1 in 10 know skint pal selling sex to pay fees

MORE and more medical students are turning to prostitution to pay their way through university, it was claimed yesterday.One in ten wannabe doctors has a friend who sells sex to meet rocketing tuition and living costs.That's up from just four per cent in 2000 and six per cent in 2006.The Student British Medical Journal fears students may be attracted to a life of vice by Billie Piper's ITV2 hit Secret Diary of a Call Girl in which she "oozes glamour and sophistication" as a high-class hooker.Youngsters ignore the perils of prostitution as they struggle with debts of £30,000 to £50,000 over a five-year...

Hundreds of medical students 'use sex to pay bills' following glamorous portrayal of industry in TV show

Hundreds of medical students are turning to prostitution to fund their education after the seedy world’s glamorous portrayal in Secret Diary of a Call Girl, a report reveals.The Billie Piper TV drama in which the dangers are sidelined and she ‘oozes glamour and sophistication’ may have added to the trend, a medical journal claims.One in ten trainee doctors claims to know someone who is selling their body because of increased living costs and rising tuition fees.This is two-and-a-half times the number ten years ago, when only 4 per cent were aware of a peer placing themselves in the sex industry.Jodi...

Pregnant celebs show off their bumps

Billie Piper has been keeping out of the spotlight as she enjoys being pregnant with her second baby.But even celebrities have to run errands sometimes and Billie was recently spotted struggling to work around her growing baby bump whilst shopping.Billie, 29, who is about 7 months pregnant, is expecting her second son with actor husband Laurence F...

New Billie project with Kevin Morosky

Further into the year, actor Billie Piper will be the focus of an exploratory project, documenting her life as she makes the transmission from stage to motherhood; a collaboration with Urban Outfitters to raise money for the Amy Winehouse Foundation is in the offing; plus Kevin will be reunited with clothing label GRIND and founders Youssef and Barney to launch Cafeune, a t-shirt line incorporating a digital platform showcasing ‘a messy beautiful heap of imagery, thoughts and words.’ Kevin has also recently documented Kelly Rowland, shot musicians Ghostpoet and Marques Toliver, as well as acclaimed...