Billie Piper breaks years-long silence on marriage to ex Laurence Fox, admits to ‘difficulties’ co-parenting

Billie Piper has opened up about her ex-husband, Laurence Fox, in a new interview with British Vogue.

The British actress, 41, was married to the 45-year-old actor-turned-anti-woke activist for nine years and have two children together.

At the time of their split, they said their marriage had suffered an “irretrievable breakdown”, while Fox described the divorce as “horrible”.

Piper has chosen to remain silent about their relationship and the controversies surrounding Fox in recent years, although she has hinted that she is familiar with “dysfunctional relationships.”

In a new interview, she opened up about her ex, saying: “Of course I have feelings about it, I’m not dead inside.”

Speaking to British Vogue, Piper continued: “Look, if people want to try to understand how this man works, they should ask him or his family.

“Ask Richard Ayoade (Fox’s brother-in-law, the actor and comedian) what he thinks, or his wife (Fox’s actress sister) Lydia. They might have a more interesting opinion.”

“I try to stop people from telling me things, but it’s really hard. I don’t read the books, but everyone wants to talk about them.

“Sometimes I have to tell people, ‘Please don’t bring me that, not now, not ever.'”

She added that the aftermath of their marriage “made me feel stronger in many ways” and that only she can control her reactions.

The Diary of a Call Girl star admitted that co-parenting with Fox comes with “huge challenges” and that she values ​​her children’s privacy: “They deserve to not be extensions of their parents and to form their own identities.”

Fox has recently gained attention for his public criticism of the George Floyd protests and COVID-19 vaccines, as well as for founding a right-wing populist political party.

His controversial social media posts, including one in which he shared an image of a swastika made from the Progress Pride flag, have sparked considerable debate and outrage.

In September, he was abruptly sacked from GB News following an outburst of misogyny directed at a female journalist, a moment recently dubbed the most maligned incident on British television this year.

Read the full interview in the April issue of British Vogue, available for digital download and on newsstands from Tuesday 19 March.