{"id":8125,"date":"2025-12-21T13:36:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T13:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/lily-allen-stays-out-of-daughters-relationship-with-ex-david-harbour\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T13:36:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T13:36:30","slug":"lily-allen-stays-out-of-daughters-relationship-with-ex-david-harbour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/lily-allen-stays-out-of-daughters-relationship-with-ex-david-harbour\/","title":{"rendered":"Lily Allen \u2018stays out\u2019 of daughters\u2019 relationship with ex David Harbour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lily Allen says her daughters are still in ex David Harbour’s life (Picture: Arturo Holmes\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lily Allen<\/a> has opened up on her daughter’s relationship with David Harbour<\/a>, confirming they are still in contact.<\/p>\n

The West End Girl singer, 40, split from the Stranger Things<\/a> actor last year, and she hasn’t intervened in the close relationship he still has with her daughters<\/a> Ethel, 14, and 12-year-old Marnie, who she has with first husband Sam Cooper.<\/p>\n

Her remarks come after the actor was spotted on a day out with the children<\/a> at Universal Epic Universe theme park just days after the release of her scathing album.<\/p>\n

She told The Observer<\/a>: ‘I stay out of it.<\/p>\n

‘They\u2019ve both got phones<\/a>. They all text each other.’<\/p>\n

Lily – whose new album hints that David was unfaithful to her<\/a> – admitted her experiences in her second marriage has given her a better understanding of the ‘pain’ Sam felt in their relationship.<\/p>\n

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\"Lily <\/div>
The couple split after four years together (Picture: Adela Loconte\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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David has shared various moments with the children on social media (Picture: Instagram\/ @dkharbour)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She said: ‘[I’ve learned there are no] baddies and goodies in a marriage but, having done things that were not very nice in my first marriage, I have a better idea now of the pain I may have inflicted.<\/p>\n

‘I\u2019ve learned how horrible it is to be on the receiving end of that.’<\/p>\n

Would Lily Allen get married again?<\/h2>\n

Despite her short-lived unions, the Smile singer hasn’t ruled out tying the knot again in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She said: ‘I\u2019d like to say I\u2019d never do it again, but I do like it. Everything but the institution of it, you know? I like being chosen. I like jewellery. I like getting dressed up. I like celebrating. I don\u2019t like talking about money. I like my independence. But I don\u2019t like divorce<\/a>.’<\/p>\n

Lily has found getting divorced ‘devastating’ and has left her struggling to trust other people.<\/p>\n

She said: ‘It\u2019s just sort of devastating, really. It keeps you up at night and costs a huge amount of money and just goes on and on and on. And I hate feeling like I can\u2019t trust anyone. But there\u2019s something about dealing with an ex-partner and lawyers that creates an environment of feeling like you can\u2019t trust anybody or anything.’<\/p>\n

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David and Lily confirmed their split after months of speculation (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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What did Lily Allen appear to say about David Harbour in West End Girl? <\/h2>\n
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In West End Girl, Lily appeared to reveal that they were in some version of an open relationship, but accused David of breaking the rules by cheating on her.<\/p>\n

\u2018We had an arrangement\/ Be discreet and don\u2019t be blatant\/ It had to be with strangers,\u2019 she sings, before describing her discovery of a woman who she refers to as Madeline.<\/p>\n

While Lily previously said she\u2019d like to have children with David, in the album \u2013 which was met with rave reviews \u2013 the star sings about her husband considering getting a vasectomy, as she wonders whether he\u2019d got a woman pregnant that\u2019s not her.<\/p>\n

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The album was released on October 24 (Picture: Murray Chalmers PR\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

She also sings in Pussy Palace that she \u2018found a shoebox full of handwritten letters \/From brokenhearted women wishing you could have been better\u2019 in an apartment owned by David in New York<\/a>, which she said was evidence of his \u2018double life\u2019.<\/p>\n

Lily also sings about finding a bag full of \u2019sex toys, butt plugs, and lube inside\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n

In the titular track, Lily described David\u2019s \u2018demeanour\u2019 changing <\/a>after she got a part in West End play, 2:22 A Ghost Story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The Not Fair singer believes she has become a ‘different person’ in the years since she first found fame.<\/p>\n

She said: ‘We\u2019re all massive walking contradictions, right? That\u2019s what makes us human beings. You can think one thing one day, and then you grow, and you think something else \u2013 that\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

‘\u2019I’m a different person than I was 20 years ago because I\u2019ve lived 20 years of my life and I\u2019ve had two children and two marriages and I\u2019ve learned a lot.’<\/p>\n

David and Lily met on the dating app Raya before marrying in Las Vegas in 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After months of speculation, in February this year, Lily and David confirmed that they were divorcing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

David has not publicly commented on the accusations that he was unfaithful to Lily<\/a> during their marriage.<\/p>\n

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