British pop culture icon Lily Allen rose to fame in 2005 when she first shared her song on MySpace. She quickly became a household name with hits like Smile and The Fear. Known for her candid lyrics and fearless personality, she made a space for herself in the music industry.
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In recent years, she has ventured into acting with 2:22: A Ghost Storyand even earned an Olivier Award nomination for her role. Lily also co-hosts the podcast Miss Me? alongside her childhood best friend, Miquita Oliver. The two discuss many things about life, therapy and everything in between. It was here that Lily shared her most recent and heartbreaking confession.
Lily Allen confesses she’s struggling with her mental health
In recent years, celebrities have been more open about their mental health struggles, and on a recent episode of Miss Me?Lily revealed she has also not been doing well. In fact, it's gotten to a point where she hasn’t been eating. The 39-year-old shared that she has had a ‘tough’ time in the past few months and is in therapy, reports Metro.co.uk. She admitted:
I’ve been going through a tough time over the last few months and my eating has become a real issue. I’m really not in a great place mentally at the moment, and I’m not eating.
She further explained that she feels a ‘disconnection’ between her mind and body which makes it difficult for her to recognise hunger. She said:
I’m not hungry. I obviously am hungry, but my body and brain are so disconnected from each other that my body… the messages of hunger are not going from my body to my brain.
I’m not avoiding food, I’m just not thinking about it because I’m so in my head. My body’s, like, a few steps behind me.
This isn’t the first time Lily has struggled with disordered eating, reports People Magazine. She previously opened up about her battle with bulimiain 2011 during a particularly dark phase of her life. At the time, her weight loss received public praise, which inadvertently reinforced harmful behaviours.
Lily Allen’s turbulent life
This isn't the first time Lily Allen has opened up about her struggles. In fact, her life has been filled with challenges that she has had to overcome since a young age.
Born to actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen, Lily’s childhood was turbulent. Her parents separated when was four years old and that is one of her ‘earliest’ memories of her childhood, according to MailOnline.
In interviews, Lily has described herself as a child who felt isolated and her struggles with then-undiagnosed ADHD made things challenging for her further. She went to 13 different schools and was ‘asked to leave a few,’ reports BBC. Lily’s relationship with her father was also strained and is still complicated.
Lily’s personal life has also played a significant role in shaping her current struggles. She now lives in New York with her husband, Stranger Things actor David Harbour, and her two daughters—Ethel, 13, and Marnie, 11— which she said she had for 'all the wrong reasons.'
She revealed she became a mother in hopes to experience 'unconditional love' she missed during her childhood.
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Metro.co.uk: Lily Allen isn’t in a ‘great place mentally’ and has stopped eating
People Magazine: Lily Allen Says Her 'Eating Has Become a Real Issue' amid Mental Health Struggles: 'I'm Not in a Great Place'
MailOnline: Inside Lily Allen's troubled childhood
BBC: Lily Allen: Nine things we learned from her This Cultural Life interview
