Piper dazzles as her life unravels

I HATE SUZIE BAFTA WINNER?

Watching Billie Piper (right) in this intense and very adult black comedy, it’s amazing to recall that when she began her career as what used to be called a ‘teenybopper’ pop star, it was assumed she’d be a here-today-gone-tomorrow phenomenon. In fact, she has repeatedly shown her talents as a brilliant actress and she does so again here. Piper plays Suzie, a former child star whose career is upended when sexually explicit photos of her with a man who is definitely not her husband pop up online. With her carefully manufactured image shattered, Suzie’s life begins to spiral out of control and it looks as though she’s heading for a nervous breakdown. Piper has been nominated for a best actress Bafta for her performance, and Leila Farzad, who plays her friend and manager Naomi, is up for best supporting actress.

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