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Lily Allen Puts Marriage Split at the Center of New Album

The singer uses pre-release interviews to connect pointed lyrics to her separation.

Overview

  • Ahead of Friday’s release of West End Girl, Allen says the songs draw directly from the breakup of her four-year marriage to actor David Harbour.
  • Lyric previews from tracks including Sleepwalking and Dallas Major suggest infidelity, with reporting rooted in Allen’s words and music rather than independent verification.
  • Allen says she found a Raya dating-app profile she believed was Harbour’s and describes spiraling into suicidal thoughts before entering residential treatment early this year.
  • In Perfect magazine and other profiles, she calls re-entering dating in her 40s "bitterly disappointing" and speaks about codependency, recovery work, and rebuilding.
  • People previously confirmed the separation in February, and Allen also voices compassion for her ex while noting she cannot discuss specific details of the breakup.