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Billie Piper and Stacey Solomon are both pregnant!

2011-11-15T20:09:00.000-08:00

A great big congratulations to two of our favourite TV ladies – both Billie Piper and Stacey Solomon are pregnant, and both are expecting their second child.

Billie, who is married to hot actor Laurence Fox, is 15 weeks pregnant. The actress had feared that she’d have to leave the theatre production she is currently working on, but she will be able to continue with the show through her pregnancy.

The Secret Diary Of A Call Girl actress is due to star in Reasons To Be Pretty at the Almedia theatre, and artistic director Michael Attenborough has revealed to The Mail that Billie thought her pregnancy would end her involvement in the play.

“She was upset and told me she was pregnant. She very generously offered to withdraw from the show,” reports Atteborough.“However, she was the first choice for the part — and fortunately the character is pregnant — so with a bit of judicious re-writing we’re all delighted she’ll be with us. I told her that I’d love her to do it and she just wept on my shoulder. She thought that was it. She was thrilled.”

We bet Billie and Laurence’s three-year-old son can’t wait to be a big brother.
Stacey’s pregnant, too

And let’s not forget about X Factor and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here star Stacey Solomon. The 22-year-old Iceland adverts star is also expecting her second baby – her first with boyfriend Aaron Barham.

Stacey – who is already mum to her adorable three-year-old Zac – has said of the happy news in an interview, “We are really excited. And I'm really looking forward to everything, knowing I am sharing it with the person I want to spend my life with. Everything is different this time. I feel a lot more experienced and ready.”

'Billie Piper lesbian scenes in Love Life not sexual'

2011-11-15T20:05:00.000-08:00

Kaya Scodelario has insisted that there is nothing provocative about her role in Love Life.

The Wuthering Heights star will play Karen, the love interest of teacher Holly (Billie Piper) in the semi-improvised BBC serial.

"[Each episode is] half an hour long, for five nights on the BBC," the actress told Digital Spy. "It's [about] different situations of love [and] that's why I wanted to do it."

She continued: "It's very hard to get two female actors, put them together in a... relationship and not make it about sex."[This story] was more about the connection that they share as women [and] the points that they're at in their lives."

Scodelario also admitted that she had been a fan of Billie Piper's music as a child.

"The first album that I ever bought was hers," she revealed. "But I didn't tell her that, because I thought it might put her off a little bit!"

Love Life - which also stars David Tennant, Jane Horrocks, Ashley Walters, David Morrissey, Vicky McClure and Lacey Turner - explores five overlapping love stories set in the same town.

Doctor Who alum Billie Piper expecting baby no. 2

2011-11-02T06:23:00.000-07:00

Billie Piper's first child will soon have a new companion. The former Doctor Who star is pregnant again, the Daily Mail reports.

This will be the second child for Piper, 29, and her husband, actor Laurence Fox. They also have a 3-year-old son, Winston. She is 15 weeks pregnant.

Is Matt Smith leaving Doctor Who?

The joyful news initially made Piper emotional because she thought she'd have to withdraw from starring in Neil LaBute's upcoming play Reasons to Be Pretty at the Almeida Theatre in London. Previews were scheduled for Nov. 10 with the first official night on Nov. 17.Carly, the character Piper is playing, is supposed to be pregnant, although it's not something we're supposed to be aware of early on in the play. LaBute rewrote the play in order to make it apparent that Carly is clearly expecting.

Besides playing former Doctor Who companion Rose Tyler, Piper is also known for playing Hannah in Secret Diary of a Callgirl.

Baby No. 2 on way for Billie Piper

2011-11-02T06:20:00.000-07:00

Actress Billie Piper is expecting her second child — and a play she’s about to star in has been judiciously rewritten to accommodate her pregnancy.

Billie, who is married to actor Laurence Fox, is 15 weeks pregnant. She is due to perform the first preview of Neil LaBute’s play Reasons To Be Pretty at the Almeida Theatre on November 10, with an official first night on November 17.

Michael Attenborough, the Almeida’s artistic chief, who is also directing the production, said the actress was visibly distressed after the first night of My City — the Almeida’s current production.

‘She was upset and told me she was pregnant,’ Attenborough said.

He added she ‘very generously offered to withdraw’ from the show.‘However, she was Neil LaBute’s and my first choice for the part — and fortunately the character is pregnant — so with a bit of judicious re-writing we’re all delighted she’ll be with us.

‘I told her that I’d love her to do it and she just wept on my shoulder,’ Attenborough told me. ‘She thought that was it. She was thrilled.’

When I saw the play performed in New York, it’s not immediately apparent that Carly, the character Billie will play, is pregnant — though you are made aware of it later. Now that LaBute has re-jigged his text, it will become very clear that Carly is expecting, which is good because by the end of the run in January, the one-time Doctor Who star will be more than six months pregnant.

It’s not unheard of for actresses to continue performing on stage when they are expecting — witness Amanda Holden in the musical Shrek recently — but it’s rare that a playwright, particularly one as renowned as LaBute, would amend a published script.

The playwright attended rehearsals and was impressed by Billie’s acting, as he was with her fellow cast members Sian Brooke, Kieran Bew and Tom Burke.

Billie and husband Laurence already have a son, Winston, who is three. She has not missed any rehearsals — and even managed to fit in a scan two weeks ago around her Almeida schedule. Reasons To Be Pretty is about the notion of beauty and how it has the power to bring joy or to destroy.

Billie’s role is that of a security guard whose partner has a bit of a wandering eye, though I’m not now sure if being a guard will still be the character’s profession.

The play is part of the Almeida’s new season. Following the LaBute drama will be The House Of Bernarda Alba with Shohreh Aghdashloo and Sarah Solemani — who stars with Russell Tovey in BBC3’s comedy success Him & Her.

Samantha Spiro follows that with Filumena, and later next year Jonathan Pryce will give us his King Lear, directed by Attenborough.

Billie Piper is pregnant

2011-11-02T06:03:00.000-07:00

Billie Piper is pregnant with her second child.

The 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl' actress and her husband Laurence Fox already have a three-year-old son, Winston, together and the couple will welcome their arrival next year.

However, Billie - who is 15 weeks along - was worried the pregnancy would her affect her role in new London play 'Reasons To Be Pretty' and offered to withdraw before its first official night on November 17.

However, the show's director, Michael Attenborough and writer Neil LaBute wanted her to continue.

Michael told the Daily Mail newspaper: "She was upset and told me she was pregnant. She very generously offered to withdraw from the show. "However, she was Neil LaBute's and my first choice for the part - and fortunately the character is pregnant - so with a bit of judicious re-writing we're all delighted she'll be with us.

"I told her that I'd love her to do it and she just wept on my shoulder. She thought that was it. She was thrilled."

Billie, 29, has previously said she would like to have another child although was in no hurry.

The former 'Doctor Who' star said: "I am one of four and I always thought I would have a big family. Who knows what will happen? It's funny because when you get engaged, everyone asks when you are marrying.

"Then when you have a child, they ask when you are going to have a second one. We will just have to wait and see."

Billie Piper Expecting Second Child With Laurence Fox

2011-11-02T05:57:00.000-07:00

Billie Piper joins the latest throng of celebrities expecting children after revealing that she and husband Laurence Fox are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their second child.

Other pregnancies announced this week include Bruce Willis' wife Emma Hemming and former 'X Factor UK' contestant Stacey Solomon, while allegedly Jessica Simpson is expecting too - though the star won't confirm until she allegedly receives a rumoured $500,000 for the announcement. Piper's though has come fraught with conflict, as the star is set to be appearing in Neil Labute's play 'Reasons To Be Pretty' at the Almeida Theatre in London - with the preview taking place on November 10th 2011 and the official run beginning a week later on the 17th. Thankfully for the 'Diary Of A Call Girl' star, scriptwriters have altered her character so that she's pregnant. The UK's Daily Mail reports that she spoke with Almeida's artistic chief Michael Attenborough and offered to withdraw from the show, "She was upset and told me she was pregnant," said Attenborough, going on to add "She was Neil LaBute's and my first choice for the part - and fortunately the character is pregnant - so with a bit of judicious re-writing we're all delighted she'll be with us."

"I told her that I'd love her to do it and she just wept on my shoulder. She thought that was it. She was thrilled."

Billie Piper tastes the high life

2011-08-01T00:54:00.000-07:00

The Secret Diary Of Call Girl star got a taste of the high life in the shoes - coupled with black socks - at Glorious Goodwood in West Sussex.

It's a good job her husband Laurence Fox is a tall guy or she'd have towered over him in these heels as the pair were shown around the paddock.

Note to scruffy Billie Piper

2011-08-01T00:51:00.000-07:00

Raceday fashion is usually about big hats and summery dresses.

But Billie Piper got it terribly wrong on day five of Glorious Goodwood today.

She appeared to have taken a leaf out of the late actress Judy Garland's book by wearing thick black socks with wedges.

Garland wore white socks with the famous red slippers when she played Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz in 1939.Billie wore a baggy, floral dress that came down to her shins. It had large pockets and bizarre black and white, swirly buttons.

The former Doctor Who star, 28, paired the ensemble with a black clutch and pale yellow nailpolish.

Her hair looked as though it hadn't been brushed and she opted not to wear a hat, unlike most of the other raceday-goers.

Amy and Billie shared their schooldays

2011-08-01T00:48:00.000-07:00

THEY were happy and talented schoolmates pictured one bright day in 1997.

Within a few years, two were hugely famous and successful, but while one found happiness and stability, the other saw her life spiral into tragedy.

Amy Winehouse, who died aged 27 on Saturday, was in the year below Swindon-born star Billie Piper at the Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Sylvia Young paid tribute to Amy within hours of hearing the news, describing her former pupil as a wild spirit who was her own person. Like former Bradon Forest pupil Billie, Amy spent her early teens at the theatre school, where she constantly sang and wrote songs.

Her debut album, Frank, brought rave reviews when it was released in 2003, but the release of multi-platinum follow-up Back to Black three years later made her a global star.

Her hit singles included You Know I’m No Good and Rehab, which was to become a bitterly ironic signature tune.

As her fame grew, so did her emotional troubles and dependency on drink and drugs, in spite of several attempts to get clean. A projected comeback tour had to be postponed last month following a disastrous gig in Serbia that saw her booed off the stage after stumbling and slurring through lyrics.

In stark contrast, former classmate Billie Piper, now 28, went from teenage pop sensation, with hits such as Because We Want To and Girlfriend, to even greater success as an actress, notably as Rose Tyler in the revived Doctor Who and lead character Belle de Jour in Secret Diary of a Call Girl.

Talking to the Adver in 2007, she spoke of her own experience with fame, saying: “I didn’t cope very well with it at all.

“I found it a real struggle and it sent me slightly crazy.

“I just knew I had to do something I loved, or I would continue to feel like a charlatan for the rest of my life, being in the wrong career.

“Fortunately for me I have a great family and finally a great circle of friends, who just keep me on the straight and narrow.

“I’m not really interested in the fame. I like working and grafting and trying new things.”

Tributes to Amy Winehouse have poured in from fans and fellow celebrities alike, and a shrine of cards, candles and memorabilia has appeared outside her London home.

Billie Piper: 'Fame was too much, too soon'

2011-05-25T07:57:00.001-07:00

25 May, 2011 - Billie Piper has described finding fame at an early age as having "too much, too soon".

The actress started out as a popstar at the age of 15 and had success with hits including 'Because We Want To' and 'Honey to the Bee'.

Speaking of starting out so young, she told The Mirror: "I feel it was all too much, too soon for me. At the time I loved it and thought I could handle it. But now I think I should have done more teenage angst stuff, more staying at home, being with family and enjoying the trials and tribulations of being a teenager.

"On reflection, I think it was kind of mad. I don't blame anyone around me because I was active in pursuing all those things, but it could have gone a very different way. I think it's going to be an absolute disaster for most kids being that famous that young, living alone in the middle of London.

"Being away from your home so much at such a young age has a massive impact. You become fiercely independent, which can be hard. I was literally living on my own as a 15-year-old in my flat in London. At the time I couldn't have asked for anything more brilliant, not having to be parented or to live under their rules. But it was kind of mad."

Piper added that she has no plans to return to music, or reprise her role as Rose Tyler on Doctor Who.

She recently admitted that she is struggling to find work since Secret Diary of a Call Girl ended.

Billie Piper was already an international star by age 15.

2011-05-25T07:49:00.000-07:00

Living alone in a plush flat, Billie Piper was already an international star by age 15.

Her chirpy tunes were a hit on virtually every continent and while most kids her age just enjoyed being teenagers, Billie worked, toured, posed and performed – and rebelled – under her very own roof.

“I feel it was all too much, too soon for me,” says Billie, 28.

“At the time I loved it and thought I could handle it. But now I think I should have done more teenage angst stuff, more staying at home, being with family and enjoying the trials and tribulations of being a teenager.”

It wasn’t only flying the nest that she did before most of her peers. Billie was married to DJ Chris Evans at 18, divorced by 24 in 2007 and married again before the year was out.And of course Billie, by then married to actor Laurence Fox, became mum to Winston when she was just 25. It’s fair to say the young singer turned actress has packed a lot in.

“On reflection, I think it was kind of mad,” she says of her early days in the industry. “I don’t blame anyone around me because I was active in pursuing all those things, but it could have gone a very different way.

“I think it’s going to be an absolute disaster for most kids being that famous that young, living alone in the middle of London. But I was OK. I was close to my friends and my family were close to London anyway, so it’s not like I was miles away from everyone on my own.”

For famously ambitious Billie, being thrown in at the deep end so young had a lasting effect.

“Being away from your home so much at such a young age has a massive impact,” she says. “You become fiercely independent, which can be hard. I was literally living on my own as a 15-year-old in my flat in London.

“At the time I couldn’t have asked for anything more brilliant, not having to be parented or to live under their rules. But it was kind of mad.”

It’s reflections like these that make the idea of her two-year-old son Winston getting sucked into the fame game so daunting for Billie.

“I can’t imagine Winston doing anything like this,” she says. “I don’t even want to think about him leaving the house on his own, let alone moving and shaking round the world with a load of strangers.

“It makes me want to kill myself actually, how scary that is.

“He’s still only little and of course he’ll eventually get to the point where he’ll want to do his own thing, but for now the thought of him working in this industry makes me feel sick!”

Memories of the high expectations and pressures to be a good role model are still strong. “Being a teenager is such a weird time anyway,” she recalls.

“You’re at your most insecure and being exposed like that is very difficult.

“I guess with interviews and being involved in the business I was expected to be a great conversationalist, a really interesting person, a grown-up, even though I was only 15. There’s a lot of pressure to keep your s*** together.

“That’s weird anyway, but especially so when everyone else your age is going a little bit crazy. You want to be testing out your madness, but there was this pressure to be a role model. You want to be out smoking fags and drinking and being a pain in the a*** and I felt like I shouldn’t. Although I did it anyway, I smoked and I drank, the same way I do now.”

On getting hitched at 18, and settling down..

One of the most talked about decisions Billie has made was marrying Chris Evans when she was just 18. He was 16 years her senior. She insists she wasn’t being precocious and wanted a relationship in her life that felt completely genuine.

“It was a combination of things,” she explains. “It was partly about falling genuinely in love with someone and also wanting something to feel real.

“Like a relationship that was absolutely real and wasn’t about business or work or all of those things.

“Just something I could actually feel, that was simple and nothing to do with all that.” Now though, heading towards 30 and settled down with her young family, Swindon-born Billie takes the pressures of fame much more easily in her stride.

“I’m used to the fame thing by now,” she says. “And I think you can take or leave as much of it as you want, really.”

Billie, who wore clothes from friend Emily Caunter’s London vintage shop Peekaboo for our shoot, adds: “You don’t always have to be in the middle of everything and sometimes it’s better not to be. All of that isn’t really for me.”

On why her husband doesn’t watch her sex scenes, and her own double standards..

For someone who’s not as keen to court controversy as she once seemed, one of Billie’s most famous acting roles, as a high class prostitute in Secret Diary of a Call Girl, wasn’t exactly demure. In fact, she doubts husband Laurence has ever watched a full episode.

“Well he certainly hasn’t watched one with me!” she says. “It’s not really family viewing, is it? And it’s not something you’d want to watch with your husband. It’s weird for me too though, even on my own. Let’s face it, you don’t want to watch yourself simulating sex. I don’t know if Laurence has consciously decided not to watch it, but I’m pretty sure he hasn’t seen a full episode.”
Billie Piper

Hearing about some of the graphic scenes, it’s not surprising her husband isn’t a fan.

“I had one scene where I had to pretend to be an array of farmyard animals while having sex,” says Billie. “That was quite humiliating. I wasn’t annoyed with anyone for asking me because when I read it on paper I was laughing and completely game to do it.

“But on the day I thought, ‘oh wow’ because it’s not the best thing to do and you don’t exactly feel amazing doing it. But you just have to crack on. It wasn’t until afterwards that I felt like having a meltdown. I wasn’t upset, just embarrassed, and I really felt I needed to have a word with myself.”

Would she be happy for Laurence to be filmed acting in similar sex scenes? “No way!” she laughs.

“It would not be OK. Fine, I have extreme double standards, but I couldn’t handle it. I’d be down on set hawk-eyeing everyone, being an overwhelming pain.

“Well, to be fair to me he has had kissing scenes in the past, which I’ve handled with good grace – although he might say otherwise.”

On the end of playing a prostitute, and why there’s no place like home..

With two iconic roles behind her – Secret Diary’s Belle du Jour and Doctor Who’s Rose Tyler – what’s next for Billie Piper?

“Well it’s an absolute no for music,” she says. “That’s very much in the past for me. And it’s totally the end of Doctor Who for me, too. I can’t imagine anything would bring me back, and they’re done with Rose.

“They’ve got this great new set up with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan and it works brilliantly. So there’s no way in the world it will happen again for me – well not for the foreseeable future.

“Both Belle and Rose have been brilliant for my career, but I don’t know yet if they might become curses some day. They haven’t been so far, but who knows? The problem with something like Secret Diary is that you could end up getting endless sexy scripts and a long line of sexual predator parts, which you could tire of.

“It’s not something I want to keep doing over and over again. And I got a lot of stick about it, too. Playing a prostitute doesn’t go down well with everyone, surprisingly. But the role took me into the American market, which is fantastic.”

Next stop the US, then?

“Well Laurence and I would both consider it and there do seem to be more roles there,” she says. “But I love it here, I love England and I can’t imagine moving permanently. It’s this time of year that you think there’s nowhere more beautiful in the world. There are brilliant things about LA, but I’m a real sucker for home.”

Billie Piper talks young love, teen angst and sheltering her husband from naughty scenes

2011-05-25T07:44:00.000-07:00

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Hearing about some of the graphic scenes, it’s not surprising her husband isn’t a fan.

“I had one scene where I had to pretend to be an array of farmyard animals while having sex,” says Billie. “That was quite humiliating. I wasn’t annoyed with anyone for asking me because when I read it on paper I was laughing and completely game to do it.

“But on the day I thought, ‘oh wow’ because it’s not the best thing to do and you don’t exactly feel amazing doing it. But you just have to crack on. It wasn’t until afterwards that I felt like having a meltdown. I wasn’t upset, just embarrassed, and I really felt I needed to have a word with myself.”

Would she be happy for Laurence to be filmed acting in similar sex scenes? “No way!” she laughs.

“It would not be OK. Fine, I have extreme double standards, but I couldn’t handle it. I’d be down on set hawk-eyeing everyone, being an overwhelming pain.

“Well, to be fair to me he has had kissing scenes in the past, which I’ve handled with good grace – although he might say otherwise.”On the end of playing a prostitute, and why there’s no place like home..

With two iconic roles behind her – Secret Diary’s Belle du Jour and Doctor Who’s Rose Tyler – what’s next for Billie Piper?

“Well it’s an absolute no for music,” she says. “That’s very much in the past for me. And it’s totally the end of Doctor Who for me, too. I can’t imagine anything would bring me back, and they’re done with Rose.

“They’ve got this great new set up with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan and it works brilliantly. So there’s no way in the world it will happen again for me – well not for the foreseeable future.

“Both Belle and Rose have been brilliant for my career, but I don’t know yet if they might become curses some day. They haven’t been so far, but who knows? The problem with something like Secret Diary is that you could end up getting endless sexy scripts and a long line of sexual predator parts, which you could tire of.

“It’s not something I want to keep doing over and over again. And I got a lot of stick about it, too. Playing a prostitute doesn’t go down well with everyone, surprisingly. But the role took me into the American market, which is fantastic.”

Next stop the US, then?

“Well Laurence and I would both consider it and there do seem to be more roles there,” she says. “But I love it here, I love England and I can’t imagine moving permanently. It’s this time of year that you think there’s nowhere more beautiful in the world. There are brilliant things about LA, but I’m a real sucker for home.”

Billie Piper talks young love, teen angst and sheltering her husband from naughty scenes

2011-05-25T07:38:00.000-07:00

A sleepy Billie Piper shows off her toned pins in short denim cut offs on coffee run

2011-05-25T07:34:00.000-07:00

She recently revealed that she has struggled to find work since the hit series Secret Diary of a Call Girl ended – so perhaps the stress has been affecting her sleep.

But Billie Piper was looking extremely sleepy and very much in need of her coffee as she popped into Starbucks yesterday.

The actress also showed off her toned legs in a pair of baggy denim shorts which she had teamed with a brown jumper.

And it seemed like Billie really had just woken up before she headed for her caffeine fix and she had scraped her hair up into a messy bun.

On her feet she had slipped on a pair of comfy looking leopard print loafers as she made her way to her car with her breakfast.

As she opened the car door to her Mini she balanced the second cup of coffee on top of the little car while she negotiated the other cup and the bag filled with breakfast.While she has now finished playing call girl Belle du Jour in the hit ITV2 series, there is a possibility Billie will be working on a film version of the show with producers Stateside.

However, Billie recently revealed despite talks about the movie, she is struggling to find work because of the credit crunch.

Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Billie, 28, said: 'I'm just trying to find a job. We're back to the drawing board.

I’m losing my mind trying to find a job

2011-05-25T07:32:00.000-07:00

BILLIE Piper has revealed she is struggling for work and blamed tough economic times for the lack of roles for British actors.

The Secret Diary Of A Call Girl star said she was so worried about her career she is thinking of moving to the US.

The star, 28, who has filmed her last ever ITV2 series as hooker Belle de Jour, said: "I'm just trying to find a job. We're back to the drawing board.

"It's frustrating, it's tiring. It's desperate. You slightly lose your mind. You have no confidence, then you have too much confidence. It's an endless frustration.
"That's the nature of the beast. You have to suck it up and get on with it."

She added that TV shows were changing after the credit crunch put the brakes on lavish spending.

Billie said: "Things are getting made a lot faster for less money and there are a lot fewer opportunities for actors.

"There's not a lot of work in the UK - that's why everyone's moving to America.

"It's where the work seems to be. But it definitely feels like a lot more of a slog to get a gig these days.

"I suppose that's a lot to do with our current climate and financial messes. People seem to have to work harder with a lot less time.

"And the subjects people are talking about, the stories they are wanting to tell - they have really changed too.

"There is a pool of work that is really, really thought-provoking and real.

"Then the extreme side is the enormous budgeted studio productions which are basically all made using a background green screen."

Billie, from Swindon, Wilts, moved into acting after a successful pop career and played Doctor Who's companion Rose when the show was relaunched in 2005.

Her hit series Secret Diary is now being screened in the US on Showtime.

She told Hollywood Reporter magazine that she admired the way Americans made TV shows.

Billie added: "I like the way that if you're on a long-running show and you know it inside-out, you often have an option to produce or direct."

She admitted she was keen to land a role on a major US series like fellow Brits Hugh Laurie and Eddie Izzard.

Billie, who has a son Winston with posh Lewis star Laurence Fox, added: "If the right thing comes along and I get the opportunity to be cast in it, then I'd love to do that."

Weary Billie Piper gets her caffeine fix

2011-05-25T07:23:00.000-07:00

BILLIE Piper seemed like she was in urgent need of a cup of coffee when she was spotted looking bleary-eyed yesterday.

The Secret Diary Of A Call actress appeared to be exhausted as she popped into a Starbucks store in London for her caffeine fix.

But despite looking a bit washed out with her hair tied back, Billie gave onlookers a treat by flashing her pins in a tiny pair of denim shorts as she left the shop.
The 28-year-old actress recently admitted she was finding it tough getting work after the raunchy ITV2 show, which she starred in as high-class hooker Belle de Jour, ended.

Billie said: "I'm just trying to find a job. We're back to the drawing board.

"It's frustrating, it's tiring. It's desperate. You slightly lose your mind. You have no confidence, then you have too much confidence.

"It's an endless frustration. That's the nature of the beast. You have to suck it up and get on with it."

She also said she is considering moving to America with her hubby Laurence Fox and their son Winston to find a job.

Denim hotpants get the snip

2011-05-25T07:19:00.000-07:00

Denim cut-offs have long been a fashion trend, but this season's shorts have been subject to a new makeover.

Luckily for fashionistas on a budget, this is one style update that won't cost a penny - simply take a pair of scissors and keep cutting...until the pockets stick out from underneath.

At least that's the way celebs are doing it.High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens went for the boho look with suede knee-high boots, while Jameela Jamil teamed hers with hiking boots for a more masculine feel.

Billie Piper thought them fitting for a morning coffee run, pairing them with leopard print loafers and a jumper.

The look coincides with festival season, which kicked-off last month in LA at Coachella, as seen on Kate Bosworth and will no doubt be a regular fixture at week-long Glastonbury.

Doctor Who complete reviews: Dalek

2011-05-25T07:11:00.000-07:00

When it was announced that Doctor Who was returning after a lengthy hiatus, the fans were wondering whether they would be getting the real deal. Would The Doctor still be a Time Lord with two hearts? Would he still be travelling in his TARDIS? Would it still have the Ooo-wee-ooo theme tune? And just as crucially, would any old monsters be returning?

As it happened, there was no cause for alarm. The season opener Rose brought back the Autons and the Nestene Consciousness for a rematch, and to cement the fact that this was still the same show from the good old days, along came a Dalek in a story called, well, what do you know – Dalek.

Dalek wheels out the tinpot meanies for the first in a long line of rematches against The Doctor. In a way it had a lot to prove for both old and new audiences alike. To those who had never seen the show, the Dalek needed to establish that it was a deadly monster which had no morals, ethics or scruples, and had just one aim in mind – to kill all those that didn't fit its pattern in order to be the superior being of the universe. To those that knew all about the Daleks, the story had just as much to prove. It had to maintain the deadly pepperpots' reputation for being the most iconic monsters not just in Doctor Who, but also on the small screen. Certain adventures like Destiny Of The Daleks or Day Of The Daleks are two examples when the Daleks don't quite live up to their formidable status, since they're either emasculated or too small in number. Dalek, in theory, has the same problem. There's only one rather than a whole army of them, and by the end, it's boo-hoo-hoo-ing at the fact that it's absorbed human DNA from Rose. In practice, however, this is one of the most effective Dalek stories, not just from 2005 onwards, but in the whole series.

Dalek - Doctor Who, 2005This comes down to a whole number of things in Robert Shearman's astonishing script. For one thing, this is about the only time that we see a Dalek with any sort of character. The nearest we'd got before was with Davros, the creator and mouthpiece of the Daleks. During several chinwags with the evil genius, we'd got to know a bit more about what made him tick – but we never got to know about his creations. They acted purely as instruments of death, or chanting guns for want of a better phrase. In this story, however, for once, we get to know the Dalek, and what makes it tick. This is done through both conversations with The Doctor and Rose, and also through its calculating behaviour.

Initially, the Dalek is a helpless prisoner, captured by smarmy entrepreneur capitalist Henry Van Statten for his huge private collection of extra-terrestrial artefacts. The Dalek is for once, defeated and tortured, as Van Statten's trigger-happy staff pump it with electrical energy. However, when Van Statten demands that The Doctor tries to extract information from his new pet (called the Metaltron – or the Mellotron, as Goddard likes to call it: Bet it plays a mean 60s tune), the Dalek's old fire soon returns. Even though it's still chained and helpless, it slyly gets to The Doctor through sneery taunts (“And the coward survived”). This isn't the old-style Dalek, there to shout “Exterminate!”, this is a living being, discussing what happened in the aftermath of the great Time War. It even describes itself as a soldier, a being following orders simply to sustain the survival of itself and the whole of the Dalek race.

"The dialogue, the stellar work from voiceover artiste Nicholas Briggs and the direction from Joe Ahearne all come together to form something special"

Dalek - Doctor Who, 2005It's also one hell of a crafty devil. It plays on Rose's human sympathy to get her to free it from its chains. It croaks that it welcomes death, but was glad that it met a human who was not afraid. Rose reacts with typical human compassion by touching the Dalek in sympathy – and sure enough, that's enough to do the job. The Dalek grows in strength after Rose's DNA allows for regeneration – the initial result is a Dalek that's deadlier than ever before, suckering Simmons to death with its sink plunger and then exterminating any poor soul that gets in its way.

The clever, calculating side of the Dalek is also seen in the bit when it's up against a whole army of soldiers in the weapons testing area. Rather than waste time by exterminating every man one by one, it weighs up its surroundings, activates a water sprinkler, and then electrocutes the whole army with just a couple of lone bolts.

All of which proves that the Daleks are a force to be reckoned with. What's more, the reason why the story is so effective is because of the fact that Van Statten's base is brought to its knees by just one Dalek rather than a whole army. The Dalek relies on its wits and cunning, and that huge brainpower means that it's a foe that's impossible to destroy.

But then Shearman's script cleverly turns all this on its head, by almost making you feel sorry for the lone pepperpot by the end. Because the Dalek absorbed Rose's DNA, it absorbs her humanity too. And so it starts to mutate into something new, as it starts to feel all of the emotions that a human would – especially the darkness and the confusion. For a Dalek, that's the worst thing in the world, and a fate worse than death, because it clashes so wildly with its emotionless remit to destroy. “This is not life,” it croaks. “This is sickness!” It even admits that it's frightened, before self-destructing.

With the wrong dialogue and wrong direction, this is an idea that could have gone spectacularly wrong. But somehow it works magnificently. The dialogue, the stellar work from voiceover artiste Nicholas Briggs and the direction from Joe Ahearne all come together to form something special. It takes a lot to get the viewer feeling sorry for a Dalek, but the above elements all work in unison to make the whole sequence work perfectly.

Dalek - Doctor Who, 2005The Dalek is just one example of the main theme that runs throughout this story: Fleeting power. In particular, four protagonists develop this power, whether it's for a nanosecond or for a lengthy amount of time. The Dalek I've talked about. It may be renewed, stronger and more powerful than ever before (The Doctor says that the one-million strong population of Saltlake City is all dead if the Dalek gets loose), but in the end its brought to its knees by the humanity that now runs through its alien veins like blood.

Smarmy Van Statten is in effect, the human equivalent of the lone Dalek: An all-powerful corporate entrepreneur who apparently not only owns the internet, but has claimed to have found the cure for the common cold. We see and hear about countless Van Stattens every day, whether they're media-hungry emperors like Murdoch, music destroyers like Cowell or greedy businessmen like banker Diamond, who apparently gets through billions of pounds like toilet paper. In the end it's this very greed that brings about Van Statten's own downfall. He's so hellbent on conquering and learning about the Dalek, that he refuses to heed The Doctor's countless warnings about the lone pepperpot. Inevitably, when the Dalek succeeds in freeing itself, we see Van Statten's confident shell shatter into little fragments. He realises to his own chagrin that he's got himself into a situation that's way out of his depth, to the point where he's nearly crying like a baby when confronted by his enigmatic exhibit. Interestingly though, he actually lives, even though his omnipotent power is destroyed once and for all by his second banana Goddard, who quickly orders a mind wipe and a future living on the streets under cardboard and newspaper. In a way that's more of a fitting end than being on the receiving end of a Dalek bolt.

"We've seen The Doctor act cruel towards his adversaries, but never as bad as this"

Dalek - Doctor Who, 2005One of the most worryingly powerful protagonists in this adventure is the man himself, The Doctor. Thrust into the cell with the Dalek, his sheer terror gives way to borderline-psychotic mania as he realises that he holds all the cards. We've seen The Doctor act cruel towards his adversaries, but never as bad as this. Not only does he taunt the Dalek with playground-style insults and mimicry (“Ohhhh, and I caught your little signal – help me! Poor little thing (!)”), but he does it with such venom and hate. It's at this point that the full ramifications of the Time War hit home. Alone with a being that was responsible for the destruction of his planet and race, The Doctor can't see beyond hatred and revenge – resulting in his gleeful payback time. The Dalek even later comments that The Doctor would make a good Dalek, and indeed it's not hard to disagree with this comment in the final act of the story, when he's ready to blow the thing into atoms with a look of sheer madness on his face. “What about you Doctor?” asks Rose. “What the hell are you changing into?”

That scene's a key clue as to who holds the most power in this story – in the end, it's Rose. It's Rose's very humanity that brings down the power of both the Dalek and The Doctor. Rose's humanity contaminates the Dalek, which also means that it doesn't exterminate her like the others – maybe there's some instinct in the Dalek that sees Rose almost like a mother figure, since it's been reborn the human way. Likewise, Rose's humanity breaks through The Doctor's vengeful barrier and appeals to his compassionate side. At which point, he tearfully lowers the gun, as the Dalek self-destructs. In a sense, this sets up events for the whole Bad Wolf theme that runs throughout the story, and more precisely, it pre-empts the season finale in which Rose also brings down the Dalek race.

"A cracking good adventure story that's packed full of action, drama and tension"

Dalek - Doctor Who, 2005So there's an awful lot to take on board in this story, which like all Doctor Who greats, works on more than one level. On the one hand, it's a weighty character piece that discusses themes such as power, greed and the meaning of humanity. On the other though, it's just a cracking good adventure story that's packed full of action, drama and tension. Shearman's script is brought to life by some outstanding direction from Joe Ahearne, who adds much to the dark claustrophobia. The story's a bit reminiscent of Power Of The Daleks (and considerably more so than the recent Victory Of The Daleks, which, looking back, was way too tame and emasculated to be in the same league as this one), in that it's the classic base-under-siege scenario from a Dalek that goes from being helpless to unstoppable. Ahearne uses every trick in the book to emphasise the lone Dalek's power, with quick camera cuts, Matrix-style slow motion effects to show the deflecting bullets or moody camera angles (such as the updated Dalek POV shots and underwater-style hearing). The Dalek extermination effects are back with a vengeance, and it's a nice touch that they're in keeping with the old-style negative skeleton video tricks. And of course, they can also overcome the problem of stairs by flying up with considerably more finesse than they did in Remembrance Of The Daleks.

Ahearne also brings out the best in his actors – well, apart from one (read on). This is a particularly strong showing for both Eccleston and Piper. Dalek provides some real meat for Eccleston to get his teeth into. While he's not quite as comfortable with the comedy side of his Doctor, he's totally at home with the gritty dark side. He adds a lot of gravitas to his two-hander scenes with the Dalek, and also his furious confrontations with Van Statten (“You're about as far from the stars as you can get!”), both of which emphasise the high stakes at play. Billie Piper is also at her best, displaying a far greater range than most fans could have imagined. She brings out the emphatic, human side of Rose, whether she's chuckling with worm boy Adam, talking gently to the captive Dalek or bringing The Doctor back to reality at the end.

Out of the guest cast, Corey Johnson is probably the best as Van Statten. Johnson nails the part very well, conveying that ruthless over-confidence and later panic perfectly. Anna-Louise Plowman is also good as Van Statten's number two, Goddard, and even the lesser roles like Di Maggio and Bywater are well acted by Jana Carpenter and John Schwab.

"Whenever Murray's Pompous Choir start shrieking, I find it hard to make out what the hell's going on, and worse still, it makes the mood of the piece now seem stagy and a bit laughable"

Dalek - Doctor Who, 2005Only two complaints to bleat about. One is oily little turd, Adam Mitchell, long-lost ancestor of Adric in another time and another place. Actually, I guess that's the whole reason why the annoying tyke gets another trip in the TARDIS – to burst his own clever-clogs bubble in the way that Adric's was never burst. Adam is the prime example of the child genius prodigy, a smart know-it-all who's actually pretty useless in a scrap (“What are you gonna do? Throw your A-Levels at them” chides The Doctor when they're preparing for battle against the Dalek). We all know that he's somehow heading for a fall, especially when the man himself is so reluctant to welcome him aboard the TARDIS at the end. But that doesn't halt the fact that Bruno Langley's performance is a bit lacking – and worse still, his mumbling monotone voice is the second dreariest in Who history – just missing out on the top prize, thanks to Boring Bob in the recent Weeping Angels two-parter.

The other gripe's more of a long-term problem, unfortunately, and that's Murray Gold's music. I've held off for a bit talking about Gold's scores which polarise the fans even more than Keff McCulloch's aural madness. While Gold's scores are admittedly quite atmospheric in places, the main problem is that there's too much of it. In fact, it's very rare for a Doctor Who story these days to have a sequence without Gold's relentless histrionics chopping up my eardrums. It's almost like I'm being bullied into feeling emotions with relation to what's happening on screen – I'd rather much decide for myself, without Murray's Pompous Choir barking at me all the time – Gold's least successful musical trick, incidentally.

Mind you, I'm biased, since choirs rank alongside heights, crowds, rugby, melted cheese and bankers as one of my pet hates. I've never liked choirs for a number of reasons – the slightly creepy look which makes them resemble a slightly demented cult; the eccentric face pulling; the weird noise that they make; or the fact that they seem hell-bent on upstaging the star of the show, whether it's a useless X Factor contender, a Go Compare-esque opera singer or indeed, Doctor Who. Whenever Murray's Pompous Choir start shrieking, I find it hard to make out what the hell's going on, and worse still, it makes the mood of the piece now seem stagy and a bit laughable. Dudley Simpson got the Dalek scores spot on in Evil and Genesis Of The Daleks, but in the Dalek adventures, the action's being swamped by a load of goons chanting what sounds like “Oompa Loompa Pam Ayres” on a loop. Sadly, this is a trend that blights quite a few Doctor Who adventures from now on, so I guess, I'm going to have to grit my teeth and bear it.

Luckily, these two faults don't quite ruin what's one of the most remarkable adventures of Doctor Who. It's a huge shame that Robert Shearman has never graced Doctor Who with another fine script, since he evidently knows all the ingredients for a great story: Not only does it tell an action-packed, nervy tale for the kids, it also provides the older viewer with a lot of thought-provoking elements and issues. Just like any exhibit in Van Statten's museum, Dalek is both unique and timeless.

Secret Diary of a Call Girl Seasons 1-3 DVD Boxset

2010-08-13T03:11:00.000-07:00

A British television drama based on the blog and books by the pseudonymous “Belle de Jour,” starring Billie Piper as “Belle”, a high-class London-based call girl.

Summary:

Secret Diary of a Call Girl (known on-air before the watershed in the UK as Secret Diary) is a British television drama broadcast on ITV2 based on the blog and books by the pseudonymous “Belle de Jour,” starring Billie Piper as “Belle”, a high-class London-based call girl. The series was written by Lucy Prebble, who is also known as the author of The Sugar Syndrome. The series has been compared to Sex and the City by many critics, mainly due to its humorous approach to sex.Plot:

The series, set in London, revolves around the life of Hannah Baxter (Billie Piper), a seemingly normal woman, who lives a secret life as a call girl, under the pseudonym Belle. The series focuses on her professional and private life and its complications as they collide. However, she receives help and advice from her best friend Ben (Iddo Goldberg), in most situations. Upon the introduction of fellow call girl Bambi (Ashley Madekwe) in the second series premiere, Hannah has became close friends with her, giving her advice regarding prostitution.

Hannah, as the main character also narrates the series, sometimes through voiceovers but more frequently she breaks the fourth wall and speaks directly to the audience. During the first series the episodes are held together by a light story arc, however, from Series 2 onwards story arcs have featured more predominately, usually in the form of Hannah’s romances, namely Alex and Duncan, in Series 2 and 3 respectively.

Heroine:

“Escort, hooker, prostitute, whore – I don’t mind what you call me, that’s just semantics.” — Belle/Hannah (Billie Piper) is a university graduate living in London and – unbeknownst to her family – is also the high class call girl known as “Belle”. Hannah is well educated, very eloquent and intelligent. She has expensive tastes and is at times slightly snobbish. She loves her job as a call girl as she is being paid handsomely to do something she does very well. She comes from an average middle-class family who live outside of London; she’s close to her father but remains somewhat distant from her older sister who is married with an infant son. Hannah reveals she has tried several professions but struggles to keep down a steady job (as revealed in series two). Hannah is an expert at leading a double life, and is a meticulous planner – her speciality is role-playing fantasies. Hannah is a self-employed call girl, although she used to work for Stephanie’s agency.

Billie Piper is a very naughty woman for smoking near son

2010-08-13T03:07:00.000-07:00

Pictures showing Billie Piper enjoying a cigarette with smoke blowing over her son have sent the media into a frenzy .

We all know the dangers of passive smoking and we all know the impact that we are told it could have on a child’s health but is this important news?

Let’s put this into perspective, Billie is smoking a roll-up and some of the smoke has blown over her son and so does that mean she should be singled out by this action as a bad mother?

No.It means that Billie was enjoying life and a day out with the family however some of the smoke from her cigarette (which she was smoking outdoors) went over her son.

Billie was sitting with her husband Laurence Fox in a pub beer garden having a nice time, I am sure she will think twice about daring to enjoy herself again least she be subject to ever present watchful eye of the media.

I remember my mother dropping me off at school as a young child and getting out of the car with clouds of smoke being released as I opened the passenger door but the same applied to all my friends who would also emerge en-mass from their parent’s Morris Minor cars in a puff of smoke like a Butlin’s magician.

Billie Piper will “stop putting it about’

2010-08-13T03:06:00.000-07:00

Billie Piper has confirmed she has signed up for the fourth and final series of The Secret Diary Of A Call Girl.

Billie, who won Best UK Actress at the Glamour Awards, said: “I have a son now, so I should probably hang out with him instead of doing a long list of sex scenes with various different men”.

However, the actress, who was presented the award by Inbetweeners actor, Simon Bird revealed there are plans to develop a film of the popular series.Billie, who has an 18-month-old son with husband Laurence Fox, admitted that she is starting to feel uncomfortable filming the scenes as a mother.

She joked: “Suddenly I’m starting to feel slightly guilty about putting it about”.

Billie Piper Hairstyles

2009-11-19T05:09:00.000-08:00

Billie Piper Hairstyles

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Billie Piper Hairstyles

2009-11-19T04:37:00.000-08:00

Secret Identity of Call Girl No Longer a Secret

2009-11-19T04:27:00.000-08:00

Who said anonymous high-class hookers can't be brainy? The true identity of Belle de Jour, the call girl whose life was carefully documented in a blog, three books, and a series on Showtime starring Billie Piper has been revealed - and she's a cancer scientist by the name of Brooke Magnanti. So the next time you pass a Poindexter in a lab coat, take a closer look. You never know who might be secretly hooking right under your nose.

Billie Piper's stalker spared jail after campaign against neighbour

2009-11-19T04:25:00.000-08:00

Peters, 41, said she wanted to decapitate the Dr Who actress, burn her body and shoot her parents during a barrage of horrifying telephone calls. She avoided jail eight years ago but has since admitted two hate campaigns against neighbours.

Billie Piper rocks the boat with a passionate embrace

2009-11-19T04:19:00.000-08:00

She dressed in tracksuits as a time travelling blonde and in her lingerie as a scantily clad call girl, but Billie Piper's latest role sees her transformed yet again.

In A Passionate Woman the actress takes on the role of 1950s housewife Betty, dressed in calf-length tweeds and neat jackets and blouses. Her character is a young mother and wife who falls hopelessly in love with her charismatic Polish neighbour, Alex Crazenovski, played by Theo James.

Billie stalker goes free after hate campaign against family

2009-11-19T04:15:00.000-08:00

A stalker who once threatened to kill Billie Piper has been spared jail for the third time despite harassing a family.

Juliette Peters, 41, said she wanted to decapitate the Dr Who actress, burn her body and shoot her parents in a barrage of hate-filled telephone calls. She avoided jail eight years ago and has since admitted launching two terrifying hate campaigns against neighbours

Girls on Film: The Femmes Who Defy Convention

2009-11-19T04:12:00.000-08:00

A big revelation hit the wire yesterday. Belle de Jour -- a writer named after the film by Luis Buñuel -- came out of the literary closet. She's the British woman who anonymously blogged about her time as a London call girl, wrote books about her experiences, and saw them morphed into television form with the Billie Piper series Secret Diary of a Call Girl.

Billie’s boat is floated

2009-11-19T04:08:00.000-08:00

LUSTFUL Billie Piper uses her legs to hold on tight - as she is taken for a ride in a rowing boat.

Billie, 27, lived up to the name of her new BBC drama A Passionate Woman in the risque clinch with co-star Theo James. The Doctor Who beauty, also shooting scenes with her on-screen son, plays a Polish mum in 1950s Britain who falls for her neighbour.

Billie’s pram and proper

2009-11-19T04:05:00.000-08:00

BILLIE Piper goes back in time to the prim and proper 1950s filming a new love drama.

The ex-Dr Who girl - famous as hooker Belle de Jour in Secret Diaries of a Call Girl - plays Betty, who has an affair with a Polish neighbour in BBC1 show A Passionate Woman.

The "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" returns

2009-09-19T02:10:00.000-07:00

Showtime's half-hour drama series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" returns this season with some new players!

This season, high-class call girl Belle (Billie Piper) is back and working harder than ever. Known by her family and friends as Hannah, the secret call girl meets a love interest this season -- a doctor named Alex (Callum Blue). Belle is now left to reconcile taking money for sex while falling in love.

Billie Piper supports Meningitis in Babies Awareness Week

2009-09-19T02:06:00.000-07:00

BABIES run the highest risk of meningitis, says national charity Meningitis Research Foundation.

The risk is 38 times higher for babies under 12 months of age compared to children older than one and adults. Every year over 1000 babies in the UK get meningitis and septicaemia, and one in ten die from the illness.

Of those fortunate enough to survive, about a quarter are left with life-altering effects that can be as severe as brain damage, deafness and cerebral palsy.

Billie Piper goes heavy on the glamour

2009-09-19T02:03:00.000-07:00

Motherhood clearly agrees with Billie Piper.

After months spent at home caring for her baby son Winston, the actress made a triumphant return to London's social scene last night.

In a bang-on-trend Parisian outfit she bore more than a passing resemblance to Claudia Schiffer as she sashayed her way back onto the circuit.

Although she has been away from the spotlight, she showed at the TV Quick awards ceremony that her fashion radar is still well-tuned.

I'm not grown-up enough for my baby -

2009-09-19T02:00:00.000-07:00

Doctor Who star Billie Piper reckons she's too daft to be a mum.

The 26-year-old actress - who has a 10-month-old son Winston with husband Laurence Fox - thinks she is too young and immature to have a child.

And she worries she'll fill his head with rubbish. She said: "You think having a child will kind of centre you as a person because you're a parent and therefore you're supposed to be a grown-up.

"But, if anything, I think about the fact that I'm not grown up enough.

"The fear sets in when passing your knowledge on to your child

"You realise you don't want to fill his head with a load of rubbish. I need to really think about what I believe in before I tell him anything. There's a lot of soul-searching."

What Billie Piper Talks about being a Call Girl

2009-09-19T01:40:00.000-07:00

There are big changes for both Billie and Belle in the second series of the ITV2 drama Secret Diary of a Call Girl.

While Belle embarks on a proper relationship a pregnant Billie had to cope with filming the new series

“One of the biggest changes is that Belle manages to fall in love,” explains Billie.
“This puts pressure on her to change profession and I think it really freaks her out. It starts to dictate everything she does and she finds that overwhelming.

“Callum, who plays Belle’s boyfriend Alex, is a great guy and a really good actor who searches for the truth in things. He is emotionally gifted and very honest; the sort of actor who has lots of emotions at his fingertips ready to use in the tougher scenes. I find that impressive. We worked well together. I think it is a believable chemistry and we enjoyed each others company.”

Billie Piper saves the sinking style

2009-09-19T01:35:00.000-07:00

The great and the good of the television world turned out for the TV Quick Awards last night – along with a double dose of style flops.

The night belonged to Ant and Dec after the Geordie duo cleaned up at the ceremony, taking home a hat trick of gongs, including Best Entertainment Show for Saturday Night Takeaway and an Outstanding Contribution award to mark 20 years on Britain’s TV screens.

Billie Piper rules out on-stage reunion with hubby Laurence Fox

2009-09-19T01:32:00.000-07:00

Billie Piper has revealed she does not want to act on stage with her husband, Laurence Fox.

Piper had met Fox two years ago, when both of them made an appearance in the West End play ‘Treats’. However, Piper has now ruled out the possibility of any on-stage reunion with Fox.

The Telegraph quoted her as saying: “No, God no…I don’t think so.”

Piper married Fox in December 2007. Their first child, a boy they named Winston James Fox, was born in October last year.

Billie Piper loving post pregnancy cleavage following years of being flat-chested

2009-07-20T22:20:00.000-07:00

Billie Piper returns to Doctor Who?

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2009-05-19T09:29:00.000-07:00

You Know Who Billie Piper is?

2009-04-26T08:24:00.000-07:00

Billie Piper films her sexiest TV scene

2009-04-13T05:59:00.000-07:00

source: www.entertainmentandshowbiz.com

Former pop singer Billie Piper, 25, has revealed that she has shot her sexiest ‘fetish’ sex scene ever for the second series of ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’.

She says that her character Belle de Jour offers fetish sex in the new series.

“There are some very unusual fetishes coming up. As long as they’ve got the right money, Belle will make anyone’s fantasy come true for them,” British tabloid The Sun quoted her as saying.

The second series of the show was not easy to film as Billie got married to actor Laurence Fox, 29, and is now seven months pregnant with her first child.

“I needed two body doubles in the end. As I got more and more pregnant I began to gain weight so it looked silly having a really skinny body double,” says Billie.

She insists that the series has a very human message.

“If people can watch The Sopranos and identify with mafia boss Tony, who’s a murdering gangster, then they should be able to understand where Belle’s coming from,” she added.

Billie Piper loving post pregnancy cleavage following years of being flat-chested

2009-04-13T05:53:00.000-07:00

source: www.entertainmentandshowbiz.com

English actress Billie Piper, pregnant with her first child, is pleased to have a cleavage after years of complaining she was flat-chested.

“I’m surprisingly chilled about my body changing, I think it’s because I can’t do anything about it. I often see myself in the mirror and laugh,” the Sun quoted her as saying.

“It’s nice having boobs. I think when you don’t have them you find ways to make yourself feel better about the lack of cleavage,” she added.
The 25-year-old star, who plays the part of prostitute Belle de Jour in the second series of ITV2 drama Secret Diary Of A Call Girl, has also revealed that she had had to have body doubles brought in as her body grew bigger and bigger everyday.

“Everyone had to work twice as hard as my body grew bigger almost by the day,” she said.

“I was shot from the waist up at first, then they had to use different body doubles as my boobs got bigger. Then just my face was in shot because my boobs were too big.

“Right at the end it was my face in profile surrounded by a nest of hair because my face started to fill out as well. Everything was swelling and pulsating. I looked really vulgar!” she said.

The new series of Secret Diary Of A Call Girl begins on ITV2 on September 11, at 10pm.

Pregnancy throwing Billie Piper’s "road rage off the scale"

2009-04-13T05:49:00.000-07:00

source: www.entertainmentandshowbiz.com

English actress Billie Piper has revealed that being pregnant has turned her into a fierce driver.

The 25-year-old actress, who’s expecting her first child with actor hubby Laurence Fox said that she has been flying into road rages ever since falling pregnant.

“My road rage is off the scale,” The Sun quoted Piper, as saying.

“I’m taking on boys at lights, but really threatening groups of boys. People could just pull out a gun and pop your head off,” she added.

The ‘Secret Diary Of A Call Girl’ star said that she didn’t mind stripping while pregnant for the new series of her ITV2 show but was embarrassed when her parents saw it.

“My mum finds it hilarious,” she said

Billie Piper's Husband Makes Courageous Admission About Fatherhood

2009-04-13T05:43:00.000-07:00

source: www.bbcamerica.com

It seems actor Laurence Fox, Billie Piper's husband, went through a bit of a post-partum funk after their son was born: "I went through really odd feelings such as 'Do I even want this baby?' At one point I wanted to go out and set fire to all my possessions. Very odd." In that interview, Fox did go on to say things finally "clicked," but, this dude is courageous nonetheless. Maybe a bit too honest, but I suspect more new fathers have these feelings than we might think. Oprah should do a show about it.

Secret Diary of a Call Girl DVD news: Box Art & Extras for Secret

2009-04-13T05:37:00.000-07:00

Season 2 of Showtime's hit series, based on the real-life adventures of a high-class escort, is now available on DVD. Belle, a London-savvy sweetheart, is back for a new season with new tricks. Business is booming, but with her personal life heating up, Belle's about to learn that life was much easier when she was all work and no play. Billie Piper stars in this witty and provocative Showtime series based on the real-live adventures of a notorious, high-class London escort.

A few weeks ago we had the scoop that Lionsgate Entertainment is planning a June 30th release of Secret Diary of a Call Girl - Season 2 on DVD. At the time we only had that date, and some basic specs, but now listings at retailers such as DVDEmpire.com have updated their pre-order info with new details, and package art as well. We've confirmed that this will be a 2-disc set with all 8 episodes, plus the webisodes that were shown online, and also a brand-new interview with show star Billie Piper. And, as you can see, Piper looks simply fabulous on the package art, shown below.

Updated specs provided to retailers inform us that this will run 180 minutes, with widescreen video, English 5.1 audio, and subtitles in English and Spanish. It will also be closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Cost is $29.98 SRP. Piper's (Doctor Who) fellow cast members once again include Callum Blue (The Tudors, Dead Like Me), Iddo Goldberg (Defiance) and Cherie Lunghi (Excalibur), and they are joined this year by Ashley Madekwe (How to Lost Friends & Alienate People) as "Bambi". Well, what did you expect from a show about call girls?

Billie Piper’s siblings are ashamed of her work

2009-04-13T05:36:00.001-07:00

Hollywood actress Billie Piper has revealed that her parents and siblings are ashamed of her, as they hide her pictures whenever guests pay a visit.

The ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’ actress says that her siblings Charlie, Ellie and Harley don’t even want to discuss her success.

“My siblings ignore anything I do. They find it embarrassing and I get that… they don’t want my success to become the topic of conversation. They just take everything down in the house with me on when their mates come round. They just ignore that we are related,” the Sun quoted her as saying.

However, Billie does not hold any grudges against them.

“I don’t blame them. My dad doesn’t watch it that would be a bit weird. But my mum finds it hilarious!” she said.

Billie Piper’s hubby’s acting advice - have sleepless nights!

2009-04-13T04:09:00.000-07:00

Laurence Fox has sleepless nights to thank for improving his performances in the new run of British drama series ‘Lewis’.

The 30-year-old hubby of Billie Piper revealed that it was an indirect doing of his four-and-a-half month son Winston that he became a better actor.

“There were some real sleepless nights, and there still are but in a funny way your performance can get a bit better if you don’t sleep,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying.

“You don’t make as much effort so you come across as more natural, I suppose.

“I had no life other than work or sleep for six weeks but we got through it and that’s all that matters. I missed him, I wanted to be at home with my son,” he added. (ANI)

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	Dr Who's Billie Piper in saucy strip Adelaidenow, Australia - Aug 21, 2008 DR Who star Billie Piper does a saucy striptease in a limousine for a role in British TV drama The Secret Diary of A Call Girl 2.
	Billie Piper's steamy scenes The Sun, UK - Aug 20, 2008 By SARA NATHAN BUSTY Billie Piper performs a sizzling striptease as she slips out of gear in the back of a posh motor. The telly blonde tantalises viewers ... Billie turns up the heat as sexy hooker Metro

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	Very pregnant Billie Piper strolling in Paris with husband Mirror.co.uk, UK - Aug 6, 2008 Billie Piper holds on to her baby bulge as she takes a romantic stroll in Paris with her husband. The 25-year-old actress cuddled up to Laurence Fox, ... SEE PICS Billie Piper shows off baby bump Now Magazine Online

Billie Piper returns to Doctor Who?

2008-05-24T08:26:00.000-07:00

Billie Piper is rumoured to be returning to Doctor Who for David Tennant's last outing as the Timelord.

The Sun reports that new mum Billie, who played Rose Tyler, and Freema Agyeman, who played Martha Jones, will join forces to take on the Doctor's arch rival The Master (John Simm) in the episode which sees newcomer Matt Smith take over as the Doctor.

"This will be the most exciting episode Doctor Who have ever done," an insider said. "Getting Billie to agree is a real coup, but she loved working on the show so much it didn't take much convincing," they continued.

How to Accessorize Women's Clothing

2008-05-07T07:34:00.000-07:00

Author: Manesntails

Looking your best is not all about buying expensive clothes. If you want to look stylish, think about accessories. Women's accessories can help you can reflect your personality and preferences without being outlandish.

Accessories can be great for defining your good points and minimizing the less favorable ones. They also can help you look more fashionable even without wearing fad or trendy clothing. Women's garments can be accessorized with jewelry accessories, a scarf, a purse, a belt, gloves, and women's shoes. All these items combined can make your outfits look charming and complete.

Tips for Women's Accessories

Choose accessories that coordinate with the fabric, colors, and textures of your Joules Fashion clothing. Find accessories for women's clothes that will work with more than one outfit to stretch your budget. For instance, look for neutral-colored items such as hats, scarves, handbags, gloves, and jewelry so you can wear these with a number of outfits. Colors that usually go great with a variety of patterns include plain tan, white, blue, green, red, and black.

With basic women's accessories, try to follow the fashion trends. Look through fashion magazines to see what is trendy for the season and change your accessories as needed. You can great ideas on how to combine colors, fabrics, and patterns for a great outfit. Keep in mind that many fashion magazines go to the extreme when it comes to trendy women's clothing and accessories. There are some women's garments displayed in magazines that you would never dare to wear. So, choose those that you feel will look great on you for the occasion, and leave the others to the fashion models!

You might also be able to use your jewelry, shoes, or belts with different ensembles after you get some new ideas. Many clothing items for women can be interchanged with other pieces to create multiple outfits. So you might wear one shirt with two different skirts or one skirt with several different shirts. Then switch around your accessories to match.

Accessorize with Jewelry

Make sure your jewelry complements your clothing's neckline. If you were wearing an open v-neck blouse or sweater, then a lovely necklace would complete it. If you have a detailed neckline with fancy trim or stitching, try wearing a nice bracelet and eye-catching earrings.

If you have a complex necklace and bracelet set, wear it with something simple. A long necklace will draw the focus away from your neck and face if that's your goal. Avoid wearing earrings that bring all the attention to your ears; they should complete your outfit but not overpower it. A fancy or detailed handbag should be used with a simple, single colored outfit.

Be Trendy and Fashionable

Be sure to wear a variety of accessories; don't wear the same necklace with every outfit or the same scarf with every Joules Winter Coat. Mix and match your accessories so your outfits will always be appealing and interesting.

Women's accessories can be fun to pick out and wear once you know how to shop. If you want a new look or need help getting started, pick up some women's magazines to discover what looks good with what and find the styles that you like. Then go through your closet and put together a new wardrobe with dazzling women's accessories to match. Use these accessory ideas to look your best every day!

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Evening Wear Dresses and Accessories

2008-05-06T07:32:00.000-07:00

Author: Jenefir Smith

Evening wear dresses are all about looking chic and elegant. You might want to impress a gathering or that special someone on your evening out. The first aspect of this type of dressing is that the whole process of selection must not intimidate you. Yes, there are a numerous mind-boggling options that you can select from, choose one wisely for your specific need.

Choosing your Evening Party Wear

The first assess whether it’s a formal or informal event you are dressing up for. If it’s a black tie affair then you might go with a striking silk dress

Your choice might also be dependant on the style and color of the dress. It must be remembered that not all dresses suit all body types. So, choose one that flatters your figure. Get a second opinion from friends and family. A lot of women are on the look out for trendy designer dresses, but the focus must be on dresses that reflect your elegance and those that you are comfortable wearing.

Women’s Dresses for the Evening

If you are looking for a stylish, contemporary look then you might think about cocktail dresses. Halter dresses are certainly turn the heat on when dressing up for an evening out Black is a universal favorite and you just can’t go wrong with it and the best part is it is easy to accessorize.

If your needs are simple, then try the silk skirts or embroidered dresses. If you are attending a wedding or an anniversary then a jacket dress might be the right ticket for you. Off the shoulder dresses are also an elegant option.

Accessories for Women

When it comes to accessories for those party dresses, you must focus on accessorizing all the visible areas like shoulders, necks, and wrists. You can wear a pashmina shawl or silk cashmere stole to drape over your shoulders. The innate beauty of the stole or wrap will highlight the rest of your ensemble.

First review your evening dress before you begin accessorizing. You then accessorize it with a matching necklace, earrings or bracelets or all three. You can also think about adorning your hair with some sparkling clips or a chic headband. There are countless women accessories that you could go with. Choose one that compliments your evening dress.

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Pep Up Your Wardrobe With Right Women Accessories

2008-05-05T07:30:00.000-07:00

Author: Kirthy Shetty

Don’t you want to look the best? Compare prices online for women accessories and get dressed impeccably without much cost. Usually, women accessories are made with beautiful colors and tones which are embedded on high quality fabrics, the sizes and models vary as well; the truth is that the possibilities and options are virtually endless, which is why smart shoppers know that in order to get that million dollar look they should hunt for good deals which will enable them to buy more and spend less. Australian women accessories online, helps compare different brand and price.

Buy Women's Accessories in Australia such as handbags, Watches, cosmetics, Adult Costumes, Sunglasses, Wallets, Scarves & Wraps, Hats, Belts, and Gloves. Your rightly chosen accessories can make even the simplest of the outfits look gorgeous. Find bags, footwear, handbags, jewellry and belts for all occasions, lustrous jewellery and useful, functional essentials like brollies and purses.

You will also discover value addition like tips for garment care, washing tips, hot trends, fashion horoscopes and much more to make it a great shopping experience! Find style tips from brand leaders like how to appear slim and tall or how to co-ordinate colors to increase or decrease body size. Discover your body type and find out the best garment silhouette that suits you best!

Discover for yourself what the world is wearing, what is hot this season and what is not! What colors are being worn on the international ramps! Browse online through fantastic collection and sashay away with your favorite garment.

Enhance your natural beauty by wearing the right colors; enhance your body contours by wearing the right cut! Save a lot of trouble and disappointment by ordering for the catalog to find just what you need. Shop by brand, or style or size! Searching for the right clothing for the right person for the right occasion is one of the most difficult things to do. Save a lot of trouble and disappointment by ordering for the catalog to find just what you need.

Discover for yourself what the world is wearing, what is hot this season and what is not! What colors are being worn on the international ramps! Sashay the best ones. Casual wear, formal wear, night wear, intimates- you name it. You’ve your favourite fabric and designer outfits in Australia. Find the right one online and compare the prices too. Try now!

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Introduce of Ipod Accessories

2008-05-04T07:28:00.000-07:00

Author: shijina

Media players are designed, produced and introduced in the market by many institutions. Though it has been launched by apple, today it is produced by more number of manufacturers in the media player market. The main purpose for introduction of ipod to the customer to ensure is to experience pleasant music created. Generally, most of the people wish to listen to music. Listening to music will refresh each and everybody and makes them feel pleasant and enjoying. Ipod accessories help people to enjoy the different kinds of music. Ipod and its accessories help people to listens required music and also to enjoy with the songs, video and photo in the accessory.

Quality accessories are designed and manufactured by huge number of manufacturer and this also serves to be more important to serves the customer needs. Ipod accessories are available in more numbers and they are listed for reasonable price consideration to enable the people to enjoy the different kinds of music. Ipod nano accessories, ipod mini accessories, ipod stereo accessories, ipod car accessories and ipod photo accessory and many other kinds of accessories are sold in media player market. Ipod accessories are sold with music players and also with photo display.

Today world is full of mp3 and it fetches more demand in the market. Different kinds of mp3 accessories are introduced in the market and still it fetches the same demand in the market. Ipod car accessories, ipod mini accessories are the famous accessories which as been sold in the market more required and after that ipod nano accessories has been introduced. The main purpose of using ipod is to transfer music to the device installed and with the help of the ipod the transferred music can be listened and enjoyed. Since, ipod cover wide variety of displays and tools, more number of people are using ipod accessories for their daily uses.

Even with the help of ipod accessories, photos, videos, games, calendars, music can be transformed with regards to the model produced. Today, the world best selling digital audio media player is ipod and its different kinds of accessories. In Ipod accessories, ipod video, ipod nano, ipod mini, ipod shuffle, ipod car ipod speaker, ipod cover, cases, ipod headphones, ipod charger and many other kinds of ipod accessories are listed and sold in the market for reasonable prices. At the same time, this kind of accessories is easily listed in the market for sale for reasonable prices.

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Where to Find Cellular Phone Accessories

2008-05-03T07:26:00.000-07:00

Author: Dave Brandley
Locating cell phone accessories at a cheap selling price is sometimes a challenge. While going right to cell phone manufacturers for Motorola cell phone accessories, LG phone accessories, and Samsung accessories is a good choice,it's not always money saving. More often than not, those in the market for basic accessories and equipment for older phones could either discover that they're no longer available, or that the price is unreasonable for an older phone. Don't worry though, purchasing affordable equipment and accessories is a possibility if you know places you should look.

Online Vendors
Do just one search for "cellular phone accessories" and you'll see actually thousands of Internet sellers hoping to get your concentration. regardless of if you're shopping for LG, Motorola, or Samsung phone accessories, there's a good possibility you will locate a seller thathas exactly the things you'll need.

Online Auctions
You can purchase essentially anything you're looking for on Internet based auctions, and cellular accessories are no different. Motorola phone accessories, LG phone accessories, and Samsung accessories are available to you from sellers in brand new and used condition. Even cellular users with older model phones can easily and quickly get equipment and accessories built expressly for their cellular phones.

And choices are never a problem either, due to the fact that Internet vendors pop up each day with fantastic, fresh products. Whether you're looking for a leopard-print faceplate, a car charger, holster, or battery, chances are somebody has it.

Cellular Phone Service Providers
They are nearly every place. Sprint, Cingular, T-Mobile, and Verizon are only some of the companies with stores in nearly everywhere from inside grocery stores to strip malls. Typically stores such as these sell a large assortment of devices and accessories to compliment their cell phones. Shopping for some different accessories? Stores usually have specials with bargains to consumers who get accessory bundles.

Electronic Stores
Stores like Best Buy and Circuit City don't only offer phones, they offer cellular equipment and accessories. Check circulars for sales, bearing in mind that frequently cellular accessories and equipment aren't a part of specials and deals.

Specialized Stores
The cell phone industry has grown so big that several niche markets have popped up because of that. As an example, it's not rare to run into mall kiosks committed to solely personalized face plates or batteries. More often, these stores or kiosks provide a large collection of accessories and equipment for a lot of cellular phone models. Keep in mind,, the fact that they essentially carry only one or two single products, buyers usually pay a little more.

Regardless of the brand of cellular that you have, be certain you are no longer confined to buying equipment and accessories only from the manufacturer. Today's cell phone users can get cellular accessories and equipment just about every place with the exception of a local bakery. Although that may soon be changing.

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Compare Prices Find The Best Computer Accessory

2008-05-02T07:24:00.000-07:00

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Bathroom Accessories In Lavender - Billie Piper

2008-05-01T07:20:00.000-07:00

Author: Anna Hart

Bathroom accessories can make or break a bathroom's decor. Bathroom accessories come in many styles. Bathroom accessories come in many colors. The careful shopper will take time to choose both the right style and the right color.

Bathroom accessories in lavender are an example. Lavender bathroom accessories can be had in a variety of styles and a variety of hues. You can find bathroom accessories in dainty lavender flowers on pristine white ceramic. You can find bathroom accessories in lavender wicker with chrome, brass, or bronze bases.

As you seek out bathroom accessories in lavender, you will want to ask yourself several questions. These will help you zero in on what you really want before you begin shopping.

1. Color: There are many shades of lavender. Visit a paint store and find the shade you wish to feature. Are you looking for lavender blue or lavender green? You may remember the old lullaby lyrics that begin with the words, "Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green. When you are king, dilly dilly, I shall be queen." You may want to copy out the lyrics and frame them for your bathroom wall. Set a theme with them, and combine bathroom accessories in lavender blues and lavender greens.

2. Style: Do you want bathroom accessories in lavender flowers, or in abstract swirls? Do you prefer simple, clean lines, or more ornate designs? Do you enjoy retro purple lavender or watery, pearl lavender?

Think about the color of your walls and floor before you make decisions on your bathroom accessories. Remember the secret to ideal color combinations: the 60-30-10 rule. Use about 60 percent of one dominant color in your bath decor. Use 30 percent of a lesser color. Use only 10 percent of your accent color.

In this case, lavender bathroom accessories will probably comprise your ten percent of accent color. The lavender should go well with the dominant and lesser colors on walls, floors, and fixtures.

Bathroom Accessories in Lavender Flowers

If you prefer flowers, you might want to look for lavender/purple flowers such as the following on bathroom accessories.

1. Lavender itself - flowers from the herb
2. Lavender iris
3. Lavender and yellow pansies
4. Lavender wisteria
5. Lavender lupine

Other Bathroom Accessories in Lavender

Lavender bathroom accessories are available in more than just flowers.

Dragonflies are often depicted in lavender on shower curtains, toothbrush holders, soap dishes, dispensers, and other bathroom accessories.

Whimsical cherubs in lavender, gold, and white are featured in some bathroom accessories. In others, these colors appear on the gossamer gowns and wings of woodland fairies.

Plain lavender bathroom accessories are readily available. The color and style are simple and cooling. They blend well with most bath decors.

Towels and rugs in lavender should match or closely complement the hues used in your other bathroom accessories.

Budget Bathroom Accessories in Lavender

Your budget will go further if you shop garage sales and thrift stores for bathroom accessories in lavender shades. You might want to be creative by selecting objects such as a lavender tumbler or simple vase for a toothbrush holder. Add a lavender dessert dish to hold your soap.

Helpful Tip

When using bathroom accessories in lavender, include a lovely bouquet of dried lavender. Its cool color and relaxing aroma can quickly turn your bath into a luxury retreat.

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Billie Piper reveals secrets of 'Call Girl'

2008-04-15T01:52:00.000-07:00

By Bill Keveney, USA TODAY
Belle is a happy hooker — smart, confident of her skills and unapologetic about her profession. It's Hannah, the Englishwoman behind the faux French name, who has some issues in Showtime's new comedy, Secret Diary of a Call Girl (tonight, 10:30 ET/PT).

Diary is inspired by the story of the real Belle, a pseudonymous London call girl whose diaries became a sensation in England. The TV series sets its Belle (Dr. Who's Billie Piper) on her own course as a newer version just getting used to the double life: high-end escort to affluent clients, "nighttime legal secretary" to family and friends.

Piper's Belle, who frequently talks directly to the camera, is frank with the viewer: "The first thing you should know about me is I'm a whore." She is assigned clients by a madam (Cherie Lunghi).

"She's at this phase where she's quite comfortable with who she is and what she's doing," the actress says.

In picking up the eight-episode Diary series, which was a hit in England, Showtime veered from internal development, which has yielded such critically praised series as Weeds, Dexter and Brotherhood.
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"We've been developing some things in this arena but never quite got it right," says Showtime entertainment president Robert Greenblatt. Calling Piper "captivating," he says: "You care about (Belle) and about her straddling two worlds. It's funny and sexy and just seemed like it would really work over here." Diary fits Showtime's style of comedy, a provocative topic with dramatic and emotional elements "so it isn't just a frothy thing."

He says it fits well with its lead-in, Weeds, and its pot-selling suburban mom. "They're very different shows, but both have a strong, maverick woman in the center. They're both doing illicit things. They're both in the world of hedonism."

Early in the first episode, Belle explains, a bit defiantly, that she likes her job and is neither an abuse victim nor addicted to anything, "except maybe for the fourth season of The West Wing." Critics have complained that Secret Diary glamorizes prostitution, but Greenblatt says no political statements are intended.

Piper, 25, says Diary simply plays off the world of the real Belle, whom she met briefly. "I was more familiar with the darker, more tragic side to prostitution," she says. But Belle "is very graceful, very composed, very articulate. You realize there are very different extremes to prostitution."

But the work exacts emotional costs in Secret Diary, whose first-season episodes all were written by women. Belle is alone as she hides her employment from her parents and her best friend, Ben (Iddo Goldberg). The secretary ruse works, the character explains, because it sounds "so boring, no one ever asks me about it."

"Belle can't tell anybody what she does," Piper says. "It's fear of judgment and repulsion and disgrace from her family, and so she doesn't really gamble with that."

For a show about sex, Diary doesn't show that much of it, but there are skimpy outfits and a little nudity. "You feel like you've seen more than you actually have," Piper says. However, "I don't want to do every sex scene in underwear, because that's not realistic. (Some) scenes require a bit of nipple and a lot of butt-baring."

Source: USAtoday

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2008-01-16T01:55:00.000-08:00

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British beauty Billie Piper plays Belle de Jour in 'Call Girl'

2007-07-12T02:30:00.000-07:00

LICKFOLK, England — On an early summer evening, Billie Piper is sitting in the back garden of a pub near her country home.

She's talking about sex and a city girl - the London-based professional escort Belle, whom she portrays in the Showtime series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl," premiering June 16 in the United States. In Canada it runs on Showcase and premiered last fall. "I was thinking it was quite racy for America," says Piper as she ponders just how the series will come across in the United States.

In the United Kingdom, when it first aired last September it was blasted in the media for glamorizing prostitution.

"I thought it was a side to prostitution that we are not normally exposed to, and I thought there was a story worth telling there," Piper says in defence. "I kind of knew it was going to cause a bit of an uproar, especially because I was playing the part. People are always so used to me doing children's shows or family drama."

As a teenager, Piper became a star in England in 1998 with the chart-topping pop song "Because We Want To." And she has been a popular subject for the British tabloid press.

She was previously married at 18 to popular DJ Chris Evans. Now 25, she's married to Laurence Fox, who plays Detective James Hathaway in "Inspector Lewis," airing on PBS' "Masterpiece Mystery" beginning June 22.

Piper and Fox married on New Year's Eve, about a year after meeting while acting together in the play "Treats," and they recently moved from London to the country.

Piper has had recurring roles in the popular sci-fi series "Doctor Who," and has starred in several British made-for-TV movies. Yet never has the actress revealed more of herself than in the sexy "Call Girl."

The series is based on the Belle de Jour blog, which was written by a young woman who enjoys being a sex worker yet pretends to family and friends she's just Hannah, a legal secretary.

Doubts have been raised about whether Belle really exists or whether the blog was simply the fictitious concoction of some clever minds.

However, Piper says: "I met her and she was quite a character and she was the most useful part of my research."

"I started asking really simple, mundane questions - like 'What's your favourite song?' 'What kind of films do you watch?' Often those very simple details can be really useful. They tell you a lot about the human side of things," says Piper, explaining that because Belle's way of life was "so far removed from anything I know, I had to make her more human in my head."

She also consulted several other professional escorts and went to their apartments "where all these intimate moments take place" to see "step by step, how it's done."

How it's done, of course, meant strong language and nudity. But Piper counters criticism by saying that's just part of the acting challenge of honestly portraying the lifestyle.

Showtime is running the eight half-hour episodes uncut as part of an hour-long block with the fourth season of the hit series "Weeds."

Undaunted by the media criticism, Piper has begun filming a second series as Belle, and a third series has been ordered. But she may soon need a body double, she says, because she's pregnant.

Source: http://canadianpress.google.com/