Lily Allen is back in the spotlight — not for a scandal, but for the truth. The London-born musician has released West End Girl, her fifth studio album, and it’s steeped in the wreckage of her marriage to Stranger Things actor David Harbour.
The pair were together for four years before splitting in late 2024, and Allen isn’t hiding from the fallout. The album is raw, reflective, and — in her words — “unapologetically personal.”
Speaking with Interview magazine, editor Mel Ottenberg asked the question everyone wanted answered: is she dating again?
“Maybe,” she said, laughing. Then came the reality check. “Dating apps are awful, especially if you’re going through heartbreak. There’s nothing more depressing than hundreds of people who aren’t the one you’re missing. It’s just, ‘No, not him. Not him. Not him.’”
Allen admits she’s not in a relationship, though she’s “meeting people.” In Perfect magazine, she went deeper — reflecting on loneliness, co-dependency, and the hard truth of modern love at 40.
“It’s hard not having my person,” she said. “I thought it was happily ever after. And now? The dating scene is brutal for a 40-year-old woman with two teenage kids. It’s humiliating at times. The world doesn’t really portray women my age as desirable.”
There’s no self-pity in her tone, though. Just honesty — a clarity that seems to have bled into her music. “Being in a relationship isn’t the answer to my problems,” she said. “It’s probably the opposite. But it still feels like the easier option.”
Critics are already calling West End Girl her strongest work in years. According to the Official Charts Company, three tracks — “Pussy Palace,” “Madeline,” and the title song — are on track to land in the Top 40 this week. The album itself is projected to debut at number four, driven purely by digital sales and streams.
It’s a comeback, but not the glossy, triumphant kind. More like a reckoning — a woman stripped of illusions, writing her way out of heartbreak. For Lily Allen, the West End girl is still standing. Just with fewer fairy tales, and better songs.
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Last modified: October 29, 2025
