After her separation from David Harbour, Lily Allen has revealed how her daughters are having trouble adjusting to life after the family moved from New York to the UK.
Lily Allen has candidly shared the impact of a challenging year on her daughters, admitting they’re finding it hard to adapt after the family’s move back to the UK.
The 40 year old singer, mum to Ethel, 14, and Marnie, 13, whom she co-parents with ex-husband Sam Cooper, revealed the girls are grappling with the transition after leaving their home in New York City.
Lily, who recently dropped her critically acclaimed album West End Girl, which delves into alleged infidelity by ex David Harbour during their relationship, returned to London following the end of her marriage to the 50 year old actor.
Lily remarked in an open letter to her hosts on her podcast Miss Me?, “I’ve done a lot this year.” I’ve finished an album, I’ve been working, I’ve been in a hospital for a while, I’ve been podcasting, and then I killed myself [as Hedda Gabler] every night for seven weeks.
She continued, “My kids are f***ing mental at this moment… They are actually transforming into personalities. Just a lot, really. There are many inquiries. Our lives are currently under significant change. It’s a lot because we’ve all changed homes, countries, schools, and countries.
Lily also acknowledged that her youngest daughter’s accent has significantly changed since they returned to the UK, making it almost unrecognizable. They have returned, but their accents have changed. Marnie now sounds like Princess Margaret, for example. I’m like, “Who are you, exactly?” the creator of Smile, revealed.
She was like, “[puts on a New York accent][/what] Literally six months ago? No, “And it’s like I’m a completely different person now.”
They are still discovering who they are, she continued. They are considering some fresh concepts regarding who I am.
“Over the past five years, I’ve been a stay-at-home mom.” And now that I’m a single mother and have to work, I’ve got a lot of work to do, and I’m having to travel a lot.
They also enjoy wearing nice clothing, having a nice roof over their heads, and access to nice restaurants and other things. They are aware of it. However, there is only a lot of change. There are many changes, as well as new acquaintances, new friendship groups, and the concept of “like boyfriends.”
Following four years of marriage, Lily’s chaotic previous year began with rumors that she had broken up with David.
Lily sought medical attention at a mental health facility after her relationship ended. She stated in a statement on her podcast at the time that her main concern was being the best possible mother.
She said at the time, “I’m in a situation where I really have to be my strongest self for them.” “It seemed to me as though it was getting more and more difficult for me to show up for them when they needed me to.”
Lily claims she distances herself from those connections, but David has kept in touch with his ex-stepchildren. She recently told The Observer, “I stay out of it. They both have phones, they say. They “text each other out” every time.
When David and Lily tied the knot in September 2020, he revealed the positive influence his stepchildren had had on his life.
He told People, “I’m in a relationship with three women who all have very different opinions of me at various times. Making that kind of commitment, which I haven’t done most of my life, was very important to me.
Madeline, Lily’s romantic partner, was identified by this newspaper as Nadine Tippett, who admitted to having “intense anxiety” and going through the “lowest lows” as she rang in 2025.
After a year filled with drama and upheaval, the mother-of-one expressed her “irregular gratitude for therapy.” While Natalie acknowledges that David and Lily had slept together before getting married, Natalie claims that it wasn’t an “affliction” and wasn’t an “affair.”
Natalie wrote: “2025… highest highs, lowest lows, abundance of joy coupled with intense anxiety” as a reflection on her turbulent year. I’m forever grateful for my friends’ friendship, family therapy, and a beautiful, healthy baby girl.





