Billie Piper Bio | Wiki
Billie Piper is an English actress and former singer. She initially gained popularity as a singer after releasing her debut single “Because We Want To” at age 15. The song made her the youngest woman to ever enter at number one on the UK Singles Chart. Billie’s follow-up single “Girlfriend” also entered.
In 1998, she released her debut studio album, Honey to the B, which was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Billie’s second studio album, Walk of Life, was released in 2000 and spawned her third number-one single, “Day & Night”. In 2003, she announced that she had ended her music career to focus on acting.
Billie Piper Age
Billie was born on September 22, 1982, in Swindon, United Kingdom. She is 40 years old.
Billie Piper Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
Billie Piper Family
She was born in Swindon, Wiltshire, to her parents Mandy Kent and Paul Piper. Her first name, Leian, was legally changed to Billie on 25 April 1983 by her parents. She has one younger brother, Charley, and two younger sisters, Harley, and Elle.
Billie Piper Spouse| Husband
Billie married television presenter Chris Evans in a secret ceremony at the Little Church of the West in Paradise, Nevada near Las Vegas in May 2001. Their marriage attracted much comment because she was 18 and Evans was 35. The couple separated in 2004 and divorced in May 2007.
Billie married actor Laurence Fox on December 31, 2007, at St Mary’s Church in Easebourne, West Sussex. They have two sons: Winston James and Eugene Pip. By March 24, 2016, the pair had separated after eight years of marriage. On 12 May 2016, the two divorced.
Billie began dating Johnny Lloyd, the frontman of Tribes, in 2016. Their daughter, Tallulah, was born on 2 January 2019.
Billie Piper Education
She started dance classes at age five. Two years later, Billie started off in soft-drink commercials for American TV before appearing as an extra in the 1996 film Evita, starring Madonna. She attended Bradon Forest School in Purton, near Swindon, but left at around the age of 12 after winning a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London.
Billie Piper In Doctor Who
In 2005, Doctor Who was resurrected after a sixteen-year absence from TV. Billie was cast as Rose Tyler, a traveling companion to the ninth incarnation of The Doctor. She won the Most Popular Actress category at the 2005 and 2006 National Television Awards for her work on Doctor Who.
BBC News named her one of its “Faces of the Year” for 2005, primarily due to her success in Doctor Who. At The South Bank Show Awards in January 2006, Billie was awarded The Times Breakthrough Award for her successful transition from singing to acting.
In March, the Television and Radio Industries Club named her as the best new TV talent at their annual awards ceremony. In September, she was named Best Actress at the TV Quick and TV Choice Awards.
Billie Piper David Tennant
She returned to the role of Rose Tyler alongside David Tennant in three stories that form the second volume of The Tenth Doctor Adventures audio drama series from Big Finish Productions.
One story also featured Camille Coduri reprising her role as Rose’s mother Jackie Tyler. The set was released in November 2017. It was later announced that Piper would be headlining her own audio drama titled Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon.
Billie Piper Because We Want To
Billie was offered a record deal at the age of 15, and in 1998, became the youngest artist ever to debut at number one on the UK Singles Chart with “Because We Want To”, released under the stage mononym “Billie”. In August 1999, the follow-up to “Because We Want To” was released in Japan, a single comprising “Girlfriend” and “She Wants You” combined.
Billie Piper Mansfield Park
Billie appeared as Fanny Price in an adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Mansfield Park, screened on ITV1 in March 2007. This was her first acting role on television for a broadcaster other than the BBC. Billie then provided voice-overs for various television commercials, including one for Comfort fabric-softener airing in June 2007.
Billie Piper Yerma
In 2016, she starred in an adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s 1934 play Yerma at the Young Vic, written and directed by Simon Stone. Upon opening, the play received critical acclaim, mainly for Billie’s performance. On August 31, 2017, Yerma streamed live into more than 700 cinemas across the UK.
Whilst ticket sales are yet to be confirmed, more than 100 cinemas confirmed they had sold out to capacity with many requesting encore copies. In an unprecedented event, after the live screening had finished, ‘#Yerma’ trended on Twitter at number three, with some writers claiming Twitter had ‘gone into complete meltdown’ over Piper’s performance.
Billie Piper Songs
“Because We Want To”
“Girlfriend”
She Wants You”
“Last Christmas”
“Honey to the Bee”
“Thank ABBA for the Music”
“Day & Night”
“Something Deep Inside”
“Walk of Life”
Billie Piper Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Billie’s estimated net worth is $12 million.
Who is Billie Piper Married To
She is currently dating Johnny Lloyd, the frontman of Tribes, in 2016. Their daughter, Tallulah, was born on 2 January 2019. Billie was previously married to Chris Evans and Laurence Fox.