Billie Piper admits she was ‘insanely jealous’ of Britney Spears

Billie Piper has admitted she was “insanely jealous” of Britney Spears in the course of the early years of her profession.

he Olivier Award-winning actress, 40, shot to fame in 1998 whereas nonetheless a teen with the discharge of her debut pop single As a result of We Need To.

After becoming a member of the rebooted Physician Who as companion Rose Tyler in 2005, Piper carved out a profession as each an actress, author and director.

Chatting with The Guardian in regards to the second sequence of I Hate Suzie, wherein she stars as an actress and singer making an attempt to resurrect her profession, Piper mentioned she and co-creator Lucy Prebble had spoken about Britney Spears, Caroline Flack and Amy Winehouse.

She mentioned: “Clearly these items has been occurring for years, however it’s the extra up to date stars who’ve had what individuals name a public meltdown.”

Piper mentioned she had by no means met Spears however they have been each pop stars across the 12 months 2000.

She added: “My profession was dying out as she was hitting megastardom.

“I used to be insanely jealous of her, but additionally cherished her and was a fan. However our paths by no means crossed.”

Reflecting on how stardom is portrayed in I Hate Suzie, Piper described fame as “terrible”.

Requested why she continues to do a job that retains her within the public eye, she replied: “Yeah. It’s annoying as a result of I like creating issues. I like manufacturing.

“As I’m getting older, I’m having fun with making issues from the bottom up an increasing number of and I feel most likely sooner or later, I’ll act much less and fewer. I like what I do.”