Lily Allen has admitted her teenage daughters are “a little bit proud” but “mostly embarrassed” of her renewed success.
The Fear singer is still riding high on the success of her explosive breakup album West End Girl, 13 months after its release.
While Allen is delighted with her renewed popularity, she admitted to The Times that her daughters Ethel, 14, and Marnie, 13, are unimpressed and even embarrassed about the confessional nature of her songwriting.
“A friend asked one of them how it made them feel. They were like, ‘A little bit proud but mostly embarrassed,'” she shared. “I think that’s bang on. If I were a teenage girl and my mother was writhing around on the floor in her underwear talking about butt plugs, I would be a bit embarrassed.”
Allen mentions butt plugs in the West End Girl track P**sy Palace and recently teamed up with Lovehoney on a sex toy collection.
When asked if her fear about their reactions ever holds her back creatively, the British singer replied, “I can see how some of the topics I talk about could be difficult for them. The payoff is worth it.”
Expanding on the payoff, she explained, “Having a house. Being able to pay for school fees. But also being able to talk about my experiences and be rewarded for it.”
Allen, who wrote the album while navigating her split from actor husband David Harbour, is now “in a good place” and feels a sense of agency and accomplishment following the success of the album and tour.
“I feel like I’m here: a single mum supporting two teenagers on my own. I don’t need to be taken care of any more. There’s definitely a sense of liberation in that,” she added.
The Smile hitmaker shares her two daughters with her first husband, Sam Cooper.
