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\n Related: <\/span>Lily Allen\u2019s Hints at David Harbour Alleged Affair Explained: Who Is Madeline?<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tLily Allen\u2019s new music is raising eyebrows for its cryptic lyrics and special shoutouts to a person seemingly named Madeline. In the 14-track record titled West End Girl, Allen, 40, seemingly chronicles the breakdown of her four-year marriage to David Harbour and insinuates that the Stranger Things star was unfaithful before their 2024 separation. \u201cBeen [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cLies are not something that I wanna get caught up in. You can reach out to me any time, by the way,\u201d Johnson read. \u201cIf you need any more details or you just need to vent or anything. Love and light, Madeline.\u201d<\/p>\n
Johnson stepped out on stage to kiss Allen on the cheek at the conclusion of the performance.<\/p>\n
Allen was married to Stranger Things<\/em> actor David Harbour<\/strong> from 2020 to 2024 and subsequently chronicled their separation on her fifth studio album West End Girl<\/em>, which was released in October.<\/p>\n\u201cI made this record in December 2024, and it was a way for me to process what was happening in my life,\u201d Allen told British Vogue<\/em><\/a> that same month. \u201cThere are things that are on the record that I experienced within my marriage, but that\u2019s not to say that it\u2019s all gospel. It is inspired by what went on in the relationship [and] confusion, sorrow, grief [and] helplessness.\u201d<\/p>\nThere has been endless speculation about repeated references to Allen\u2019s unnamed romantic partner having an affair with a woman named \u201cMadeline\u201d on West End Girl<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u201cSo I read your text, and now I regret it \/ I can\u2019t get my head round how you\u2019ve been playing tennis,\u201d Allen sings in the \u201cTennis\u201d chorus. \u201cIf it was just sex, I wouldn\u2019t be jealous \/ You won\u2019t play with me and who\u2019s Madeline?\u201d<\/p>\n
On the track \u201cMadeline,\u201d Allen writes about confronting the other woman: \u201cI know none of this is your fault \/ Messaging you feels kind of assaultive \/ Saw your text, that\u2019s how I found out \/ Tell me the truth and his motives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"GettyImages-2249424705](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249424705-lily-allen-brings-out-madeline-on-snl.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Lily Allen in December 2025.<\/span> Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images for BFC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAllen told London\u2019s The Times<\/em><\/a> that Madeline is \u201ca fictional character,\u201d<\/a> or, more accurately, a construct of multiple people.<\/p>\n\u201cI just feel we are living in really interesting times \u2014 in terms of how we define intimacy and monogamy, people being disposable or not,\u201d she explained. \u201cThe way we are being intimate with each other is changing as humans. Lots of young women are not finding the idea of marriage or even a long-term relationship that attractive any more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Allen continued, \u201cI don\u2019t know [that] it\u2019s necessarily bad. Lots of people from my parents\u2019 generation stayed together forever and were miserable. You didn\u2019t have endless choice so you may have worked at something harder. But now you don\u2019t have to.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harbour, 50, has yet to comment on his separation from Allen, aside from making a brief statement to GQ<\/em><\/a> in April.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m protective of the people and the reality of my life,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s no use in that form of engaging [with rumors] because it\u2019s all based on hysterical hyperbole.\u201d<\/p>\n
While not addressing his separation directly, Harbour later told Esquire UK<\/em><\/a> that he was hopeful of finding \u201clove\u201d again.<\/p>\n\n
\u201cI made this record in December 2024, and it was a way for me to process what was happening in my life,\u201d Allen told British Vogue<\/em><\/a> that same month. \u201cThere are things that are on the record that I experienced within my marriage, but that\u2019s not to say that it\u2019s all gospel. It is inspired by what went on in the relationship [and] confusion, sorrow, grief [and] helplessness.\u201d<\/p>\n There has been endless speculation about repeated references to Allen\u2019s unnamed romantic partner having an affair with a woman named \u201cMadeline\u201d on West End Girl<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I read your text, and now I regret it \/ I can\u2019t get my head round how you\u2019ve been playing tennis,\u201d Allen sings in the \u201cTennis\u201d chorus. \u201cIf it was just sex, I wouldn\u2019t be jealous \/ You won\u2019t play with me and who\u2019s Madeline?\u201d<\/p>\n On the track \u201cMadeline,\u201d Allen writes about confronting the other woman: \u201cI know none of this is your fault \/ Messaging you feels kind of assaultive \/ Saw your text, that\u2019s how I found out \/ Tell me the truth and his motives.\u201d<\/p>\n Allen told London\u2019s The Times<\/em><\/a> that Madeline is \u201ca fictional character,\u201d<\/a> or, more accurately, a construct of multiple people.<\/p>\n \u201cI just feel we are living in really interesting times \u2014 in terms of how we define intimacy and monogamy, people being disposable or not,\u201d she explained. \u201cThe way we are being intimate with each other is changing as humans. Lots of young women are not finding the idea of marriage or even a long-term relationship that attractive any more.\u201d<\/p>\n Allen continued, \u201cI don\u2019t know [that] it\u2019s necessarily bad. Lots of people from my parents\u2019 generation stayed together forever and were miserable. You didn\u2019t have endless choice so you may have worked at something harder. But now you don\u2019t have to.\u201d<\/p>\n Harbour, 50, has yet to comment on his separation from Allen, aside from making a brief statement to GQ<\/em><\/a> in April.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m protective of the people and the reality of my life,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s no use in that form of engaging [with rumors] because it\u2019s all based on hysterical hyperbole.\u201d<\/p>\n While not addressing his separation directly, Harbour later told Esquire UK<\/em><\/a> that he was hopeful of finding \u201clove\u201d again.<\/p>\n<\/div>
\n Lily Allen in December 2025.<\/span> Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images for BFC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n