DOCTOR WHO Star Billie Piper Reveals What Led To Her Leaving The BBC Series In 2006
Billie Piper s Rose Tyler remains one of the Doctor s most popular companions, and the actress has now opened up on what led to her deciding to leave
Doctor Who after such a short stint on the BBC series.
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5/12/2021
During a recent appearance on BBC Radio 4 s Desert Island Discs, Billie Piper finally opened up about her
Doctor Who departure back in 2006. She left the popular BBC series after just two seasons, which was a devastating loss to fans who loved what she brought to the table as Rose Tyler.Â
Doctor Who Star Billie Piper Reveals Why She Left BBC Series & More
Doctor Who Star Billie Piper Reveals Why She Left BBC Series & More
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Billie Piper, who played Rose Tyler on
Doctor Who from 2005 until 2006, has explained why she left the show during an appearance on the latest episode of BBC Radio 4 s
Desert Island Discs. For those asking,
Desert Island Discs is a long-running half-hour BBC radio show where guests are invited to talk about their lives and careers in between playing the songs they would take with them on a desert island.
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Billie Piper has said she felt like a “charlatan” when she was a pop star in her teens.
She told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs that acting was always her passion and she felt she had limited musical abilities.
Piper, 38, who now works as an actress, shot to fame in her teenage years with hits including Because We Want To, and lived in London away from her parents for several years before turning 18.
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She said she felt like a “salesperson for other people’s music”.
“I always felt like a charlatan because I loved singing but I didn’t have the strongest voice, I didn’t write songs, I didn’t play or write music,” she added.
Billie Piper rules out full-time return to Doctor Who
May 8, 2021 12:00 AMBy Celebretainment
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Billie Piper isn’t comfortable with the “responsibility” of returning to ‘Doctor Who’.
The ‘I Hate Suzie’ star has made several appearances in the show since leaving her role as Rose Tyler in 2006, including a three episode stint in 2008 and portraying a character known as ‘The Moment’, a version of Rose, in the 50th anniversary special ‘The Day of the Doctor’ in 2013.
However, Billie has ruled out a full-time return as Rose – who was a companion to Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston and Tenth Doctor David Tennant -because of the pressures of being “the face” of a programme loved by viewers of all ages.