Singer-actress Billie Piper says that sometimes people actually believe she is a prostitute after watching her play Belle de Jour in the popular TV series Secret Diary of A Call Girl.

The 27-year-old beauty revealed that some locals in West Sussex, where she lives with hubby Laurence Fox, look at her suspiciously.

“When Laurence and I go out into the countryside, I think a few of the older locals actually believe I’m a whore,” the Daily Express quoted Piper, as saying.

She also said Fox’s fans follow him and “want to mother him”.

Pipers’ comments will be published in next month’s Marie Claire mag.