
Billie Piper loves playing TV's most famous call girl, but she hates being mistaken for a tart.
The actress - who stars as unabashed call girl Belle du Jour in the hit ITV2 series Secret Life Of A Call Girl - says some people confuse her with a real-life prostitute.
'The looks I get off some older guys in the street!' says Billie, 28.
'Some of them like to think you're a prostitute for real.
'I'm like, "No, I'm an actress playing a prostitute."'
Billie, who is married to actor Laurence Fox and is mum to a young son, admits she's not sure if the pitfalls of starring in the controversial TV series have been worth it.
'I don't think I would have done it had I known the grief and attention it would stir,' she tells Style.
'In the country, where I live, I get this overwhelming feeling of hostility.
'Honestly, they're not big on me.'
The new series of Secret Life Of A Call Girl starts tonight February on ITV2.
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