Singer Lily Allen has confirmed that the mysterious Madeline character on her new album is constructed from numerous people. The 40-year-old popstar returned this week with West End Girl, her first album in seven years, which covers many knotty themes, including cheating, gaslighting, open relationships and sex addiction.

The Brit Award winner's new release West End Girl is "inspired by what went on in the relationship” with her ex-husband David Harbour.

Lily Allen penned her new album West End Girl at breakneck speed, describing her short time in the studio as 'incredibly manic and emotionally traumatic'.

Lily Allen has opened up about making her explosive new album West End Girl, saying she wrote it in 10 days after her life had “blown up”. The British singer and actor, 40, made the record – her first in seven years – after the 2024 breakdown of her marriage to Stranger Things star David Harbour, 50.

I don’t make it easy for myself, do I?” acknowledged Lily Allen, when asked in a recent interview why she keeps putting the intimate details of her personal life in the public domain despite her sensitivity to criticism.