Lily Allen

Birthday: 2 May 1985, Hammersmith, London, England, UK

Birth Name: Lily Rose Beatrice Allen

Height: 157 cm

Lily Allen was born on May 2, 1985 in Hammersmith, London, England as Lily Rose Beatrice Allen. She has been married to Sam Cooper since June 11, 2011. They have three children.

Can't get through to NHS Direct, no midwives in your area ? Well at least the Queen got a nice birth...Show more »

Can't get through to NHS Direct, no midwives in your area ? Well at least the Queen got a nice birthday party/jubilee, whatever. Show less «

I studied voice when I was at school, and I was in the chamber choir, and I studied music theory as ...Show more »

I studied voice when I was at school, and I was in the chamber choir, and I studied music theory as well, so I guess a lot of it came from being taught at school. Show less «

But Dad and I are the only father-and-daughter acts who have both had No. 1 songs in England.

I never go out to be photographed, never. I go to events because they're fun.

When a music teacher that I had at school was taken ill and we had a variety show and I had to fill ...Show more »

When a music teacher that I had at school was taken ill and we had a variety show and I had to fill in - that's when I realised I had a voice. Show less «

I've always listened to music, since I was really, really young.

I just felt like I couldn't deal with the everyday responsibilities of life, paying bills and all of...Show more »

I just felt like I couldn't deal with the everyday responsibilities of life, paying bills and all of that. I'm terrible at all of that. So I knew I had to make enough money to pay someone else to deal with all of that. Show less «

I hang out with models, the biggest pop stars and, you know, really and honestly, I hate saying this...Show more »

I hang out with models, the biggest pop stars and, you know, really and honestly, I hate saying this, but none of them are achieving those body shapes by being healthy. Show less «

I don't care what people think of me now, so why would I care when I'm dead?

You have to be in love with yourself before anyone else can fall in love with you; to be happy with ...Show more »

You have to be in love with yourself before anyone else can fall in love with you; to be happy with yourself. Show less «

Because of piracy there has been a massive downturn in people buying music, which makes it more diff...Show more »

Because of piracy there has been a massive downturn in people buying music, which makes it more difficult for artists to make money from the sale of records. Show less «

I love MySpace; it's done an amazing job for me and it's been insane over the past couple of weeks, ...Show more »

I love MySpace; it's done an amazing job for me and it's been insane over the past couple of weeks, but I'm not a poster girl for them. Show less «

I think as long as you're not being malicious and you're not hurting people then you should not be a...Show more »

I think as long as you're not being malicious and you're not hurting people then you should not be ashamed of what you do. Show less «

I refuse to put make-up on just because the paparazzi are on my doorstep. I find it morally wrong.

I wasn't into anything at school. I used to get really embarrassed. I used to get asked to do perfor...Show more »

I wasn't into anything at school. I used to get really embarrassed. I used to get asked to do performing things, and I'd go to all the rehearsals, and then I'd pretend to be ill on the day I had to actually perform. I was very unhappy at school. Show less «

I think of myself as quite a confused kind of person, because I think there's so many great things a...Show more »

I think of myself as quite a confused kind of person, because I think there's so many great things about the world, but there are so many awful things too. I feel very guilty a lot of the time about enjoying my life so much when there are people living in such misery. Show less «

I like to be able to get up and go and buy a pint of milk without bumping into 20 people I know.

Yeah, I was a florist. I went to floristry school.

I think I'm like Marmite; you either love me or you hate me.

Sometimes I wish I was just a girl in an indie band. I could dance around on stage and it wouldn't b...Show more »

Sometimes I wish I was just a girl in an indie band. I could dance around on stage and it wouldn't be so much about me. Show less «

I think the whole, like, cultural diversity and the arty side of London is really, really great. And...Show more »

I think the whole, like, cultural diversity and the arty side of London is really, really great. And how it's so historic as well. Show less «

I'm just not a private person. It's not like I do things because I want things to be public; it's ju...Show more »

I'm just not a private person. It's not like I do things because I want things to be public; it's just that's my way of expressing myself, and I happen to be very famous. Show less «

I change with the way the world changes. My music is always social commentary. I don't know what the...Show more »

I change with the way the world changes. My music is always social commentary. I don't know what the world is going to be like in five years' time, but as long as I'm not ashamed of what I'm putting out, then I'm happy. Show less «

I don't really see how any song can not feel contrived if it isn't honest, and how could I write hon...Show more »

I don't really see how any song can not feel contrived if it isn't honest, and how could I write honest songs if I don't write about stuff going on in my life and how I'm feeling? Show less «

I'm opinionated, but I'm not a vindictive person and I never say anything unprovoked, either.

I don't see myself as a role model; people should look to mothers and sisters as role models.

I just swear in front of [my children]. I don't find swearing offensive, I just find it a form of ex...Show more »

I just swear in front of [my children]. I don't find swearing offensive, I just find it a form of expression. I'm not going to encourage my kids to swear, but I'm not going to stop swearing because I don't think it's bad. Show less «