Lily Allen reveals she went to treatment facility due to “emotional turmoil”
British singer Lily Allen has revealed that she recently spent time at a treatment facility to deal with some of her emotional struggles.
Allen, who has not released a studio album since 2018’s No Shame, discussed her decision to focus on her “lifelong journey of healing” on the latest episode of her Miss Me? podcast for BBC Sounds, which she hosts alongside presenter Miquita Oliver, and explained her reasons for attending the facility.
“I just feel very grateful to have been given the time and the space that I needed,” the singer said. “I went into a sort of treatment center for a few weeks, which was great. I did a lot of group therapy and some individual therapy and I needed some time and space away from everything.”
This comes after it was revealed that she had separated from her husband, actor and Stranger Things star David Harbour. While Allen has not publicly discussed the split, she said that she was struggling on behalf of her two daughters due to the “emotional turmoil” she has been going through.
She continued: “ I‘m not saying I’m 100 per cent there, and I’m not saying that I’m getting it 100 percent right or ever will, but I’m definitely in a stronger place.”
Her two children continue to be the focus of her healing process, as she reiterated that they were a large part of the reason of her decision to go to the facility, stating: “It was a really big decision to have to leave them for a few weeks to go and focus on myself, but ultimately it was for them.”
Allen had previously announced in January that she was taking a three-week break from co-hosting the podcast, citing her “spiralling” mental health. Her appearance on February 13th’s episode of the podcast was her first since January 13th.
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