Lily Allen has revealed that she is taking time to ‘get her head straight’ at the beginning of this year, after admitting she is not in a ‘not in a great place mentally’ and has stopped eating.
Speaking on her podcast Miss Me?, which she hosts with her best friend Miquita Oliver, the Smile singer, 39, also confessed fears of ‘breaking bones’ after a fall — a risk of malnutrition.
The comments come weeks after the mother-of-two, who is said to have recently split with her actor husband David Harbour, admitted she has not been eating and never feels hungry.
‘I’ve been going through a tough time over the last few months and my eating 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, about three years really.” And she’s like, “OK, why haven’t you mentioned it before?”
‘I’m really not in a great place mentally at the moment, and I’m not eating. I’m not hungry. 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.’
The risks of not eating enough for your body weight are plentiful, including nutrient deficiencies, the bone-weakening condition osteoporosis and eating disorders.
Speaking on her podcast Miss Me?, which she hosts with her best friend Miquita Oliver, Lily Allen (pictured), 39, admitted that she fears she could ‘break bones’
In the most recent episode of the BBC show Miss Me?, the hitmaker revealed her plans for the new year.
‘Firstly, I’m going to go and get my head straight for a bit,’ she said.
‘I’m doing a little bit of work on myself in this beginning period of the year, then I’m going to do some more writing, then I’m going to do my play — hopefully get an album out by the end of the year.’
‘I think I’m going to try and be less of a narcissist in 2025,’ she added.
‘I need to be more empathetic. I’ve been quite wrapped up in myself and victimhood lately and I’m ready to move on.’
When talking about her 40th birthday plans, she dismissed the idea of going skiing due to fears she would break a bone.
‘If I fall over skiing or snowboarding I am going to break bones, so I just think that’s a bit dangerous,’ she said.
Allen added that she was ‘scared’ of the winter sport: ‘I had a fall a couple of years ago when I went snowboarding and it has really impinged my rotator calf in my shoulder and I have never really recovered from it, my range of movement is not good.’
Rumors have swirled for months that Lily’s five-year romance with Harbour was on the rocks, but a friend of the singer confirmed that they have officially ‘separated’
Only weeks ago she said she could not write music again because she wouldn’t be able to stop herself being truthful and vulnerable
The revelation comes after making several references to going through a ‘rough time’ on the podcast.
Rumors have swirled for months that Lily’s five-year romance with Harbour was on the rocks, but a friend of the singer confirmed at the end of last month that they have officially ‘separated’.
Last month she revealed that she was frightened to write new music because she was afraid of being too vulnerable.
She said although she didn’t mind spilling out her heartache, she only wanted to do it if enough people listened to make her feel it was worthwhile being so open.
In 2021, Lily was forced to defend herself against trolls who commented on her weight loss and accused her of looking ‘too thin’ 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.
In response to another she wrote: ‘Seriously, where do you get off? You know NOTHING about me or my lifestyle. How dare you.’
Those who are underweight and are not giving their bodies enough nutrients are at a greater risk of reduced bone density.
This can make bones weaker and more likely to break, Royal Osteoporosis Society warns.
A sufficient amount of calcium and vitamin D is needed to grow new bone and keep it strong and healthy.
A healthy and balanced diet is only one factor that keeps bones strong — the NHS also advises people to do regular strengthening exercises to build bone strength.
