Billie Piper Laments the Trauma of the Public Tantrum
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In a candid new interview, Billie Piper opens up about the highs and lows of first-time motherhood. “It’s so hard,” she admits, “and when people say, ‘Oh, it will be a breeze having your next child,’ I can’t really imagine how.”
Noting that making 15-month-old Winston James a big brother would plunge her right back into sleep deprivation, Billie says that she already has her hands full during the daytime hours with her firstborn, who has started having tantrums. She confesses,
“It’s so embarrassing when you are out in public because you feel like everyone is staring at you.”
Husband Laurence Fox is “really cool” with Winston and “makes a great dad,” Billie says, but there were some growing pains along the way as the couple adjusted to life as a family of three. “We laugh a lot because now all our photographs are of one of us with him, rather than any of us together as a couple,” Billie notes.
Although initially Laurence and Billie, 27, planned to alternate jobs so that one parent was always with Winston, the approach “failed miserably” according to the Secret Diary of a Call Girl star.
Fortunately, Billie’s mom Mandy was able to step in and care for Winston while Billie shoots the Showtime series.
“My mum has been brilliant and Winston gets great treatment. I am very lucky to have great people around me.”
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She also counts herself among the fortunate few who reclaim their pre-baby bodies in a matter of weeks — six weeks, to be exact! “I am glad I did it,” she says. After taking a few weeks to focus solely on Winston, Billie says her strategy was simple: “I just ran a lot and ate less.” The lifestyle demands of a television actress have motivated her to begin thinking about a different career path, however.
“I have actually started to look at what I could do other than acting. I don’t want to be away filming when Winston is older and I am toying with the idea of writing or producing a TV drama.”
When asked whether she would encourage Winston to follow in her footsteps, Billie appears to have resigned herself to what seems inevitable. “Look at Laurence’s family — there are three actors so Winston will probably want to act too,” she points out. “What can you do?”
Revealing that she’s hoping for three children overall, Billie is clearly elated with the turn her life has taken. “I am loving being a mum,” she exclaims. “It’s very hard to articulate what it’s like without sounding too clichéd but life feels complete now we have Winston. I am really happy and such a softie with him.”
“There is no choice in what time I get up in the day but I don’t mind as I make so much more of the days now I am a mum. It’s brilliant and he knows exactly what he is doing. He just has to smile at me and I can’t resist.”
The new season of Secret Diary of a Call Girl airs Mondays at 10 p.m. on Showtime.
Source: Daily Record
