Silver screen queen: It’s Billie the director
THESE days you’re just as likely to find her spending time behind the camera as in front of it.
But Billie Piper still knows how to turn on the sparkle when she needs to.
The 36-year-old was in Venice last night in a glittering sequin silver gown with a lace skirt and polka dot bow for the premiere of Marriage Story, which stars Scarlett Johansson.
She’ll be back on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival tonight, when her directorial debut – Rare Beasts – is shown for the first time.
The multi-talented mother-of-three wrote and also stars in the movie – which is described as an ‘anti-romcom’ – as a career-driven single mum.
Miss Piper, whose previous roles include Doctor Who and the acclaimed series Secret Diary of a Call Girl, is joined by David Thewlis and Mamma Mia! star Lily James.
It’s been a busy year for the actressturned-director, who had her third child, Tallulah, with boyfriend Johnny Lloyd at the start of the year.
She already has two children from her nine-year marriage to Laurence Fox – Winston, ten, and seven-year-old Eugene. Miss Piper’s first marriage was to radio star Chris Evans, who she wed in a secret ceremony in Las Vegas in May 2001 after only six months of dating. The actress, who made her name as a pop star in the 1990s, was just 18 at the time, while the DJ was 34.
Fittingly, Miss Johansson wowed at last night’s premiere in a sequincovered gown with a thigh-high split in a vibrant shade of scarlet.
The Marvel Avengers star had slicked her blonde hair back in a wet-look style, and she sported a single silver chain earring in her right ear.