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Lily Allen Channels 'Madeline' on Halloween as David Harbour Addresses 'Slip-Ups' in New Interview

The costume keeps attention on West End Girl, her confessional‑autofiction album about the breakup and alleged open‑marriage rule breaking.

Overview

  • Allen posted a TikTok and appeared at Los Angeles Halloween parties dressed as the children’s book character Madeline, echoing a track on West End Girl.
  • Recent coverage highlighted Esquire remarks from Harbour, published this weekend from a September interview, in which he reflects on “pain, slip‑ups and mistakes” without directly rebutting the album’s claims.
  • Media reports have linked the song’s “Madeline” figure to costume designer Natalie Tippett, who told the Mail on Sunday she has heard the track and is concerned for her family.
  • On the album, Allen narrates the collapse of the marriage and describes an open relationship with conditions she says were violated.
  • Allen filed for divorce in September and has said the record blends fact and fiction, even as some commentators frame the rollout as a calculated publicity strategy.