A decent read
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Billie comes across as someone who doesn't want to appear to be a name dropper but is. I would have liked her to have given far more praise and credit to her parents (who seem to have pandered to her every whim in respect of her early career) than to the showbiz people she gushes over. Chris Evans, however, comes across as a thoroughly likeable and an extremely intelligent person who enlightened Billie in many aspects of her life.
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Genuinely Moving and Interesting, but...
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For me, the book was enjoyable, as it flitted between aspects of her life, that I really could identify with, her unhapiness at school, (for example, the picture of her and her brother on their first day at school, Billie looked how I felt on my first day), her wanting her parents to take her away from her unhappiness, and how this resembled how Rose Tyler felt and what the Doctor provided for her. It also painted a picture of a girl, I would have been envious of at school, with the acting and dancing, and utimately stage school. It also provided a real nostalgia trip, and probably because Billie's my generation, and like someone previously mentioned, the reference to Lynx Africa and other things, took me back to when I was her age. It also help me (and probably others) see what she saw in Chris Evans, and now I understand why she married him.
However, I have only given the book three stars, because of the rather glaring consistent factual errors that peppers the book. Off the top of my head, there were many instances where names were given incorrectly, for example, a passage refered to 'Lucy Amy who played Chardonay in Footballers' Wives', she is actually Susie Amy. Luke Mably was refered to as Luc Mabbley, and even Christopher Eccleston's name was mispelt. Other factual errors included stating that Andi Peters presented on Going Live, he didn't, he presented Live and Kicking.
Whilst, this may seem petty, it's frustrating as this is supposed to be an autobiography from an actress, yet she couldn't get her peers' names right. In particular as this is supposed to be an updated version, and these errors are also in the hardback version, all it would have taken for Billie or her Ghost Writer to get this right, would be a quick glance on the internet, and I think this could have been a truly excellent autobiography.
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LOVE ME SOME BILLIE
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I must admit, being a pop music fan I've always liked Billie. Especially her tracks "Day And Night" and "Something Deep Inside".
What a brilliant book, Billie seems to talk and think in much the same way as I do. What I love about her, is that she is so honest, and isn't victim to her own hype. She calls a spade a spade, and you get the feeling most of what she is saying is more like a one on one conversation with a friend. I would be very interested to meet her in the flesh, I think she would be very cool.
I never knew what went on behind the scenes of her pop career, and never understood until now why she never made a pop comeback.
Love her, she is awesome. After reading this and watching "The Secret Diary Of A Call Girl" I want to see everything she's in.
Billie rocks!
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Honest, engaging and Interesting
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I love OK magazine and any celebrity gossip and this is like a very long version of that, which is fine by me. It's not going to win any literary prizes, but it doesn't pretend to. Thankfully Piper is also clear that she didn't actually write the book herself and so saves herself from ridicule. Her story is interesting enough, thanks to Doctor Who and Chris Evans to save her from the dumping ground of trashy pop has been memoirs, and she seems a bright and ambitious young woman who is personable enough to warm to. The issues with food are dealt with reasonably sensitively and her take on her situation positive enough for her to write about it without coming across as someone selling sensation rather than a heartfelt story. Not bad at all.
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A Brutily Honest Biography.
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To be honest I was never a real fan of Billy Piper the singer, and I think she is a much better actress than she is a singer (she too would agree) so I was intreagued when I recieved this book for Christmas. As a Dr.Who fan, I loved her character of Rose and sobbed when her final episode finally aired
This autobiography is a thouroghly good read. Billy holds nothing back and gives an honest portrayal of her life. The book starts with her final Monologue in her last ever Who episode. Not only does this have connotations of the show that made her a success but also it is a dramatic reference to her ex Chris Evans who she credits with saving her life.
Billies book charts the ups and downs of her early success, how she experienced her once loyal fans turn against her when they discoverd her relationship with Richie from 5ive, and how the Music industry made her paranoid about her weight, leading to her battles with Anorexia. She tells about meeting Mr. Evans, their wirlwind marriage, and how her off-the-rails lifestyle almost destroyed her relationship with her family. She also speaks about how she finally found her vocation in acting, and what she thinks about her two leading men (Chris Eccleston and David Tennant)
Billie might only be 23, but she's packed more into her 23 years than most people pack into a life time. This is a brutily honest account of how celeb-dom nearly destroyed her life and career but how she climbed back to the top to finally find happiness.
If you are a fan of Billie you should read this. I certainly have a new level of respect for the girl. She doesn't sugar-coat her success she tells it like it is. Anyone aspiring to be a celeb should read it. It might be a wakeup call!
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