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Lily Allen Seeks Therapy for Compulsive Shopping, Cites EMDR’s Impact

She disclosed the four-to-five-month treatment on a Christmas episode of her podcast.

Overview

  • The singer said her spending surged after releasing her album West End Girl in the fall.
  • She detailed high-value purchases including a Porsche priced around £120,000, a Hermès handbag at about £16,500, and a diamond-and-emerald ring.
  • Allen described EMDR as “life-changing” and said it helps separate feelings of self-worth from items like handbags and jewelry.
  • She said she had been “shopping like a maniac” and likened using her credit card to acting “like a billionaire.”
  • In earlier interviews she linked the compulsion to beliefs about not deserving money, set against a history of a 2017 PTSD diagnosis and several years of abstinence from substances.