Lily Allen has revealed she is taking time to “get her head on straight” earlier this year, after admitting she is not “in a great place mentally” and has stopped eating.
On her podcast Miss Me?, which she hosts with her best friend Miquita Oliver, the Smile singer, 39, also confessed her fear of “breaking bones” after a fall, which poses a risk of malnutrition.
The comments come weeks after the mother of two, who is said to have recently broken up with her husband, actor David Harbour, admitted that He hasn’t been eating and never feels hungry.
“I’ve been going through a tough time the last few months and my diet has become an issue,” Lily said in a podcast episode released last month.
‘My therapist and I talk about it and she says, “How long has this been going on?” And I said, “Well, actually about three years.” And she’s like, “Okay, why didn’t you mention it before?”
“I’m really not in a great place mentally right now and I’m not eating. I’m not hungry. Obviously I’m hungry, but my body and my brain are so disconnected from each other that my body… the hunger messages don’t get from my body to my brain.
‘I’m not avoiding food, I’m just not thinking about it because I’m so psyched up. My body is like a few steps behind me.
The risks of not eating enough for your body weight are plentiful, including nutrient deficiencies, osteoporosis, a bone-weakening disease, and eating disorders.
Speaking on her podcast Miss Me?, which she hosts with best friend Miquita Oliver, Lily Allen (pictured), 39, admitted she fears she might “break bones”.
On the latest episode of BBC show Miss Me?, the hitmaker revealed her plans for the new year.
“First of all, I’m going to go clear my head for a moment,” he said.
“I’m working on myself a bit in this early period of the year, then I’ll write a bit more and then I’ll do my work, hopefully I’ll have an album out at the end of this year.” the year.’
“I think I’m going to try to be less narcissistic in 2025,” he added.
‘I need to be more empathetic. “I’ve been pretty self-absorbed and victimhood lately and I’m ready to move on.”
When talking about his plans for his 40th birthday, he ruled out the idea of going skiing for fear of breaking a bone.
“If I fall skiing or snowboarding I’ll break bones, so I think it’s a little dangerous,” he said.
Allen added that he was “scared” of winter sports: “I had a fall a couple of years ago when I was snowboarding and it really affected my calf rotator in my shoulder and I’ve never really recovered, my range of motion isn’t good.”
Rumors have circulated for months that Lily’s five-year romance with Harbor was in danger, but a friend of the singer confirmed that they have officially ‘split’.
Just a few weeks ago she said she couldn’t write music again because she couldn’t help but be honest and vulnerable.
The revelation comes after making several references to going through a “tough time” on the podcast.
Rumors have circulated for months that Lily’s five-year romance with Harbor was in danger, but a friend of the singer confirmed late last month that they had officially ‘split’.
Last month he revealed that he was afraid to write new music because he was afraid of being too vulnerable.
She said that while she didn’t mind expressing her pain, she only wanted to do it if enough people listened to her to make her feel it was worth it to be so open.
In 2021, Lily was forced to defend herself against trolls who commented on her weight loss and accused her of looking “too skinny” after she shared a video clip from an appearance on The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan.
“You’ve never seen me two years completely sober, not smoking and exercising every day,” she told one critic.
Replying to another, he wrote: ‘Seriously, where do you get off? You know NOTHING about me or my lifestyle. How dare you?
Those who are underweight and do not provide their bodies with enough nutrients are at greater risk of suffering from reduced bone density.
This can weaken bones and make them more likely to break, warns the Royal Osteoporosis Society.
Sufficient calcium and vitamin D are needed to develop new bone and keep it strong and healthy.
A healthy, balanced diet is just one factor that keeps bones strong; The NHS also advises people to do regular strengthening exercises to strengthen bones.