Lily Allen puffed on a cigarette as she stepped out in New York on Wednesday, following the explosive release of her new revenge album West End Girl.
The record has drawn attention for her explicit and brutally honest lyrics about the breakdown of her four year marriage to David Harbour, which ended last December after she accused the actor of having affairs.
Lily, 40 – who announced her first tour in seven years on Thursday – has declared on multiple occasions that she was quitting smoking following a series of health woes.
Her first attempt at being smoke-free was in 2009 and secondly in 2014 after she suffered two asthma attacks in a row.
Again in 2020, Lily revealed on social media that she planned on giving up for good as she celebrated one month of no smoking.
However, in an interview last week Lily revealed she had began smoking and vaping again while writing the new album that involved ‘lots of crying’ – despite declaring the habit is ‘disgusting’.
Lily Allen, 40, puffed on a cigarette as she stepped out in New York on Wednesday despite quitting for health reasons, following the explosive release of her new revenge album West End Girl
The record has drawn attention for her explicit and brutally honest lyrics about the breakdown of her four year marriage to David Harbour, which ended last December after she accused the actor of having multiple affairs
In her most talked about track, titled Madeline, she appears to directly address David’s infidelity with the mystery woman, who she gives the fictional moniker (pictured in 2024)
Lily will tour the UK in March, with her first shows kicking off in Glasgow before moving to Liverpool, Newcastle, Bristol and Cardiff before bringing her tour to an end in London
She told The Times: ‘If I didn’t vape, I’d be smoking cigarettes, and that would be disgusting. Actually, I was vaping and smoking cigarettes at the time, so it was a Parliament Light in one hand, a vape in the other, and lots of crying, lots of storytelling.
‘I was processing a long relationship, and so things I hadn’t really considered before were coming up and I was like, “Do you think that when this was happening?”’
Lily cut a trendy figure in a plain white T-shirt and leather jacket, while sporting £351 Supreme x The Exorcist Sweatpants as she stepped out with relatives Iris, Nell and Gracie Allen.
She announced she will perform her explosive single as well as her other hits during her brand new theatre tour next year.
Lily will tour the UK in March, with her first shows kicking off in Glasgow before moving to Liverpool, Newcastle, Bristol and Cardiff.
It will conclude at the London Palladium, with Lily performing at the renowned venue for two nights.
Tickets for the shows will go on sale on Friday, November 7 at 10am. The Not Fair hitmaker last went on tour in 2018 with her album No Shame.
She has made only a handful of live performances since then, such as a guest appearance with Olivia Rodrigo in 2022 and this year’s Glastonbury as she put an animated display at Worthy Farm.
In an interview last week, Lily revealed she had began smoking and vaping again while writing the new album that involved ‘lots of crying’ – despite declaring the habit is ‘disgusting’
Lily – who announced her first tour in seven years on Thursday – has declared on multiple occasions that she was quitting smoking following a series of health woes
Her first attempt at being smoke-free was in 2009 and secondly in 2014 after she suffered two asthma attacks in a row
Again in 2020, Lily revealed on social media that she planned on giving up for good as she celebrated one month of no smoking
She cut a trendy figure in a plain white T-shirt and leather jacket, while showcasing her natural beauty on the makeup-free outing
Lily’s split from David led her to check into a £8,000-a-week trauma treatment centre at the time to focus on her mental health
The singer looked radiant and glowing as she spent time with friends in the big apple
She was glued to her phone on the outing
Her first attempt at being smoke-free was in 2009 and secondly in 2014 after she suffered two asthma attacks in a row
The hitmaker couldn’t wipe the smile off her face
She showed her pals things on her phone
Lily put on a leggy display in a stylish polka dot skirt as she posed for stunning snaps on her Instagram
She celebrated her album success with a dinner surrounded by her friends and family
Lily enjoyed a trip with her relatives Iris, Nell and Gracie Allen
In her most talked about track, titled Madeline, she appears to directly address David’s infidelity with the mystery woman, who she gives the fictional moniker.
In Lily’s song Madeline, she sings: ‘How long has it been going on? Is it just sex or is there emotion?/ He told me it would stay in hotel rooms, never be out in the open.
‘Why would I trust anything that comes out of his mouth?/I’m not convinced that he didn’t f**k you in our house’.
The chorus reads: ‘We had an arrangement/ Be discrete and don’t be blatant. There had to be payment/ It had to be with strangers/ But you’re not a stranger, Madeline’.
The Mail On Sunday exclusively revealed Madeline’s real identity and spoke to the woman at the centre of the storm at her home in the US.
Lily’s split from David led her to check into a £8,000-a-week trauma treatment centre at the time to focus on her mental health.
And she admitted that she has used her music as a way to work through the dark feelings she was having and to ‘lay my truth on the table’.
The mother-of-two said: ‘Nobody knew what was going on in my life. So I got into the studio, cried for two hours and then said, “Let’s make some music”.’
Meanwhile, Lily recently dropped a huge hint she had mended her relationship with her ex-husband as she insisted she doesn’t want ‘revenge’ on him in a new interview.
During a chat with Interview magazine, Lily claimed she now feels ‘differently’ about their marriage breakdown, after first penning the record last December.
When asked whether the new album is a ‘revenge tour’, Lily said: ‘It isn’t. I mean, I wrote this record in 10 days in December and I feel very differently about the whole situation now. We all go through breakups and it’s always f***ing brutal.
‘But I don’t think it’s that often that you feel inclined to write about it while you’re in it.’
She added: ‘That’s what’s fun about this record; it’s viscerally like going through the motions. At the time, I was really trying to process things and that’s great in terms of the album, but I don’t feel confused or angry now. I don’t need revenge.
‘It’s not a cruel album. I don’t feel like I’m being mean. It was just the feelings I was processing at the time.’
Last week it was revealed how Lily gave out raunchy sex toys to her celebrity pals at a launch party for her album.
The hitmaker gifted those on the guest list a sex toy which doubled up as a USB stick to play her new tracks.
The party took place at Spanish restaurant Decimo, which saw Lily dazzle in a Marc Jacobs minidress as she was joined by 45 diners including friends and family.
