“Oh my God,” she says. “About a week ago.” We are 10 minutes into our conversation and Piper, teen pop star, tabloid obsession, daughter, mother and Olivier award-winning actor is talking to me about anger. “This experience of lockdown has just tested the human spirit so much and for some people it has been unbelievably awful,” she suggests. “I don’t know anyone who hasn’t wanted to smash up the room. It’s been a real test of holding your nerve, for sure.” Anger, female anxiety and insecurity, imposter syndrome, what makes a kind man. Just some of the things we will talk about today.