“I stay out of it”: Lily Allen opens up about her daughters’ relationship with her divorced husband David Harbour

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Lily Allen is opening up, briefly but honestly, about a relationship that affects her, a relationship between her daughters and her ex-husband, David Harbour. In a recent interview, Lily Allen was asked if her two daughters are still in touch with their ex-stepfather since the divorce.

The remarks come as Lily Allen continues to break her silence in relation to the end of her marriage, and indeed, through music. While Lily has clearly shared heartfelt feelings about this period in her personal and private life, it is clear that boundaries must be drawn in relation to children and their relationships.

Lily Allen on daughters’ relationship with David Harbour

Lily Allen, whose daughters, Ethel and Marnie, are shared with her ex-husband Sam Cooper, stated,

“Let’s just say I stay out of it when it comes to the girls' communications or non-communications with David Harbour. As far as I can see, it’s simple. They all have phones, and they can text whoever they want.”

The way it seemed, however, is that there isn’t a complete lack of contact.

The meme has been shared rapidly because of its serene and matter-of-fact tone. Contrary to speculation and drama, Lily chose to clarify that she does not monitor or interfere with these interactions, and many people took this as her respecting her children’s independence during this time of significant changes in her family.

Lily and David got married in 2020, but they separated in 2024. Since then, Lily has managed to release new songs where she expresses herself in terms of their separation. Recently, Lily even included songs in her latest album based on what she refers to as tough times in marriage, though without going into details of the contracts between them.

Within the same interview, Lily spoke about being surprised by the reaction of the public to some of the information she has been putting out there. This reaction has, at times, resulted in strong backlash that she expected, especially considering the kind of information she has been releasing, but not to the level that happened. Nevertheless, she has continued to be open with people through her songwriting.

Lily has been candid about her feelings, but in her daughters' relationship with David, she seems deliberately uninvolved. However, she has explicitly differentiated her experiences from her daughters' capacity to nurture their connections in her own right. Ultimately, Lily’s remarks provide merely an update and not something explosive. By stepping back and allowing her daughters to figure it out for themselves within their own relationships, Lily shows she emphasizes stability and privacy even though she finds herself under scrutiny regarding her own life.

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Edited by Heba Arshad