Billie Piper has spoken out about her ex-husband, Laurence Fox, in a new interview with British Vogue.
The British actress, 41, was married to the 45-year-old actor turned ‘anti-woke’ campaigner for nine years, and welcomed two children together.
At the time of their split, they said their marriage had suffered "irretrievable breakdown", while Fox described the divorce as "horrendous."
Piper has chosen to stay quiet about their relationship and the controversies surrounding Fox in recent years, though she has hinted to knowing “about dysfunctional relationships”.
Now in a new interview, she’s opened up about her ex and said: “Of course I have feelings on that, I’m not dead inside.”
Speaking to British Vogue, Piper continued: “Look, if people want to try and understand the workings of the guy, they ought to either ask him or his family.
“Ask [Fox’s brother-in-law, actor and comedian] Richard Ayoade what he thinks, or his wife [Fox’s actor sister] Lydia. They might have a more interesting take.”
“I try to keep people from telling me stuff but it’s really, really hard. I don’t read it but everyone wants to talk about it.
“Sometimes I have to say to people: ‘Please don’t bring this to me, now or ever’”.
She added that the fallout of their marriage has “made me feel stronger in many ways”, and that only she can control her reactions.
The Diary of a Call Girl star admitted that co-parenting with Fox comes with “enormous difficulty”, and she values her children’s privacy: “They deserve not to be extensions of the parents and to forge their own identities.”
In recent times, Fox has garnered attention for his public criticism of the George Floyd protests and COVID-19 vaccines, as well as for founding a right-wing populist political party.
His controversial social media posts, including one where he shared an image of a swastika made from the Progress Pride flag, have sparked significant debate and outrage.
In September, he was abruptly dismissed from GB News following a misogynistic outburst directed at a female journalist, a moment recently dubbed the most complained-about incident on British television this year.
