Billie Piper Net Worth

Billie Piper's Quotes

• That's what the Doctor (Doctor Who (2005)) is about, essentially - having that energy that you just can't understand.
• [on Christopher Eccleston] We get on famously. I have learned an awful lot from him.
• I am thinking about those things now. More so than all my friends - they're a lot older than me, but they're not even thinking about babies.
• In the next few years I'd love to play a female version of Doctor Who. I know exactly how I would play her - she would be crafty in a clever kind of way.
• A musical film is my idea of heaven. You can pre-record, you don't have to sing live. Singing live was the bit I hated the most. I never felt like a confident singer.

Interesting Facts about Billie Piper

1. She became famous as a pop singer before pursuing a very successful acting career.
2. Chris Evans bought her a red sports car worth over £100,000 after they had been dating for just three days. She couldn't even drive.
3. During her singing career she suffered from insomnia due to the pressure of fame.
4. Daughter of builder Paul Piper.
5. Her ex-husband Chris Evans is a popular and wealthy radio DJ in England.
6. She was nominated for two BRIT Awards (the UK equivalent of the Grammys) in 1999, for Best British Newcomer and Best British Female, but lost to Belle & Sebastian in the former category and Des'ree in the latter category.
7. Won the Breakthrough Award For Rising British Talent at the 10th annual South Bank Show Awards at the Savoy Hotel in London, England on Friday 27th January, 2006.
8. Won the most popular actress award at the 11th annual National Television Awards in London, England on October 25, 2005 for her portrayal of "Rose Tyler". Her Doctor Who (2005) co-star Christopher Eccleston, won for most popular actor.
9. She has a brother named Charlie, and two sisters, Harley and Ellie.
10. Her singing career included some misfortunes: Billie's PR company dropped her because of Chris Evans's interference with her image. Virgin dithered about releasing a new single, and Billie's manager, Nicki Chapman, the Pop Idol (2001) judge, canceled their three-year contract.
11. While she was at Sylvia Young's, Billie was spotted by Hugh Goldsmith, managing director of Innocent Records, who was looking for a singer to take on the Spice Girls. He liked her vocals, and at age 14, Billie signed a three-album deal. At 15, she had a number-one hit with 'Because We Want To'. Two more number ones followed and an album, Honey to the B, went double platinum, selling half a million copies in the UK alone.
12. Refused to take any money from her divorce settlement with Chris Evans.
13. Her parents only found out by listening to Virgin Radio that she had married Chris Evans in a Las Vegas chapel called Little Church of the West, when she was 18 and he was 34. Billie wore flip-flops and Danny Baker was best man. Billie and Chris took the second-most-expensive wedding package the chapel offered.
14. Despite having, at the age of 15, a No 1 hit with "Because We Want To", Piper revealed that her earnings from her early singing career were negligible due to being young and taken advantage of. She claimed that she is working twice as hard now because there was a massive financial rip-off and was then left with hardly any money.
15. Auditioned for the role of Nikki in Alfie (2004).
16. Won Best Actress, BBC Drama Awards. [2005]
17. Named BBC Face of the Year. [2005]
18. Woman of the Year, GQ Magazine UK. [2006]
19. Won Best Actress, Best Exit of the Year for Doctor Who (2005), BBC Drama Awards. [2006]
20. Won The Times Breakthrough Award - Rising British Talent, The South Bank Show Awards. [2006]