Laurence - a member of the Fox acting dynasty, which includes his uncle Edward Fox and cousins Emilia Fox and Freddie Fox – previously said that it was "love at first sight" when he first met Billie. "It absolutely happened when I met Bill. We were in a rehearsal room and I knew there and then she was the one for me," he said in an interview in 2010.
Billie and Laurence were married for eight years and have two sons
However, it wasn't meant to be and the two split after nine years of marriage in 2016. At the time,
Laurence announced their plans to separate with a brief statement posted to Facebook which read: "Laurence Fox and Billie Piper have separated. No third parties are involved. For the sake of our family we request and appeal for space and privacy at this time."