Karen Gillan was reportedly found naked in a New York hotel corridor after a night of partying in April.

The Doctor Who star was wrapped in a sheet by hotel security and escorted to her room after being found nude and "whimpering" at 7am at The Ace in Manhattan, the Daily Mail reports.

A permanent resident of the hotel told the newspaper that he heard someone trying to get into his room and went to investigate.

"I went to the peephole and looked out. I saw a man at the lift who was looking back at someone who was attempting to open my door," he said. "The next thing I saw was a woman giving this person at my door two towels before getting into the lift and leaving."

He added: "Then I saw this young woman, completely naked, trying to wrap two towels around her and not having much luck.

"She then started to whimper and knock on my door. Seeing that she wasn't getting anywhere, she lay down with the towels covering her."

After security arrived and escorted the woman, later identified by the resident as Gillan, away, the man said: "I never saw Lady Godiva again."

Gillan's spokesman declined to comment to the newspaper and a BBC Worldwide spokesman said: "We're unaware of this alleged incident."

The actress was in New York in April as part of a promotional tour for Doctor Who.

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