Billie Piper is planning to start a family with new husband Laurence Fox right away - by adopting their first child.

The TV star, 25, is said to be desperate to bring up a big family with fellow actor Fox, who she married on New Year’s Eve - so wants to get started as soon as possible.

A close friend tells The Sun, “Billie is one of four children and Laurence has a huge extended family.

“Her dream is her, Laurence and a big brood of kids running around barefoot in their Sussex home with chickens.

“One of the reasons she and Laurence married just a few months after meeting was because Billie was already feeling broody and she wanted to be in wedlock when she started a family.”

“She loves the idea of helping to give a home to a baby that really needs one.”