She absolutely does not regret having made the choice of motherhood, but is merciless about the consequences of this decision.
British singer Lily Allen affirmed, in a podcast broadcast this Tuesday, March 12, that having had children “made her fulfilled”, but that they had “totally ruined” her career.
It was on the Radio Times podcast that she made this surprising confession.
Asked about how she had to rethink her career after having her children, she replied bluntly: "I never really had a career strategy, but yes, my children ruined my career.
I mean I love them and they make me happy, but in terms of fame, it fucked everything up,” she said humorously.
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“It really annoys me when people say you can have it all because, frankly, that’s not the case,” the singer added.
“Some people choose their career over their children and that is their right.
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A tumultuous journey to motherhood
Now aged 38, the British singer was revealed by the hit “Smile” in 2006, at the age of 21.
His album “Alright, Still” had enjoyed great success in his native country, but also in the United States and a large part of Europe, selling more than 2.5 million copies worldwide. .
She returned with a new album “It's not you, it's me” in 2009, in which we found the hits “Fuck You”, “The Fear” and “22”.
Lily Allen's journey to motherhood had been painful, since she had lost at birth a boy with whom she had announced she was pregnant in August 2010. The singer had contracted an infection six months into her pregnancy, and the child, who had not survived, was stillborn.
After marrying her partner Sam Cooper, the couple became parents to a little girl, Ethel Mary, in 2011, as well as a second daughter in 2013, Marnie Rose.
She explained her choice to step back from her career and focus on raising her two daughters because her parents were "quite absent" when she was growing up.
They both worked in film, as did his brother Alfie Allen, who played Theon Greyjoy in "Game of Thrones."
Lily Allen divorced from Sam Cooper in 2018, with whom she still shares custody of her children.
The singer now lives in New York with her husband David Harbour, known for his role in the series “Stranger Things”.