It’s been three decades since Billie Piper burst onto the showbiz scene with her hit single Because We Want To. 

As a fresh-faced 15 year old, she had the world at her feet, with the talented teen tipped for mega stardom after becoming the youngest artist to debut at number one.

Having pivoted to acting, Billie then enjoyed a string of high-profile roles, including spots on Doctor Who, Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Penny Dreadful. 

Yet in the 2010s, Billie’s work commitments took a backseat to her personal life as she split from right-wing political activist Laurence Fox broke down and went on to welcome a daughter with Tribes frontman Johnny Lloyd. 

Now, with Billie, 42, confirmed to be returning to Doctor Who, her career is looking brighter than ever, with a string of lucrative new roles in the pipeline. 

The actress is now estimated to have a net worth of £9 million, Celebrity Net Worth reports. 

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Billie Piper has been enjoying a career resurgence with a string of lucrative new roles including her surprise Doctor Who return (pictured on the show) 

It’s been three decades since Billie burst onto the showbiz scene aged 15 with her hit single Because We Want To and now her career is better than ever (pictured in 1998) 

The turning point came in 2020, with the release of her critically acclaimed Sky series, I Hate Suzie. 

The Swindon-born star was lauded for her brooding portrayal of former popstar Suzie Pickles, who has her life thrown into disarray when intimate pH๏τos of her in a compromising position with a man who isn’t her husband, are leaked online. 

Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 95 percent, while Billie received a TV BAFTA nomination for her work in both the first season and follow-up I Hate Suzie Too. 

However, despite going down a treat with critics, it failed to draw in a big enough audience, and it was not renewed for a third season. 

Speaking to the Mail about the show’s cancellation, Billie mused:  ‘It just didn’t get a big enough audience – that’s the way it goes.

‘People in television loved it, because I guess it is largely about the world in which they work, but it wasn’t seen by as many people beyond that world as we would like it to have been.’

Yet Billie didn’t suffer the same problem with her next role, landing a lead part in the 2024 Netflix drama Scoop, a dramatic retelling of the process of securing and filming the 2019 Prince Andrew interview with Newsnight.

The series was praised by viewers and critics alike, with a whopping 2.75 million households tuning in for the first week alone. 

Billie also secured another TV BAFTA nomination for her role as Newsnight producer Sam McAlister. 

The turning point came in 2020, with the release of her critically acclaimed Sky series, I Hate Suzie. However, despite going down a treat with critics, it failed to draw in a big audience

Billie didn’t suffer the same problem with her next role, landing a part in Netflix’s Scoop, a retelling of the process of securing and filming the 2019 Prince Andrew Newsnight interview

Billie also secured another TV BAFTA nomination for her role as Newsnight producer Sam McAlister (pictured at the ceremony in May) 

That same year, she starred in another Netflix series, Kaos – a contemporary re-imagining of Greek mythology – where she played prophetess Cᴀssandra. 

The eight-episode series also starred Jeff Goldblum and Janet McTeer and received good reviews. 

Fans were left crushed when the series was not renewed, with Kaos ultimately becoming the most-watched cancelled series in the second half of 2024. 

Yet Billie had no time to mourn the end of the show as she was thrust into work on Netflix megahit Wednesday. 

The mother-of-two has landed a role as Isadora Capri, Nevermor Academy’s new head of music. 

A former child prodigy, Isadora is described as being ‘brilliant, intense, and enigmatic.’

According to Netflix, she takes a special interest in Wednesday’s (Jenna Ortega) musical gifts and becomes a mentor to fellow werewolf Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers). 

Wednesday Season 2, Part 1 will drop on August 6, with Part 2 following on September 3.

That same year, she starred in another Netflix series, Kaos – a contemporary re-imagining of Greek mythology – where she played prophetess Cᴀssandra

Billie’s next role is in Netflix’s Wednesday (L to R) Georgie Farmer, Victor Dorobantu, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nayo, Joy Sunday, Owen Painter, Emma Myers, Billie, Jenna Ortega, Evie Templeton, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Alfred Gough, Noah Taylor, Miles Millar, Tim Burton, Steve Buscemi, Moosa Mostafa, Hunter Doohan 

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Billie will then be kept busy filming for Doctor Who after the jaw-dropping finale saw her unveiled as the next incarnation of the Time Lord.

The actress is well-known to longtime Who fans, having previously played The Doctor’s companion Rose Tyler, and The Moment interface in the show’s 50th Anniversary Special. 

Ncuti Gatwa became the 15th Doctor in 2023 but during Saturday’s episode it appeared that Ncuti’s Doctor, had regenerated into Billie, with her first words being: ‘Oh hello!’

Billie will now be the second woman to take on the role as the Time Lord after Jodie Whittaker portrayed the 13th doctor. 

However, while her reveal understandably sparked a huge frenzy on social media, others have been quick to spot one key problem with her regeneration, following Ncuti Gatwa’s long-speculated exit from the show.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, some fans were quick to note in the episode’s closing credits, Billie was not credited as ‘The Doctor,’ with it instead simply stating: ‘Introducing Billie Piper.’ 

Reacting to the news Billie said: ‘It’s no secret how much I love this show, and I have always said I would love to return to the Whoniverse as I have some of my best memories there, so to be given the opportunity to step back on that Tardis one more time was just something I couldn’t refuse.’  

It is not known when the show will return and Billie’s next scenes will air. 

Billie will then be kept busy filming for Doctor Who after the jaw-dropping finale saw her unveiled as the next incarnation of the Time Lord, taking over from Ncuti Gatwa