Lily Allen is back making music after raising her two daughters, who she previously joked had "ruined her career". The star shares her daughters with ex-husband Sam Cooper. Before having her daughters, the singer tragically had a stillbirth in October 2011, and the incident remained with Lily; she revealed in 2017 that she had been diagnosed with PTSD following the stillbirth. Speaking about her children's impact on her career during an interview with The Radio Times in 2024, she shared: "I love them and they complete me, but in terms of pop stardom, they totally ruined it."
She explained further that she put her music career onto the backburner in order to focus on raising her children following her own parents being "absent" from her childhood. Lily concluded by saying she was glad to have made the decision to put her children first. "Some people choose their career over their children, and that's their prerogative," she told the publication. "But my parents were quite absent when I was a kid, and I feel like that really left some nasty scars that I'm not willing to, you know, repeat on mine. So I chose stepping back and concentrating on them and I’m glad that I have done that because I think they're pretty well-rounded people."
But what do you know of her small brood? Read on to find out all you need to know about Lily's two daughters…
Ethel Mary, 13
© ANGELA WEISSBorn on 25 November 2011, Ethel is Lily's first child and the Not Fair hitmaker was pregnant with her daughter when she walked down the aisle with Sam Cooper in 2011. Ethel has been seen with her mum at several occasions, but in a 2024 interview, the star revealed they don't fly together, with Lily being in first class while Ethel is in economy.
Marnie Rose, 12
© Richard Young/ShutterstockBorn on 8 January 2013, Marnie is Lily's second daughter and like her older sister, she has been seen with her famous mum on many occasions.
Relationship with Lily's ex
Lily and Sam didn't go the distance and the pair split in 2015 after Lily admitted to being unfaithful. The duo officially divorced in 2018 and share custody of their children. In 2019, Lily began dating Stranger Things star David Harbour, and it turns out that her daughters were behind David's idea to propose to her. Revealing the moment, he explained: "The little one was riding along and she was going like, 'David, dad, David, dad.' Because the D got her confused. And the older one got very upset with that, which I understand. She was like, 'He's not our dad! He's not our dad!'
© Michael Simon/Shutterstock"And then younger one was like, 'Well what is he? He's kind of our dad.' She's like, 'No he's not, he's our stepdad.' And she goes, 'What is he?' And she goes, 'He's just some guy in our lives!'" He joked the moment convinced him to pop the question to Lily to avoid further confusion from the duo.
Speculation about Lily and David's marriage started in December 2024 after the singer was reportedly seen on celebrity dating app, Raya. People reported in February that the couple had split, and Lily confirmed the news herself last month with the release of her West End Showgirl album, which the star said was based on her relationship with the actor. When asked by British Vogue whether David would continue being a stepfather to her daughters, she curtly responded: "You'll have to ask him."
