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Billie Piper: People on the street think I'm a prostitute

Belle du Jour actress Billie Piper speaks of the hostility she receives off-screen

Billie Piper plays prostitute Belle du Jour in Secret Life Of A Call Girl

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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Lucy Kelly