Belle de Jour
Vice has its virtues for Billie Piper. The actress has joined the ranks of Britain’s best paid TV stars after agreeing a £400,000 deal to reprise the role of Belle de Jour.
Her commitment to a fourth series of The Secret Diary Of A Call Girl for ITV2 will see her earn £50,000 an episode.
In total, it is considerably more than the £100,000 which Brooke Magnanti – the real-life Belle whose diary inspired the TV series – says she earned in her time as a £300-an-hour prostitute
Miss Piper’s bumper pay packet puts the 27-year-old former singer some way ahead of most soap stars, and has surprised some because Secret Diary does not even air on ITV’s main channel.
However, the series has been a ratings hit and when it debuted in 2007 it recorded an impressive 1.8million viewers, one of the biggest audiences for ITV2 since the digital channel was launched.
The fourth series is said to follow the character as she continues to juggle her double life as an author and an escort.
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