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As we previously reported, Lily Allen and husband David Harbour recently called it quits after more than five years together.
A source close to the couple initially confirmed their separation in a statement to People magazine.
“Her marriage has been crumbling, and they have split,” the insider said.
Never one to keep any secrets from her fans, Lily shared the details of her painful split and subsequent rehab stint on her “Miss Me?” podcast.
Lily Allen Opens Up About Split From David Harbour
“I’m finding it hard to be interested in anything, I’m really not in a good place,” Lily said during a recent episode.
“I know I’ve been talking about it for months, but I’ve been spiralling and spiralling. It’s got out of control, I’ve tried,” she continued.
“I came to the ‘Miss Me?’ Christmas lunch and had a panic attack and had to go home and the I went to see something at the theatre the other night with my friends and I had to leave at half time. I can’t concentrate on anything except the pain I’m going through. It’s really hard.”
Caught In the Act
According to the Daily Mail, Lily did some sleuthing to confirm that David was using the celebrity dating app Raya to find potential cheating partners.
“Lily was looking for women that were on Raya and cross-referencing them with women David follows on Instagram to try to figure out who he was seeing,” a source tells the outlet.
“Lily only rejoined Raya to try to figure out whether he was seeing someone,” the insider added.
And while David was allegedly caught cheating, it seems that he’s also the one who ended the relationship.
“Lily has never even looked at anyone since she met David. She is devastated. He broke up with Lily a month ago. He was meant to be on holiday with her in Kenya over Christmas,” says the insider.
On one episode of her podcast, Lily revealed that she would be “going away” for a while, but she assured her listeners that there’s no truth to the rumors that she’s checking into rehab following a relapse.
“I’m going away next week for a few weeks, listeners, but I do want to reassure people because there will be speculation because of the amount of time I’m going to be taking away that I’m going to drug rehab — I’ve not, I’ve not relapsed,” she explained at the time.
“I’ve seen some horrible blind items on the internet that I was found in a crack den by my husband being surrounded by men. I don’t know who is spreading these vicious rumors, but it’s not true.”
Now, Lily has completed her time in treatment, and in keeping with her policy of total candor, she opened up about the experience on the February 13 episode of her podcast:
“I just feel very grateful to have been given the time and the space that I needed. I went into a sort of treatment center for a few weeks, which was great,” Allen said.
“I did a lot of group therapy and some individual therapy and I just, I needed some time and space away from everything.”
Allen added that she did a lot of “shadow work” and “inner child stuff,” noting that the process “was not easy by any stretch,”
Clearly, Lily knew exactly what steps she needed to take in the wake of her separation. We wish her all the best as she navigates what sounds like a very painful breakup.
