Lily Allen has officially confirmed she is in a new relationship, following her split from husband David Harbour. The singer, aged 40, ended her marriage to the Stranger Things star in 2024 after accusing him of cheating on her.
Romantic Escapades and Public Appearances
Lily has been growing closer to Jonah Freud since last year. Jonah is the son of entrepreneur Matthew Freud and his ex-wife Caroline Hutton, and he is also the nephew of the celebrated late artist Lucian Freud. In a recent interview with Grazia magazine, the star revealed she now has a 'boyfriend,' just weeks after she and Jonah jetted to Rome for a romantic minibreak.
The pair have been spotted on multiple dates, and they seemed to take their relationship to the next level by traveling to Italy together. Reports indicate they stayed in a suite at the Hotel Locarno, which is thought to cost around £800 per night. Additionally, Lily and Jonah were seen kissing at her celebrity-packed Christmas party at London's Stringfellow's in December.
Insights from the Interview and Recent Sightings
During the Grazia interview, Lily was asked who the last person to text her was, and she simply replied, 'My boyfriend.' Last month, the couple was pictured enjoying a coffee break in Rome after their trip. A source told The Sun, 'We walked past her and it was my daughter-in-law who recognised her and went, "Oh my God, it's Lily Allen." We did a double take, and it was definitely her, she was with Jonah Freud. They were just having a coffee and a cigarette together.'
Meanwhile, the month before, Lily was spotted enjoying a cosy dinner date with Jonah at a west London restaurant. This outing marked the first date the singer has been seen on since her brief fling with actor James Norton earlier this year.
Addressing Past Trauma and Musical Comeback
Lily recently opened up about the 'trauma' of her marriage breakdown to David Harbour in a cover interview with ELLE UK magazine. For the interview, she posed for glamorous snaps, including a topless picture where she took a bite out of an apple. On Instagram, she shared behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot, showing her sitting on a chair wearing just nude knickers as she seductively turned to the camera.
The singer sought revenge on her ex-husband David in a brutal way with her savage divorce album, West End Girl, after accusing him of infidelity. Released without prior notice and described as a 'brutal, tell-all masterpiece,' the album laid bare the complexities of her relationship with David across 14 searingly honest tracks. It confirmed Allen's return to music after an eight-year absence.
'I was processing things that were happening at quite a traumatic period of time,' she recalled of her writing process while working on the album. 'I don't think that it’s a particularly self-aware record. It's a really angry record - and it's a lot more about rage directed towards other people. It's not really about self-reflection.'
Future Plans and Industry Buzz
After eviscerating the Stranger Things actor in her hit record West End Girl, the singer is set to seek retribution once again – but this time on music industry colleagues who she claims bullied and abused her in the past. The Mail on Sunday revealed that Lily is determined to finally release an album written five years ago, featuring songs intended to 'shame' the men who mistreated her.
This album was never released by her label BMG at the time, as her popularity had dipped and her music career appeared to be in free fall. However, a music industry insider has now said, 'There's now great excitement about Lily's unreleased album finally getting a release. She's really pushing the idea.'
The insider added, 'Having timed the release of West End Girl perfectly to coincide with Harbour's comeback in Stranger Things, heaven knows what she's got in store for her other exes if the album does get released. Lily knows her currency right now, she is a superstar after her last album and if ever there was a time to get what she wants, it's now.'
