What Does Lily Allen Say About Her Daughters' Relationship With David Harbour?
Synopsis
Key Takeaways
- Lily Allen maintains a supportive yet uninvolved stance regarding her daughters' relationship with David Harbour.
- Her new album hints at personal struggles related to infidelity.
- She reflects on the lessons learned from her past marriages.
- Divorce has been a challenging experience for her, affecting her ability to trust others.
- Allen acknowledges her personal growth over the years.
Los Angeles, Dec 22 (NationPress) Actress-singer Lily Allen's daughters remain in touch with David Harbour, the star of Stranger Things, but she chooses to remain uninvolved in their connection.
The 40-year-old performer ended her relationship with the Stranger Things actor nearly a year ago, and she has not interfered in the bond he shares with her children, Ethel, aged 14, and Marnie, who is 12, from her first marriage to Sam Cooper.
She shared with The Observer newspaper: “I stay out of it. They’ve both got phones. They all text each other.”
In her latest album, West End Girl, she alludes to Harbour's alleged infidelity, stating that her experiences in her second marriage have provided her with a deeper insight into the “pain” that Cooper experienced during their relationship, according to reports by femalefirst.co.uk.
She expressed: “(I've learned there are no) baddies and goodies in a marriage but, having done things that were not very nice in my first marriage, I have a better idea now of the pain I may have inflicted. I’ve learned how horrible it is to be on the receiving end of that.”
Despite her brief marriages, Allen has not dismissed the idea of marrying again in the future.
She remarked: “I’d like to say I’d never do it again, but I do like it. Everything but the institution of it, you know? I like being chosen. I like jewellery. I like getting dressed up. I like celebrating. I don’t like talking about money. I like my independence. But I don’t like divorce.”
She described the experience of divorce as “devastating,” leaving her with difficulties in trusting others.
Allen stated: “It’s just sort of devastating, really. It keeps you up at night and costs a huge amount of money and just goes on and on and on. And I hate feeling like I can’t trust anyone. But there’s something about dealing with an ex-partner and lawyers that creates an environment of feeling like you can’t trust anybody or anything.”
She believes that she has evolved into a “different person” since her rise to fame.
Allen commented: “We’re all massive walking contradictions, right? That’s what makes us human beings. You can think one thing one day, and then you grow, and you think something else – that’s life. I’m a different person than I was 20 years ago because I’ve lived 20 years of my life and I’ve had two children and two marriages and I’ve learned a lot.”