Billie Piper says childhood friend Amy Winehouse was bullied at school “because she was always doing her own thing”
nme.comBillie Piper has reflected on her childhood friendship with Amy Winehouse, recalling how the singer was bullied because “she was always doing her own thing”.Piper and Winehouse both attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London in the 1990s, and became friends during their time there.
Now, in an interview on Jessie Ware’s Table Manners podcast, the former pop star and Doctor Who actor has shared memories of what Winehouse was like during that period.“She was always cheeky,” Piper said. “She was always like that, you know.
She would do abstract stuff, and I really loved it.”“She could do everything. Super clever, super bright, unlike any other girl at that school.”She went on to reflect on some of the difficulties Winehouse faced at the school: “She got bullied quite a lot at school because she was doing her own thing, and she liked to push buttons, and do weird stuff.”“And I had a lot of space for that, but not many of the girls did.
It wasn’t the easiest ride.”Winehouse is about to be the subject of the biopic Back To Black, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson.
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