Billie Piper admits ‘enormous difficulty’ of co-parenting with Laurence Fox
Billie Piper has admitted co-parenting her two children with Laurence Fox comes with “enormous difficulty” in rare comments about their divorce.
The British actress, 41, has been largely coy about her divorce from actor-turned-political activist Fox in 2016, after a nine-year relationship.
Fox, a self-professed “anti-woke” campaigner, has found himself in the middle of several high-profile controversies in recent years – one of his most recent ones leading to his suspension by GB News over “misogynistic” comments he made on air about a female journalist.
Piper has admitted co-parenting her two children aged 11 and 15 with Fox amid such controversies comes “with enormous difficulty” in an interview with British Vogue.
“I’ve had to make some choices and a divorce speaks for itself. Or at least it should,” she said.
The former Doctor Who star said Fox’s family, including his sister Lydia Fox and her husband the comedian Richard Ayoade, “might have a more interesting take” on him than she did.
Pic: PA
“What is paramount for me is the privacy and anonymity of my children,” she said. “They deserve not to be extensions of the parents and to forge their own identities.”
British Vogue said the interview with Piper, published online on 15 March, took place days before a High Court judge ruled Fox had libelled two people when he referred to them as “paedophiles” on social media.
Asked what she does when such dramas arise with Fox, Piper said: “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.”
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She implied she asks her friends and family to avoid telling her about Fox, adding: “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’.”
Encouraging herself to find a “positive” to conclude on, she told the interviewer: “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. It’s really f***ing hard. I hate that.”
Entertainment
Gregg Wallace: Over half of allegations against MasterChef presenter substantiated, including one of unwanted physical contact
An investigation into Gregg Wallace’s “inappropriate behaviour” on MasterChef has found that more than half of the allegations against him have been substantiated, including one of “unwanted physical contact”.
MasterChef’s production company Banijay UK shared a summary of its report into historical allegations of misconduct against the 60-year-old presenter, carried out by independent law firm Lewis Silkin over seven months.
The report also said the number of sustained allegations made Wallace’s return to MasterChef “untenable”.
The investigation heard evidence from 78 witnesses, including 41 complainants.
There were 83 allegations against Wallace, and 45 of them were substantiated. All were related to MasterChef.
While the majority of the substantiated allegations related to inappropriate sexual language and humour, a smaller number of allegations of other inappropriate language and being in a state of undress were also substantiated.
One allegation of unwanted physical contact was substantiated.
Nearly all the allegations against Wallace were related to behaviour which is said to have occurred between 2005 and 2018, with just one substantiated allegation taking place post-2018.
Wallace and Anne-Marie Sterpini in 2014
Ahead of the publication of the summary, Wallace had said he had been “cleared of the most serious and sensational accusations” made against him.
Additionally, the report summary found that there were also 10 standalone allegations about other people between 2012 and 2018/2019, two of which were substantiated. Those people were not named in the summary.
The investigation found that complaints had previously been raised with the production company between 2005 and 2024.
Gregg Wallace on MasterChef. Pic: BBC/ Shine TV 2024
While the report flagged inadequate reporting procedures prior to 2016, when Endemol merged with Shine ahead of Banijay acquiring Endemol Shine in 2020, it said there were significant improvements to HR processes and training after 2016.
While the investigation said some formal action was taken by the BBC in 2017, it also noted the corporation held no information regarding concerns raised over Wallace centrally, resulting in issues being addressed as a first offence.
Sky News has tried to contact Gregg Wallace for contact today.
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