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Lily Allen Says Moving Back to the UK as a Single Mother Has Been "A Lot"

She describes a year of upheaval culminating in a reset for her family on her BBC podcast.

Overview

  • On the latest Miss Me? episode, Allen says she has relocated to the UK with her two daughters and is adjusting to single parenthood alongside renewed work demands.
  • She describes the past year as intense, citing finishing an album, undergoing cosmetic surgery, experiencing a nervous breakdown that led to a hospital stay, and performing a taxing run in Hedda Gabler.
  • Allen says her daughters, Ethel, 14, and Marnie, 12, are adapting to new homes, schools and friendships while reassessing how they see her now that she is working and traveling again.
  • Her album West End Girl was written and recorded in roughly 10 days after her marriage broke down, with Allen emphasizing it as a relationship story rather than a blow‑by‑blow account.
  • The record has drawn strong attention with a Saturday Night Live performance, positive reviews including four stars from NME, and plans for a UK theatre and arena tour in 2026.