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Miss Me? Allen told her co-host that when returning to London for her friend’s birthday with her 11-year-old daughter Ethel she had decided to sit apart from her.“We are flying to London today to come and see you for your birthday — I’m going in first class, she’s going in economy,” she said.“You know what that is?” Oliver said as Allen joked, “Selfish?”Oliver continued, “The circle of life. That baby is now coming to London because you live in New York for my 40th birthday, which we are having at the end of the road we grew up on.”Allen replied, “There’s a trend at the moment on social media of people defiantly saying that they won’t give up their seats for children on airplanes,” to which her friend agreed, saying, “Fair enough.

Lily Allen has shared her top tip when it comes to decorating your home and finding your own sense of interior design style. Lily, 39, who recently opened up about her misplaced resentment towards music legend Sir Elton John, revealed her best interior tip during an episode of her podcast Miss Me? with co-host Miquita Oliver.

Secret Garden Party has announced the line-up for its 2024 edition, and revealed that it is scrapping big headliners in a bid to help support grassroots artists.The announcement was made today (May 13), and confirms that over 350 artists will be performing at this year’s edition of the festival.Set to run across July 25 and July 28, the UK’s leading independent festival has shaken things up for 2024, and has dropped the inclusion of big name headliners in a bid to help support the growth of emerging talent.Unkle, Crystal Fighters, Chinchilla, Franky Wah, Carly Wilford, Adelphi Music Factory, Jakkob, Omega Nebula, Technobrass and TC & The Groove are among those lined up for this year’s instalment. Meanwhile, independent collectives Chai Wallahs, The Living Room, and Noiganica will be hosting dedicated venues for diverse, grassroots live music.Elsewhere, collectives including Save Our Scene, Parable Music, Dubtendo and Truth Tribe have joined forces with the festival to provide exciting stage takeovers.

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Lily Allen has revealed she wants to be buried with her mobile phone so that her "dark" porn search history goes with her to the grave.The 39 year old singer confessed during an appearance on the Where There's a Will, There's a Wake podcast that she indulges in "X-rated" content when her kids are at their dad's and would be mortified if anyone found out. When asked about her deepest darkest secrets, Lily candidly replied: "Probably my phone. My Google search history.

Lily Allen has some thoughts on the nepo baby hot topic.

Lily Allen has revealed that she held a grudge against Elton John for years because he didn’t reply to her letter – until realising that she hadn’t actually sent it.During the most recent episode of her Miss Me? podcast with Miquita Oliver (released on May 6), Allen recalled once being “managed by a management company that was owned by Elton John” and his husband David Furnish.The singer and actor was on the Rocket Music Entertainment Group roster when she was making and promoting her second studio album, 2009’s ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’.“I loved being managed by them,” Allen explained. “And every year Elton would put on a Christmas party, and I’d always sit next to him and he’d make me feel really special.”She continued: “He would call me, like, once every couple of weeks to check in and say hi and make sure that I was OK.

Lily Allen has claimed that the term ‘nepo baby’ is “sexist”, as it is used for women much more than for men.The term has gained momentum in recent years, and is the title given to the children of famous parents who have been helped in their careers due to their parent’s wealth, connections and experience.Now, the singer and actress has weighed in on the term and described it as both “infantilising”, and sexist as it is used nearly exclusively for women.“’Nepo babies’, I think it’s quite like ‘Karen’, in the sense that it’s just a word that is basically used for women who are taking up space and we’d rather they didn’t and they should just go away,” Allen said on the Miss Me? podcast (via The Independent).“I’m called a ‘nepo baby’ all the time. I actually don’t really mind the nepotism thing, it’s the ‘baby’ that annoys me, it’s like, I’m 40 years old nearly!”She continued, explaining that her relation to her father, actor Keith Allen, gets brought up much more than it does for her brother – Game Of Thrones actor Alfie Allen.“It’s meant to be infantilising.

Singer-songwriter Lily Allen recently opened up about her misplaced resentment towards music legend Sir Elton John, revealing a candid letter she wrote to her former manager. In a candid clip speaking on her podcast with Miquita Oliver, Miss Me?, Lily detailed her former management by Elton John, recalling how he would check in on her regularly, offering support during challenging times. "He would call me once every couple of weeks to check in and say hi and make sure I was okay," Lily shared, reflecting on a period of her life where she struggled with personal challenges.

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Lily Allen has given an update on her upcoming new music, saying that there is currently no “deadline” to release anything.During the latest episode of Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett’s Dish podcast, the singer and actor was asked whether she felt any pressure from record label executives to make a specific type of material.“I’ve got a distribution deal, but it means that I don’t really have, like, an A&R team – which is Artist & Repertoire, or the people who help you with, you know, the music and putting it together,” Allen replied (via Music News).“So, I’m kind of left to my own devices and I haven’t got, like, a deadline… No one has any anticipation.”The ‘Smile’ artist also said on the podcast that she had been “trying some stuff out” in the studio, including country and western music. “And also I feel like with my writing, it’s quite storytelling, sort of like narrative-led music,” she continued.“Because I don’t feel things, so it’s never about emotions.

Lily Allen has sparked quite the conversation after revealing she's jetting off to London in first class, while her 12 year old daughter Ethel flies solo in economy. Lily made the comments while chatting with her childhood pal Miquita Oliver on their BBC podcast Miss Me? Smile singer Lily, 38, told listeners that she was flying back to the UK from New York to celebrate Miquita's milestone 40th birthday this week, saying: "We are flying to London today to come and see you for your birthday.

Lily Allen flies first class… But that doesn’t mean her kids do, too!

Lily Allen confessed she has booked herself a first class while her young daughter is sitting back in economy for an upcoming flight to London.

Stacey Dooley has announced a huge career change as she follows in Cheryl’s footsteps to star in the West End show 2:22: A Ghost Story.The documentary maker will perform as Jenny as she makes her acting debut when the thriller returns to the West End in May.The Strictly star will be joined on stage by Inbetweeners star James Buckley, who is reprising his role as Ben. In 2021, the show premiered with Lily Allen in the role of Jenny. Since then, Doctor Who star Mandip Gill, Girls Aloud’s Cheryl, former Love Island host Laura Whitmore, and actor Jamie Winstone have starred as Jenny.

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Lily Allen has shared how she and her husband David Harbour got revenge on an “obsessed” troll saying, “It will so spin her out”.While appearing as a guest on Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe’s Parenting Hell podcast, the ‘Smile’ singer opened up about her marriage with the Stranger Things star, revealing that there was one online hater who was not happy about the two’s union.“There’s this one person, this like one troll, that is obsessed with David’s ex-girlfriend – my husband David – and hates the fact that he married me. And she’s like … she just shitposts everywhere all over the internet,” Allen told Beckett and Widdicombe.A post shared by Parenting Hell Podcast (@parentinghell) She continued: “And me and David set up a production company and named it after her.

Lily Allen has said she “stands to lose everything” if she drinks again, and recalled the time she was banned from London’s Groucho Club.The singer and actor has been sober for nearly five years, having struggled with binge drinking and drug abuse in the past. Last March, Allen explained that her “life [had] changed so much” since she decided to quit.During a recent episode of the Miss Me? podcast, the ‘Smile’ star and her co-host Miquita Oliver were asked whether they had ever been barred from a pub.“I don’t think I’ve ever been barred from a pub,” Allen responded. “I’ve been barred from a club – Groucho’s.

Azealia Banks has responded to Lily Allen‘s recent criticism of Beyoncé‘s new album ‘Cowboy Carter‘, accusing the singer of past racist comments while telling her to “sit this one out”.Allen made headlines last week after she described Beyoncé’s reimagined cover of Dolly Parton‘s ‘Jolene’ on the album as “weird”.Speaking on her Miss Me? podcast, she said: “It’s very weird, that you’d cover the most successful songs in that genre. It’s quite an interesting to do, when you’re trying to, like, tackle a genre and you just choose the biggest song in that genre to cover.“I mean, you do you, Beyoncé, and she literally is doing her.

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Lily Allen has revealed that she has been working on new music in Nashville.The British pop icon shared the update in a new discussion on her Miss Me? podcast with close friend Miquita Oliver. During the episode, the singer and actor revealed that she has been working on new music, and even begun recording for a new release across the pond.If it turns out to be an album, the project would mark her first musical release in six years, and the follow-up to her 2018 album ‘No Shame’.“I’m in Nashville where everyone is really good.

Lily Allen has shared her thoughts on Beyoncé’s cover of Dolly Parton‘s ‘Jolene’.Despite, Parton hailing Queen Bey’s version of the track, Allen said she found it “weird”.Speaking on her Miss Me? podcast, she said: “It’s very weird, that you’d cover the most successful songs in that genre. It’s quite an interesting to do, when you’re trying to, like, tackle a genre and you just choose the biggest song in that genre to cover.“I mean, you do you, Beyoncé – and she literally is doing her, but why is she doing Dolly?”Allen did though say she had not heard ‘Cowboy Carter’ in its entirety yet.She added: “I’ve heard a few bits, I listened to the Miley Cyrus one and I listened to the ‘Blackbird’ one, which is the Beatles cover.

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Lily Allen is throwing some shade at Beyonce amid the release of her album Cowboy Carter.

Lily Allen is NOT a fan of Beyoncé’s new album!

Who’d have known she could be so shady?Lily Allen threw shade at Beyoncé when she joked that she is “getting some help” in maintaining her youthful appearance. “She does look great,” Miquita Oliver said while hosting Allen, 38, on her podcast “Miss Me?” “She makes turning 40 exciting,” added Oliver, 39, while the pair discussed Beyoncé’s brand-new country album “Cowboy Carter.” “Yeah, but she’s getting some help,” quipped Allen. The remark did not sit well with Oliver, who quickly jumped to the “Single Ladies” singer’s defense.

Lily Allen has admitted that being forced to sell her dream Cotswolds mansion to pay off a hefty tax bill was 'soul-destroying' - and she still checks the housing market to see if it has gone back on sale.The singer, 38, revealed she had to sell her £4.2million property after she was sued by a former tour manager for an 'extremely large amount of money' and could no longer pay an existing tax bill. Speaking on her podcast with Miquita Oliver, Miss Me?, about the ordeal, Lilly revealed her optimism that one day the house will go back on sale but shared the 'life lessons' she learned. Speaking on Miss Me?, the songstress said: "I had a beautiful house, which was my house of dreams in the countryside.

Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville has reportedly been spotted on a celebrity dating app following his divorce.The star, 60, is said to have set up a profile on the VIP matchmaking service Raya, which connects A-listers looking for love.The invite-only dating app costs its famous members £20 per month, with the actor said to have used his verified Instagram page, which has 177,000 followers, to get access. In 2023, Hugh called it quits on his marriage to wife Lulu Evans, 55, after 25 years.The pair tied the knot in 1998 and renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas five years ago. However, a spokesperson for the actor confirmed last September that they had gone their separate ways.

She’s got a beautiful family, a TV career and runs her own business – but Ferne McCann still says women “can’t have it all”. Ferne, who is mum to Sunday, six, and Finty, eight months, is sharing her opinion after performer Lily Allen unleashed a tidal wave of debate by saying, “My children ruined my career. I love them and they complete me, but in terms of pop stardom, they totally ruined it.” Lily went on to add, “I get really annoyed when people say you can have it all because, quite frankly, you can’t.” Like Lily, Ferne, 33, is juggling her family and her livelihood and keeping as many plates spinning as she can.

Lily Allen has opened up about her reasons for moving to the US and the differences between British and American life.The singer and actress spoke about the topics on her new podcast Miss Me which she hosts twice a week with her longtime friend Miquita Oliver. In the first episode titled “Hips Might Lie”, Oliver and Allen agreed on the idea that Americans are better at throwing awards ceremonies than the Brits.“They find it easier to be like, what is the right word, gushy…? I think we’re a little bit too aware of ourselves to just thank God and thank our families and cry and be overwhelmed.

Lily Allen is very candidly opening up about balancing motherhood and her career.

Lily Allen has said her children “complete” her but have “ruined” her career.The singer confessed that her kids 'totally ruined' her career and said that choosing her children over her work has cost her the singing career she'd worked so hard for. The pop star, who became famous with hits like Smile and The Fear, is mum to daughters Ethel, 12, and Marnie, 11, whom she shares with ex-husband Sam Cooper.

Lily Allen is getting brutally honest about motherhood. Brutally honest.

. “I mean I love them and they complete me, but in terms of pop stardom, totally ruined it." She's not complaining, just dryly stating facts!This content can also be viewed on the site it from.“It really annoys me when people say you can have it all because, quite frankly, you can’t,” continued, adding, “Some people choose their career over their children and that’s their prerogative.”Lily Allen shares two daughters with her ex Sam Cooper, and now lives in Brooklyn with her kids and her husband, Stranger Things star David Harbour.

Lily Allen has reflected on how starting a family impacted her as a musician, saying that while she loves her children they did “ruin” her career.The chart-topping British singer and actor opened up about the topic during a new interview with the Radio Times Podcast, sharing the difficulties of maintaining a career while having a family.During the discussion, she spoke candidly about how she prioritised raising her two daughters – 11-year-old Ethel Mary and nine-year-old Manie Rose – over trying to chase fame in her career.Recalling how having children impacted the trajectory of her music and acting jobs, Allen said: “I never really had a strategy when it comes to career, but yes, my children ruined my career.”“I love them and they complete me, but in terms of pop-stardom, they totally ruined it,” she added, also telling the outlet that being a parent and a pop star “does not mix”.“It really annoys me when people say you can have it all because, quite frankly, you can’t,” she continued, also explaining how her parent’s style of looking after her also impacted the way she wants to raise her own children.“Some people choose their career over their children and that’s their prerogative, but my parents were quite absent when I was a kid,” she said. “I feel like that really left some nasty scars that I’m not willing to repeat on mine.

Radio Times” Podcast. “I love them and they complete me, but in terms of pop stardom, totally ruined it,” she added.“It really annoys me when people say you can have it all because, quite frankly, you can’t.” Allen, whose hit songs include “Not Fair,” “Smile,” “F–k You,” and “Alfie,” shares daughters Ethel Mary, 12, and Marnie Rose, 11, with her ex-husband Sam Cooper.