Lily Allen reveals Christmas plans amid ‘split’ from David Harbour
LILY Allen has revealed her Christmas plans, amid her “split” from David Harbour.
This week, it was reported that Lily had been spotted on dating app Raya.
David and Lily, who got married four years ago in a whirlwind Las Vegas ceremony, are said to have been living virtually separate lives for months.
Pals of the mum-of-two have confirmed Lily, 39, and her second husband David, 49, have “separated” and that she has set up a profile on Raya while looking for love, the Daily Mail reports.
Her bio is said to read: “Looking for someone to start couples therapy with” and is “visiting Los Angeles from New York”.
Now, on a festive episode of her podcast Miss Me, with Miquita Oliver, Lily answered various questions about her Christmas traditions.
She turned to her plans this Christmas, and in a telling comment she suggested there had been a last minute change.
Lily, who is mum to Ethel, 13, and Marnie, 11, said: “Every year I buy four tickets to go and see the Nutcracker at the Lincoln Centre and I have completely forgotten that I have these tickets so they’re going to have to go without me tonight.”
She then explained that, while she normally spends Christmas in New York, this year she’d be flying from the US to London, before heading to Nairobi.
Miquita then asked: “Have you done – because now you have your own family – do you have Christmas dinner on your own?”
Lily replied: “I haven’t done that yet. Maybe once. I love cooking, I love prep – it’s very therapeutic.”
Lily and David, who also starred in Hollywood movies Hellboy and Black Widow, were last seen together in September at a game between the New York Jets and Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium.
The rare public appearance came amid rumours their relationship was on the rocks.
Fans bombarded Lily with questions over the state of her marriage last year after she unfollowed David on social media – but she made light of their concerns.
When asked if they’d split, Lily, who has two daughters with ex-husband Sam Cooper, said: “Yes, I am divorced . . . from one marriage.
“But I am also in another marriage currently.”
Signs Lily and David had split
A BIG giveaway of domestic unrest is how the singer and her actor husband haven't been seen together publicly for three months.
Lily was also damning in her assessment of men in a recent episode of her podcast, Miss Me?
She told her co-host and friend Miquita Oliver she was “bored” of them and made a point of saying her husband was “800 miles away”.
Her wedding ring was notably missing for the Christmas-themed recording, too.
During one episode, Lily candidly told how she had found herself screaming at her two daughters while going through a tough spell.
She said: “I exploded and screamed at the kids. I was like, ‘I can’t handle this at the moment; I’m going through so much, I need you two to behave yourselves’.”
The Smile hitmaker spoke of going to therapy to work through some of her issues, and opened up on how she has stopped eating while going through a recent rough patch.
She said: “I’ve been going through a tough time over the last few months and my eating has become an issue.
“My therapist and I talk about it and she says ‘How long has this been going on?’ And I said, ‘about three years really. ‘And she’s like, ‘why haven’t you mentioned it before?’
“And it’s not because I’m lying about it. It’s just because it’s not seemed at the top of the list of important things that I need to talk about, but obviously it is.
“I’m really not in a great place mentally at the moment, and I’m not eating. I’m not hungry.”
Lily continued: “I obviously am hungry, but my body and brain are so disconnected from each other that my body… the messages of hunger are not going through my body to my brain.
“I’m not avoiding food, I’m just not thinking about it because I’m so in my head. My body’s, like, a few steps behind me.”
Lily was then coy on her relationship when pressed by fans in a Q&A.
An insider told The Sun at the time: “Lily and David have barely been together for the past three months and have been living separate lives.
“When she was in London for the Pillowman, David was spotted at one performance in July before Lily was left by herself.
“In her downtime, Lily would be with mates in London or her kids. When she went back to the US with them, there was no sign of David.”
Lily relocated to New York with David and her children Ethel Mary and Marnie Rose in 2020.
Her kids go to a private school in Brooklyn, New York.