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Lily Allen Targets 'Madeline' on Halloween as David Harbour Reflects on 'Slip-Ups' in New Profile

Her Halloween post sharpened focus on an album she calls autofiction, with a named woman voicing concern as Harbour’s pre-release reflections resurface.

Overview

  • Lily Allen posted a TikTok dressed as the children’s-book character Madeline, echoing the title of a song tied to her marriage breakdown, captioned, “Who IS Madeline though, actually?”.
  • David Harbour discussed “pain, slip-ups and mistakes” in an Esquire Spain interview published this weekend but conducted before the album’s release, offering his most-cited public remarks to date.
  • West End Girl, released October 24, frames itself as autofiction and includes explicit lyrics about an open arrangement and alleged boundary-breaking during Allen’s marriage.
  • Media reports identify costume designer Natalie Tippett as the woman alluded to in lyrics, with Tippett telling the Mail she has heard the song and is worried for her family.
  • Coverage also noted Harbour spending time with Allen’s daughters shortly after the album’s release, with reports of a theme-park outing in Orlando.