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Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Lily Allen likens social media ban to 'withdrawing from drugs'
Speaking on the Miss Me? podcast, The Smile hitmaker shared, "I'm nearly two weeks into a complete social media ban. The beginning of last week, I was feeling incredibly low, like lower than I've felt in months. It was extremely heavy.' "And then I realised maybe this is because I'm not filling the gaps with doom scrolling and I've suddenly got this time for like reflection, you know what I mean?" She continued: "I don't have that much to do here in New York during the day,…
Metro
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Lily Allen reveals ‘extremely heavy few weeks' after social media ban
The LDN singer's ex-relationship has put a huge strain on her mental health (Picture: Getty Images) Lily Allen is feeling the weight of a tough year – and she's not keeping it to herself. The British singer has revealed she's been 'incredibly low' in recent months, following the breakdown of her marriage to actor David Harbour. On her podcast Miss Me?, which she co-hosts with friend Miquita Oliver, Allen opened up about the emotional toll her separation has taken. She described a sense of spiralling, paired with intense panic attacks that left her feeling out of control. The 00's icon also revealed she was often bored whilst living in New York and has now stopped using social media to improve her mental health. She admitted she has gone cold turkey on her use of social media in order to get her mental health back on track, 'I'm nearly two weeks into a complete social media ban.' She's still recovering from the breakdown of her marriage to David Harbour (Picture: James Shaw/REX/Shutterstock) The Smile hitmaker has been very open about her mental health on her podcast (Picture: BBC Sounds) The singer went on to say, 'I don't have that much to do here in New York during the day and so I guess I would find myself sitting on Instagram and scrolling or being narcissistic and posting or reading my responses and getting that dopamine fix.' Allen compared her ban of social media to withdrawing from drugs: 'I think I was having withdrawal symptoms. It was horrible, I mean, I really did feel like I was withdrawing from drugs or something, it was crazy.' In a raw moment of honesty, Allen admitted she needed professional help to improve her worsening mental health. The 40-year-old subsequently checked herself into a trauma treatment centre near her US home. This wasn't about rehab, she clarified – it was purely to address her mental health. The facility, which offers intensive therapy and costs around £8,000 a week, became her temporary home while she worked through her feelings post-breakup. Allen recently found out her now estranged husband, Harbour, was on the celebrity dating app Raya. This news triggered a spiral of poor mental health for the pop icon. She didn't hold back as she described the sting of discovering that detail. Allen took a break from the podcast late last year (Picture: lilyallen/Instagram) The former couple ironically met on the dating app Raya back in 2018. Speaking on the Jonathan Ross Show, Lily was just swiping for fun when she came across her ex-lover David, ''I didn't know who he was. I thought he was just like a sexy policeman from a reality TV show because he was wearing a policeman's uniform. It was a still from Stranger Things. I'd never seen Stranger Things,' Turning 40 was another major milestone, one she approached with both celebration and reflection. She shared snippets of her birthday online, surrounded by friends and family who she said 'really showed up' for her. Now back in London and living with her two daughters, Allen says she's working on building a calmer, more grounded life. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you.
Perth Now
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Lily Allen 'attracted to danger and fear' of new projects
Lily Allen is "attracted to danger and fear" of doing new things. The 40-year-old singer made her West End debut in Danny Robins' thriller '2.22 - A Ghost Story' in 2021, in which she played lead character Jenny, a woman who thinks her London home is haunted and a ghost visits her child at 2.22am every night. And because it was Lily's first stage show, it was the idea of the unknown that made her sign up for it. The 'Fear' hitmaker told her radio personality pal Miquita Oliver, 41, on the latest episode of their 'Miss Me?' podcast: "I have to say, when I signed on to do '2.22', that first play that I did, I don't know. I, kind of like, signed on to it because it seemed so scary, and I'm attracted to danger and fear in that way." However, doing '2.22 - A Ghost Story' did not turn out to be scary at all for Lily, and she had a lot of fun creating "close bonds" with the cast members, including horror TV series 'Archive 81' star Julia Chan, 42, Disney's live-action 'Snow White' film actor, Hadley Fraser, 45, and Jake Wood, 52, from the hit UK soap opera, 'EastEnders'. The 'Smile' performer added: "I was not anticipating having as much fun on it as I did and, you know, forming such close bonds with the people that were on it ... "It was really a blast." Lily - who previously has battled "emotional turmoil" following her split from 50-year-old actor David Harbour in 2024 - has admitted she feels her "best" self when she is working. The 'Everything's Just Wonderful' singer said: "I find that I'm the best, the most fun when I'm working, actually." Lily - who previously said she was attempting to be "less of a narcissist" in 2025 - is two weeks into her social media hiatus, and described how she dealt with an "extremely heavy" wave of "sadness" and "loneliness" after she initially ditched it. The star even compared her social media break to "withdrawing from drugs". Lily - who lives in New York with her two daughters, Ethel, 13, and Marnie, 12, whom she has with her 47-year-old ex-husband Sam Cooper - said: "I think, like, the beginning of last week, I was feeling incredibly low, like lower than I felt in months. It was extremely heavy. This was like a different kind of sadness, heaviness, loneliness, whatever. "And then I realised, maybe, this is because I'm not filling the gaps with scrolling. I've suddenly got this time for, like, reflection, or, do you know what I mean? "Because I don't have that much to do here in New York during the day. I run, sort of like, various errands, and I get food ready for the girls when they get home from school, and I meet up with people for lunch, and I'm very active in my recovery. But in terms of work, there's not much going on. "And so I guess I would find myself sitting on Instagram and scrolling, or being narcissistic and posting and reading my responses to my - getting that dopamine fix. "And I haven't had it for nearly two weeks. And I think it made me initially really sad. I think I was having, like, withdrawal symptoms from it. "It was horrible. I mean, I really did feel like I was withdrawing from drugs or something. It was crazy. But it took me a minute to think, 'Oh, yeah, it's probably that."
Perth Now
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Lily Allen's social media avoidance is like 'withdrawing from drugs'
Lily Allen has compared ditching social media to "withdrawing from drugs". The 40-year-old singer-and-actress is two weeks into her social media platforms ban and she initially felt "incredibly low" for the first time in months as Lily previously has battled "emotional turmoil" following her split from 50-year-old actor David Harbour in 2024. The 'Lost My Mind' hitmaker described how she dealt with an "extremely heavy" wave of "sadness" and "loneliness" after initially avoiding social media, and Lily admits not getting that "dopamine fix" of "scrolling" for two weeks made her "initially really sad". Speaking on her and 41-year-old radio personality pal Miquita Oliver's 'Miss Me?' podcast, Lily - who lives in New York with her two daughters, Ethel, 13, and Marnie, 12, who she has with her 47-year-old ex-husband Sam Cooper - said: "I think, like, the beginning of last week, I was feeling incredibly low, like lower than I felt in months. It was extremely heavy. This was like a different kind of sadness, heaviness, loneliness, whatever. "And then I realised, maybe, this is because I'm not filling the gaps with scrolling. I've suddenly got this time for, like, reflection or, do you know what I mean? "Because I don't have that much to do here in New York during the day. I run, sort of like, various errands, and I get food ready for the girls when they get home from school, and I meet up with people for lunch, and I'm very active in my recovery. But in terms of work, there's not much going on. "And so I guess I would find myself sitting on Instagram and scrolling, or being narcissistic and posting and reading my responses to my - getting that dopamine fix. "And I haven't had it for nearly two weeks. And I think it made me initially really sad. "I think I was having, like, withdrawal symptoms from it. "It was horrible. I mean, I really did feel like I was withdrawing from drugs or something. It was crazy. "But it took me a minute to think, 'Oh, yeah, it's probably that." Lily - who previously said she was attempting to be "less of a narcissist" in 2025 - took a mental health break from the 'Miss Me?' podcast earlier this year because she had been "spiralling" and suffering from panic attacks during the challenging few months. And the 'Smile' hitmaker revealed in January 2025 that she checked into a treatment centre to work on herself for Ethel and Marnie's sake. Lily said on the podcast at the time: "I went into a treatment centre for a few weeks, which was great. "I did lots of group therapy and some like individual therapy. I needed some time and space away from everything. "And I did a lot of shadow work - lots of work about my inner child stuff. "It wasn't easy by any stretch. And it's a journey, it's a lifelong journey of healing. It's not a quick fix."
News.com.au
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Lily Allen thanks friends who ‘showed up' to birthday party amid ‘tricky circumstances'
The Smile singer, who reached the milestone age of 40 on 2 May, took to Instagram on Sunday, to share a photo of a cake topped with fresh fruit and the words "Lily 40" in pink icing. Lily praised her loved ones for showing up for her. She tagged designers Kim Jones and Katie Hillier, her Miss Me? podcast co-host Miquita Oliver, and Miquita's mum Andi Oliver, in the post. And in her own message, Miquita gushed over her longtime friend. 'HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY SCHMILLY BON BILLY!! We love you Lily. Hope we celebrated you good and proper.'
