Billie Piper might not have just grown apart from ex-boyfriend Amadu Sowe - she reported finished with him for West End co-star Laurence Fox.

The pair met while rehearsing their play Treats which opens in the new year but when they were first spotted together a few weeks ago, they just insisted they were friends as both were in long-term relationships. However, according to the People newspaper, they have split from their partners for each other and were recently spotted kissing passionately in a south London pub.

A onlooker at the Rose and Crown in Clapham told the newspaper: “They couldn’t keep their hands off each other. They were all over each other, kissing and touching each other.”

“Billie had her back to the bar so that she wasn’t recognised but people knew it was her.”

“They were really touchy-feely and looked extremely happy and comfortable with each other. Billie wasn’t even wearing any make-up.

“It obviously wasn’t a first date as it was just a normal pub. It’s hardly somewhere you’d take someone if you really want to impress them.”

A source close to Billie added: “They have grown very close in a short space of time. It began as a friendship but they couldn’t ignore growing feelings for each other.”