Lily Allen opens up about her eating issues in a candid confessional

British pop star Lily Allen She opened up about her mental health struggles, revealing that she has found it difficult to eat over the past three years.

The singer is no stranger to being honest about her difficult experiences and recently detailed her rock bottom moments and struggles with alcohol.

Allen also caused a stir in September when she revealed she was having children for the wrong reasons, and her recent revelation about her mental health struggles may raise some concerns.

The 39-year-old singer shared details about her struggles with her mental health during the December 16 episode of her BBC radio show.Did you miss me?“

Allen told co-host Mikita Oliver that she has had difficulty eating for the past three years but has not told her therapist about it.

“I’ve been going through a tough time over the last few months and eating has become a real issue,” she revealed.

The “Hard Out Here” singer also shared that her therapist asked her why she never opened up about her problems for so long and she admitted that while she doesn’t necessarily lie during therapy sessions, she has unintentionally neglected aspects of her life. .

“It’s just because it doesn’t seem at the top of my list of important things I need to talk about,” Allen explained.

The “Littlest Things” singer, who was diagnosed with ADHD in 2023, wondered whether the disorder contributed to her eating problems being ignored during therapy sessions.

“I don’t think about a lot of things,” Allen admitted. “My body and my mind are two very separate things for me. I know a lot of people feel like those two things are very connected to each other but for me, it’s very different. I spend a lot of time in my head and not “A lot of time thinking about my body.”

The “How to Raise a Girl” actress revealed that her mental health is not good at the moment. “I’m not eating but I’m not hungry – obviously I’m hungry but my body and mind are so disconnected from each other that hunger messages don’t travel from my body to my mind,” she explained.

Allen also revealed that she wasn’t avoiding food but she wasn’t thinking, adding that her body was just a few steps ahead of her.

This isn’t the first time the singer has spoken out about her eating issues, as she previously detailed her struggles with bulimia in 2011, although people are constantly complimenting her looks.

In chat with Channel 4“It’s not something I’m proud of,” Allen said. “But I tell you what, a lot of people used to come up to me and tell me how amazing I looked. I was on the cover of every magazine with them saying, ‘Lily looks amazing.’ Look at how much weight you’ve lost. “I thought I looked good.”

However, despite the praise she received, Allen admitted that she was not happy. She wanted to be “the youngest and youngest person in the world”, but she couldn’t do it without being unhappy because of her love of food at the time.

In November, Allen celebrated and recounted five years of sobriety Rock bottom moment And previous drinking problems during the interview with Times UK.

The ‘Not Fair’ singer admitted she “drank herself to oblivion” before arriving at her ex-husband Sam Cooper’s house after he moved on to a new relationship.

Allen revealed that she started screaming at Cooper when she got there, waking up their two children, Ethel Marie, 13, and Marnie Rose, 11, who were left distressed.

She admitted that her children “remember that. They know that I was under the influence of drugs at the time, and that it is important for my mother to avoid getting into those situations.”

In September, the mother-of-two opened up about her motherhood journey during an episode of her podcast, revealing that she now realizes that She had children for the wrong reasons.

I participated in Daily Mail“I think I had kids for all the wrong reasons really because I was craving unconditional love, which I hadn’t felt in my life since I was a kid.”

Reflecting on her childhood, Allen revealed her hope that motherhood would bring her the love and stability she had longed for and slow down her fast-paced career.

The “22” singer also shared that she has become a mother Her career was ruined. She admitted: “My kids have ruined my career. I love them and they complete me, but in terms of pop stardom, they’ve completely ruined it. I get really annoyed when people say you can have it all because, quite frankly, you can.” R.”