Billie Piper has recalled “horrible” experiences she went through after she burst onto the scene in the 90s aged just 14.
The former Doctor Who star soon went on to become the youngest singer to debut at number one on the UK Singles Chart with her hit Because We Want To.
She went on to have three number-one singles and two top ten albums before officially hanging up her microphone and turning to stage and screen in 2003.
Now, the 37-year-old has revealed that she would gladly turn down the position to be a “famous popstar” in today’s society due to constant social media.
Billie Piper has recalled going through “horrible experiences” as a teen pop star (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)
“Let’s put it this way, I wouldn’t have wanted to be a famous pop star now.
“The social media element of it all is terrifying because it’s continuous, it’s in your bed, next to your bedside table every night,” she told The Sunday Times’ Culture magazine.
Billie went on to say: “In my pop career there were moments that were horrible to experience as a teenager, but they came and went.
Piper became the youngest musician to debut at number one on the UK Singles Chart (Image: BBC)
“But the thought of having that constantly on your person – I wear my phone around my neck like some weird slave.
“With one simple click, you’re able to see what millions of people think about you or other people, or just about anything… I would argue that it’s got worse.”
Billie, who is set to appear in a new Sky original, I Hate Suzie, playing the role of a former child celebrity turned actor whose phone had been hacked.
Billie is set to appear in a new Sky drama focusing on the recent phone hacking scandal (Image: Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Speaking about the 2014 iCloud hack scandal, she said: “I don’t know what that’s like (having pictures stolen), but I certainly know what it means to live your life publicly.
“I’ve done that since I was 14.”
In a heartbreaking admission in her 2006 autobiography Growing Pains, mum-of-three Billie opened up on her struggles with anorexia.
During her battle, she would often eat tissues and punch herself in the stomach to make her hunger go away.
I Hate Suzie is available to watch on Sky Atlantic and Now TV from 27 August
If you have been affected by anything in this story, or if you’re worried about your own or someone else’s health, you can contact Beat, the UK’s eating disorder charity, on 0808 801 0677 or beateatingdisorders.org.uk
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
