IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Lily Allen reportedly dating James Norton
She was spotted enjoying an outing with British actor Norton at the Lido music festival in East London over the weekend. Onlookers reported that the pop singer appeared smitten with newly single Norton, who split from his model girlfriend Charlotte Rose Smith last month. The pair, who are both known to use the celebrity dating app Raya, shunned the privacy of the VIP area to watch artists perform. The outing marks Allen's first public 'date' following her split from her husband, Stranger Things actor David Harbour, last year.
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