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Lily Allen Channels 'Madeline' for Halloween as David Harbour Weighs 'Slip-Ups'

Her costume choice sharpens attention on a record that deliberately blurs confession with fiction.

Overview

  • Allen posted a TikTok on Oct. 31 and appeared at Los Angeles Halloween events dressed as Madeline, mirroring the name of a song on West End Girl.
  • The track ‘Madeline’ depicts a breached agreement in an ‘open’ relationship, though Allen has described the character as a fictional composite rather than a single person.
  • Media reports have linked a woman named Natalie Tippett to the lyric, intensifying debate over privacy for people named or inferred in the songs.
  • Allen filed for divorce in October after a 2024 separation, and her Oct. 24 album release has drawn broad critical praise for its confessional songwriting.
  • A previously recorded Esquire Spain interview resurfaced this week in which Harbour spoke of “pain, slip-ups and mistakes,” offering reflection without addressing specific allegations.