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Hebe | Hebe was the first [[companion]] to require the use of a wheelchair.<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/water-worlds-is-out-now</ref> | ||
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