Lily Allen confirmed her split from husband David Harbor in a new podcast as she detailed her fragile mental state during a “difficult period.”
The 39-year-old singer, who co-hosts the Do you miss me? podcast with Miquita Oliver, opened up about her personal struggles and revealed that she’s been “spiraling.”
The media is awash with reports that the couple went their separate ways after Lily discovered her husband using the celebrity dating app, Raya.
And the star seemingly confirmed reports of their breakup during a new episode that dropped on Thursday, as he admitted he was “not in a good place.”
Recalling a story that included David, Lily heartbreakingly stumbled over the word “husband” as she detailed her holiday with the actor, 49, in Kenya last year.
Lily, who is now taking a three-week break from the show, detailed that she suffers from panic attacks and is “unable to focus on anything but her pain.”
Lily Allen confirmed her split from husband David Harbor in a new podcast as she detailed her fragile mental state during a “difficult period” of her life.
The media is awash with reports that the couple went their separate ways after Lily discovered her husband using the celebrity dating app, Raya (pictured in 2022).
Baring his soul on the podcast, he said: “I find it hard to get interested in anything, I’m not really in a good place.”
‘I know I’ve been talking about it for months, but I’ve been going around and around. It got out of control, I tried.
‘Did I come to Miss Me? I had lunch on Christmas and had a panic attack and had to go home and the other night I went to see something at the theater with my friends and had to leave at halftime.
‘I can’t focus on anything except the pain I’m going through. It’s really difficult.’
The London native went on to talk about how her two daughters, Ethel, 13, and Marnie, 11, who she shares with ex Sam Cooper, have been a pillar of support recently.
She said: “I can say it’s really difficult – they’re always there and you have to be present and there for them.”
“And that’s fine, when things in life are going well and you manage, it’s very nice to have the children around, they are a pleasure.”
‘One of the main sources of joy in life. But when things aren’t going so well and life is hard, as it is for a lot of people for all sorts of reasons, having to hold things together is really difficult.’
When asked if it was easier now that her daughters are older, Lily said: Yes, we are a mutual support network and we encourage each other to talk about our feelings, but I think the main thing is to tell them that we are going to get through this. that and be fine.’
And the star seemingly confirmed reports of their breakup during a new episode that dropped on Thursday when she admitted she was “not in a good place.”
Lily then assured listeners that she would return after her time off and told them to ignore any speculation that she might have returned to rehab following a past drug addiction.
She said: ‘I’m gone next week for a few weeks, listeners, but I want to reassure people because there will be speculation because of the amount of time I’m going to take, that I’m going to go to drug rehab. No, I have not relapsed.
‘I saw some horrible blind articles on the internet that my husband found me in a crack den while I was around men. I don’t know who is spreading these vicious rumors, but it’s not true.’
‘It all comes back to the phones. They are not doing us any good. They certainly aren’t doing me any good right now. “I really don’t like my phone.”
“I’m as guilty of that as the next person, what makes me really excited about where I’m headed in the next few weeks is that they won’t let me use my phone.”
It was recently revealed that Lily turned to Wagatha Christie to find out if her husband David was pursuing other women amid split rumours.
She unleashed an impressive set of skills after suspecting her husband of cheating on her and was reportedly left in ‘agony’ when she discovered the actor had a secret profile on celebrity dating app Raya, The Mail on Sunday revealed .
Deciding there was only one way to find out the truth, Lily rejoined the dating app where she met David and pretended to be “looking for women.”
She soon discovered that David had already set up a dating profile and was listed on the app as active for at least a month.
Lily turned to Wagatha Christie to find out if her husband David was looking for other women amid separation rumors
The actress did not appear to be wearing her engagement ring or wedding band (pictured)
A source revealed Lily’s meticulous methods: “Lily was looking for women who were on Raya and comparing them to women David follows on Instagram to try to figure out who he was dating.” I was doing the Wagatha thing.
Coleen, the wife of former English football star Wayne Rooney, was dubbed ‘Wagatha Christie’ after she turned online detective to uncover fellow WAG Rebekah Vardy as the apparent leaker of stories about her.
“Lily only met with Raya to try to find out if she was dating anyone,” the source continued.
‘Lily has never looked at anyone since she met David. She is devastated. He broke up with Lily a month ago. He was supposed to be vacationing with her in Kenya over Christmas.
David’s dating profile, revealed exclusively by MoS, reads: “Visiting New York from Atlanta” and “closet nerd who plays tough guys on your TV.”
His profile song is listed as Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin.
David describes himself as living in Atlanta, Georgia, 800 miles from the family home in Brooklyn, New York, where the couple moved in 2020, and Lily enrolled her children in local schools.
He bought a house in Atlanta last year so he could be closer to the set of Stranger Things.
David and Lily on their wedding day in 2020. A source revealed Lily’s meticulous methods: ‘Lily was looking for women who were on Raya and comparing them to women David follows on Instagram.
The show finished filming its fifth and final season just before Christmas. Lily’s circle of friends in London say she has believed since autumn that her husband is interested in other women.
When the couple broke up about a month ago, she was convinced he had a secret girlfriend.
The singer has not made any public statement about her relationship with David since it emerged that they had split in December, but a friend of the Top 10 singer confirmed that they had officially ‘split’.
You have previously spoken about your penchant for a whirlwind romance. “I get carried away easily, but I’m trying not to be so easy,” the Stranger Things actor told Women’s Health in October 2017.
“I’m better at fantasy relationships than I am at real daily life, but I’m trying to get real,” he added.
He continued: ‘What I find most exciting now are sharp, intelligent, insightful women. People who think deeply, who have a strange way of seeing the universe, are tremendously attractive to me. So if I can find one of those girls who can put up with me, then maybe I’ll have something.
The actor has a history of dating other actors and enjoyed a three-year relationship with Broadway veteran Maria Thayler from 2008 to 2011, and the couple even got engaged.
Shortly after their breakup, David went public with his relationship with actress Julia Stiles after the two starred together in the 2012 film Between Us.
The actor has a history of dating other actors and enjoyed a three-year relationship with Broadway veteran Maria Thayler from 2008 to 2011.
Shortly after breaking up with Maria Thayler, David went public with his relationship with Jason Bourne star Julia Stiles after the two starred together in the 2012 film Between Us.
At the beginning of 2018, David launched his romance with the actress and singer Alison Sudol. A little over a year later, the couple had separated, shortly before he met Lily in Raya.
They were linked for four years, walking several red carpets together and moving to New York together, before they finally broke up.
In early 2018, David debuted his romance with actress and singer Alison Sudol. A lovestruck Alison paid tribute to her man on social media, gushing in a Valentine’s Day post: “I’m sitting here thinking, wow, this human being I’m on this crazy journey with is pretty incredible.”
‘What a generous, big-hearted, roaring wonder is the person I can walk and do things with. Like eating, reading books aloud and watching our dog sleep. And isn’t it so cool? What a fiery soul, what a spirit of fire!
‘What a brilliant artist. What a loving, deep and intuitive individual, who has completely and absolutely changed my life. What a lucky woman I am!
Just over a year later, the couple had ended their relationship, shortly before David met Lily on Raya.