Billie Piper and Laurence Fox confirm split after nine years of marriage

All over: Billie Piper and Laurence Fox have split after nine years of marriage
Dave Benett
Jennifer Ruby24 March 2016
The Weekender

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Billie Piper and Laurence Fox have confirmed that they have separated after nine years of marriage.

The actors, who have two children together, announced their split in a Facebook message on Wednesday night.

Posted on the wall of Fox’s official account, it 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.”

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Piper, 33, and Fox, 37, tied the knot back in 2007 after meeting the previous year while working on the stage play Treats.

The actress gave birth to their first son, Winston, in October 2008 and their second son, Eugene, in April 2012.

The couple appeared together at the opening of Fox’s play The Patriotic Traitor at the Park Theatre last month.

Talking to the Express about his ‘ideal night’, Fox recently said:

“Sitting next to my wife, watching telly, taking it easy with a glass of wine and a Thai chilli and basil stir-fry chicken.

“That's one of my signature dishes, so I cook it. But she's a great cook, too.”

Earlier this month, Fox launched into a four-letter tirade at a heckler who had disrupted a performance of The Patriotic Traitor.

Fox was heard to say: “I won’t bother telling you the story because this c*** in the front row has ruined it for everybody”.

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