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Post by reception on Nov 26, 2007 15:42:38 GMT -5
Lily Allen Says She Wants to Retire to a Farm at 25 MONDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2007 02:00 PM EST
By Caris Davis People Magazine
Lily Allen says she plans to quit showbiz after finishing her next CD.
"Maybe I could retire at 25. I'm only going to do one more album," the singer, 22, tells Britain's Sunday Times.
While Allen has enjoyed solid professional success – her 2006 debut album, Alright, Still, sold nearly 2 million copies – the singer has faced a number of personal challenges, having publicly battled self-image issues over her weight. Then there is her troubled relationship with the paparazzi.
But now she says she'd like to abandon the pressures of celebrity life in favor of a simpler, rural existence.
A Garden and Chickens "It's a great job, but it doesn't leave time for what's important. Like having a family," she says. "I'd like to live in the country and have a walled garden, and chickens and pigs."
She also discusses the effect of the marital breakup of her parents, actor-musician Keith Allen and movie producer Alison Owen, when she was only 4.
"I didn't have attention as a kid – when I went out it was: 'This is Lily, Keith's daughter.' Not any more. Now it's: 'This is Keith, Lily's dad.' "
Still, she says, "Mum is an inspiration to me. She is very, very strong. I've [learned] to stand up for myself, and I'm quite a feminist as a result of being my mum's daughter."
As for her relationship with her mother today, "I love her and think she's brilliant, but I don't want to work as hard as she did to provide for us. That's why I've always wanted to make lots of money early on."
Money Matters As Allen got older, "I spent years trying [to make it] from the age of 16. ... When it started going well I felt very confused by the attention." Of her celebrity, "I'm in the newspapers every day, pretty much," she says. "I don't get it. I just want to make some money."
And although she's said she's not in love but is dating Ed Simons of the Chemical Brothers, who is 15 years her senior, Allen also tells the Times, "I’m really happy at the moment. Two weeks ago my therapist said: 'It's a waste of money you coming here. You're fine now.' "
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Post by derek on Nov 26, 2007 15:46:21 GMT -5
^^^WAAAAAAAAA!?!?!?!! :o :o
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Post by SHOOTER on Nov 27, 2007 1:25:52 GMT -5
It's Lily. I doubt she's serious. LOL.
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Post by Adz on Nov 27, 2007 6:06:15 GMT -5
I agree. STFU Lily and get work on a new album.
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Post by reception on Nov 28, 2007 14:20:17 GMT -5
Lily Allen struts her stuff during the British Fashion Awards Tuesday at London's Lawrence Hall.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 18, 2007 10:42:10 GMT -5
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Post by Adz on Dec 19, 2007 5:07:20 GMT -5
Pregnant.
Don't expect a new album any time soon.
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Post by oscillations. on Dec 19, 2007 12:24:21 GMT -5
Not her, too!
Why the fuck are all these little girls getting pregnant?!
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Post by reception on Dec 19, 2007 15:13:21 GMT -5
After announcing she's expecting her first child, Lily Allen gives photographers a coy smile during an outing with her musician boyfriend, Chemical Brothers' Ed Simons, in London on Wednesday.
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Post by reception on Dec 28, 2007 16:04:32 GMT -5
Hoping not to startle her furry friend, mum-to-be Lily Allen pleads for quiet at the opening of Harrods annual winter sale in London on Friday. When asked what she'll be wearing in 2008, the singer didn't hesitate: "Maternity clothes!"
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Post by reception on Jan 3, 2008 14:26:24 GMT -5
Lily Allen in London on Wednesday.
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Post by reception on Jan 8, 2008 15:01:39 GMT -5
On the way to the nail salon? Mom-to-be Lily Allen, sporting a partial manicure, marches to the beat of her own drum on Monday while out in London's Notting Hill neighborhood.
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Post by oscillations. on Jan 8, 2008 16:38:15 GMT -5
All that weight loss for naught. :'(
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Post by Adz on Jan 17, 2008 20:00:25 GMT -5
Lily's publicist has confirmed the sad news. "We can confirm that Lily Allen has suffered a miscarriage," says Allen's rep. "She and her partner Ed Simons will be making no further comment and we ask that their privacy be respected during this difficult time." www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...ticle699778.ece
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Post by CammyCan on Jan 17, 2008 20:18:56 GMT -5
:( Poor Lily. Hope she's doing okay.
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Post by vinyl on Jan 17, 2008 20:46:26 GMT -5
Oh my I was hoping it was a rumor :( That must be horrible..
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 17, 2008 21:44:47 GMT -5
:( Poor Lily. Hope she's doing okay.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jan 18, 2008 0:44:34 GMT -5
Yeah...my prayers go out to her. A friend of mine suffered a miscarriage as well. This is such terrible news!
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Post by **βécky**™ on Jan 18, 2008 0:55:54 GMT -5
this is so sad, i hope she is all right.
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Post by busyboy on Jan 18, 2008 0:58:07 GMT -5
:(
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Post by Nevermind on Jan 18, 2008 2:25:55 GMT -5
This is such sad news, I hope she'll be okay. :(
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Post by LC3 on Jan 18, 2008 7:49:56 GMT -5
In my prayers...how sad.
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Post by Ryan on Jan 20, 2008 16:43:48 GMT -5
i'm so sorry for her... this is really sad.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2008 15:26:28 GMT -5
Lily Allen sales update When I posted the latest installment in the RIAA/SoundScan sales comparisons, I noted that when I got them, I'd add the SoundScan numbers for Lily Allen's Alright, Still album, which was just certified gold. I've done so now on the original post, but for those who would rather get the immediate gratification of seeing it now, Lily has sold 465,000 copies to date, meaning, obviously, that she's very close to the 500,000 mark. blogs.usatoday.com/listenup/
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Post by Mic Technique on Jan 22, 2008 19:42:57 GMT -5
This has done well. Not as well as it potentially could have done but well enough. If the singles were giving a bigger & better push and perhaps even a different single choice following "Smile", this album would have sold at least twice as much.
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Post by reception on Feb 3, 2008 11:54:44 GMT -5
Lily Allen, Boyfriend Split Up By Simon Perry
Originally posted Saturday February 02, 2008 02:30 PM EST
Lily Allen has split from her boyfriend, Chemical Brothers musician Ed Simons, PEOPLE has confirmed.
Reports first surfaced in the British papers early Saturday – with some saying that Allen had been "dumped." But a friend of the singer tells PEOPLE the couple actually spent some time together Saturday, suggesting that the parting might not be as acrimonious as first thought.
The split comes after news that Allen miscarried the baby the couple had been expecting.
"She is feeling fine," Allen's friend says. "She is throwing herself into her work on her new album and TV show."
Only two days ago, she excitedly joined her family to watch her thespian brother Alfie take the stage in the lead role of Equus in Chichester, southern England.
Her rep had no comment when contacted Saturday.
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Post by reception on Feb 15, 2008 14:29:05 GMT -5
Kelly Osbourne meets her match – literally! – in singer-turned-TV star Lily Allen as the young Brits coordinate their crimson looks at the Vivienne Westwood runway show Thursday during London's Fashion Week.
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Post by vinyl on Feb 16, 2008 0:05:40 GMT -5
TV Star? What did she do on TV?
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Post by gimmethatFUNK on Feb 16, 2008 1:42:51 GMT -5
she has her own BBC3 late night chat show now. it's awful apparently and debuted to terrible #'s last week. it probably won't last long. i've never thought of her as a very charming or witty enough performer to pull off her own tv show, i wonder what gave them the idea that she could? anyhow, i hope once it's canceled she gets to work on a follow-up album right away
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Post by ashley on Feb 17, 2008 15:54:23 GMT -5
Actually it was really good. She's really endearing and funnier than many other chat show hosts.
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