September 21st 2024.
Lily Allen recently opened up about her decision to have children in her mid-20s, sharing the two key reasons behind her choice in a candid conversation with her best friend, Miquita Oliver, on her BBC podcast, Miss Me?
As a successful singer with hits like "Smile" and "The Fear," Lily felt pressure from society to start a family by the age of 40. She shares two daughters, Marnie and Ethel, with her ex-husband, Sam Cooper.
But in her conversation with Miquita, Lily revealed that she initially had children for the wrong reasons. She was yearning for unconditional love and felt overwhelmed by the high speed and pressure of her career. She also wanted to avoid the constant attention and pressure from people, so she thought having a child would shift the focus onto someone else.
When Miquita asked if having children slowed down her career, Lily admitted that it did achieve that effect. But she also confessed that she didn't fully understand what she was getting into at the time.
Between 2011 and 2013, Lily had already achieved chart-topping success with her songs "Smile" and "The Fear." She was also working towards another number-one album, Sheezus, which came out in 2014 and featured her beloved cover of "Somewhere Only We Know." But after releasing her final album in 2018, Lily shifted her focus to acting and even got married to Hollywood star David Harbour in 2020.
The honesty and openness of Lily and Miquita in their conversation were praised by their followers on Instagram. Many appreciated the important and often awkward topics they discuss on their podcast, while others thanked Lily for her perspective and honesty.
This isn't the first time Lily has spoken about the impact her children have had on her career. In a previous interview, she admitted that they "ruined" her pop-stardom, but she wouldn't have it any other way. She also shared that she purposefully chose her children over her career to avoid being an absent parent, like her own parents were when she was a child.
Lily's parents are film producer Alison Owen and British actor Keith Allen, but she has a difficult relationship with them, especially her father. She revealed that she is currently estranged from him and hasn't spoken to him in a while.
Growing up, Lily's mother's ambition and success as a single parent had a significant impact on her and her siblings. She acknowledges that it wasn't easy, but she doesn't hold it against her mother and is proud of her achievements.
Despite her difficult upbringing, Lily is now a successful artist and a loving mother to her two daughters. She hopes to break the cycle of absentee parents and provide a stable and nurturing environment for her children. And she's grateful for the choices she made, even if they did "ruin" her career in the traditional sense.
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