She then released "She Wants You" as the third single from the album. 17 on the Heatseekers.Īt the 1998 Smash Hits Poll Winners' party, Piper was nominated for Best New Act (for which she came second, it being won by B*Witched) and won Princess of Pop (she was the first to win this award). 31 despite the success of "Honey to the Bee", and in the US it almost went completely unnoticed, peaking at No. However, Honey to the B found limited success in other territories, such as Australia where it debuted and peaked at No. Piper's debut album Honey to the B was released immediately afterwards, and debuted and peaked at Number 14 in the UK album charts, selling more than three million copies in the UK alone along with a Platinum certification, and a 2x Platinum certification in New Zealand, where it reached No.
Her follow-up single "Girlfriend" also debuted at number one. She was offered a record deal at the age of 15, and in 1998 became the youngest artist ever to debut at number one in the UK Singles Chart with "Because We Want To", released under the stage mononym "Billie". She later landed a role in a television commercial promoting the pop magazine Smash Hits. Piper's career began when she was selected to appear on the Saturday morning children's television show Scratchy & Co. They had a second son, Eugene Pip, in April 2012. Their first son, Winston James, was born in October 2008, via emergency C-section after a 30-hour labour. She married actor Laurence Fox in December 2007 at St Mary's Church in Easebourne, West Sussex, where they now live. Piper dated and lived with law student Amadu Sowe from 2004 to 2006. Evans has admitted that the age gap was a reason in seeking the divorce. "I think that's disgusting." Piper also revealed in her interview with Radio Times that she left her pop star career with very little money. "I'm not taking a penny from him," she told the Radio Times. They have remained friends.Ī story in The Independent on 27 June 2006 stated that Piper has declared that she does not wish to claim any money from Evans' reported £30 million wealth or his £540,000 salary from Radio Two. The couple separated in 2004 and divorced in May 2007. Their marriage attracted much comment due to Evans being 16 years older than Piper. Piper married businessman, DJ, and television presenter Chris Evans in a secret ceremony in May 2001 in Las Vegas after six months of dating. She studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and Bradon Forest School. She has one younger brother, Charley, and two younger sisters, Harley and Elle. Her first name, Leian, was legally changed to Billie on 25 April 1983 by her parents, Paul Victor Piper and Mandy Kane Kent. 8 2011-: Theatre work and Penny Dreadful.7 2007–2011: Secret Diary of a Call Girl.6 2004–2007: Transition to acting and Doctor Who.5 2000–2003: Walk of Life and retirement from music.
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She currently stars as Brona, an Irish immigrant, in the horror TV series Penny Dreadful. From 2007 until 2011, she starred as the high-flying escort Belle de Jour in the TV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl. 6 in its "Hot 100" list of influential on-screen performers she was the top woman on the list. In 2007, Broadcast magazine listed Piper at no.
Her most famous role is as Rose Tyler, companion to The Doctor from 2005 to 2006, in the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, a role she reprised in 2008, 2010, and 2013. Piper's transition into acting began in 2004. In 2003, she retired from the recording industry and launched a successful acting career. In 2000, she released her second album, Walk of Life. The single was followed by Piper's album Honey to the B (1998), which was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) and platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). (1995-1998), and at the age of 15, she signed a recording contract and released her debut single "Because We Want To", which debuted at number one in the UK and made her the youngest artist ever to debut at number one. Billie Paul Piper (born Leian Paul Piper) is an English singer, dancer and actress. Billie Piper is the actress who portrays the main character Lily on Penny Dreadful.
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