Billie Piper speaks out about ex-husband Laurence Fox
15.03.2024 - 22:47
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Billie Piper has spoken out about her ex-husband, Laurence Fox.
The Doctor Who actress, 41, was married to the actor turned political campaigner from 2007 until 2016. They have two sons together, Winston and Eugene. She told British Vogue that she "had to make some choices and a divorce speaks for itself".
She also added that his family, including his sister Lydia Fox and her husband Richard Ayoade "might have a more interesting take" on him. Piper added that the privacy of her children is "paramount".
Fox, 45, founded right-wing political group the Reclaim Party in October 2020, which is strongly associated with the "culture wars", after an appearance on BBC show Question Time which he claimed resulted in him being "cancelled from a 21-year acting career".
Last year, the actor known for his role as DS James Hathaway in detective series Lewis was sacked as a presenter on GB News following comments he made about a female journalist.
Piper, who recently starred in I Hate Suzie and is in the upcoming Netflix film Scoop about the explosive Newsnight interview with the Duke of York, says that she has handled him hitting the headlines with "enormous difficulty".
She added: "I close everything down and keep a very strict routine with the kids so that there's consistency. I keep them close. That's all I can do.
"I try to keep people from telling me stuff but it's really, really hard. I don't read it but everyone wants to talk about it. Sometimes I have to say to people: 'Please don't bring this to me, now or ever.'"
Piper also said: "It's made me feel stronger in many ways. I've learnt I have a lot of resilience I didn't know I had. I've had to learn the hard way that you can only control yourself and how you react to things.