AIBU to feel a lot of sympathy for Lily Allen?

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The description of her childhood in her recent memoir sounds horrible and extremely damaging. As described, her self indulgent showbiz parents may have paved the way for her in her career but seem to have failed on every other level. Very depressing, I hope she gets a good therapist.

*Tulisa's

She’s awful, I just ignore her.

I’m not sure but she is trying to sell a book at the moment.

She always get really slated on here
In really nasty ways

But I like her ! She is no more attention speaking than any other celeb quite frankly

I like her honesty which whilst since inducing at times - is quite refreshing

I think she will calm down and mellow as she gets older

@AnoukSpirit I literally couldn’t agree more with everything you’ve said

miladymilord

I couldn’t care less about Liam Gallagher he’s an absolute tool of the highest order and deserves everything he gets but that doesn’t mean his family should suffer too. If my husband had an affair I would find it devastating and humiliating if the whole world was told about it without any control over the situation myself.

@ButAIBUtho that explains why they don't call her Lily!

She apologised on behalf of England to Calais.

As much as I feel for anyone who has had very good times in their life and overcome adversity, she's not the only one. I avoid any article about her.

YANBU to feel for her if you so wish.

I however, cannot stand her for SO many different reasons, I feel this is all for publicity, and I don't feel a jot of sympathy for her.

As some posters have said, many people had/have issues in their life - famous people AND normal people/civilians... but the 'normal civilians' don't have her wealth, and famous family. And she got up the nose of a LOT of people when she apologised to some refugees on behalf of everyone in her country. Who the fuck does she she think she is? How DARE she? No-one in this country needed to apologise. Silly over-privileged, clueless, immature little madam.

So I would imagine many people not caring about what this attention-seeking little madam claims has happened in her life. Especially as many people couldn't stand her before.

And yeah I agree that Lily has lead a privileged life, and has never had to work for anything... She is a mediocre singer, (I wouldn't even call her a singer actually, as she is shite.) And she is only famous because she was born into a showbiz family.

Why does she even need to tell the whole world all of this anyway?

@YippeKayakOtherBuckets

I’ve always liked her and have never understood the hate. I think maybe. people equate famous parents with a privileged upbringing, and the hate flows from there.

That's utter bollocks. There are a myriad of reasons to dislike Lily Allen, and her being rich and privileged - and from a famous family, is NOT one of the reasons, for the vast majority of people who dislike her. I, like most others, have no issue with many other people who are famous because their parents were.... Only a few of them are talentless, pointless oiks. Like Lily is.

@ButAIBUtho

Her stepmum PM'd me and said she had a wonderful upbringing and this is all bullshit and for attention and for the press.

If this is true, then that is a disgrace. Would not surprise me at all though. Lily puts me in mind of Roxanne Pallet a bit, with her behaviour.

And the few people on here defending her need to bore off with the condescending comments about people 'projecting' or being 'jealous.' It's a public message board, people are entitled to their opinions, it's a free country, and Lily Allen CHOSE to publicise her 'story.' So just do one.

I like her, I always have. Also, she’s no more self absorbed/(insert slur from this thread) than any of celeb but she’s gets way more flak.

Look at press coverage of Liam Gallagher and compare it to lily. The bile is bizarre.

I do feel sympathy for her horrible childhood. Who wouldn’t? I wouldn’t want to be friends with her, but I do feel sorry for her

AnoukSpirit Thank you. I'd been trying to work out how to say something similar and you nailed it.

@ButAIBUtho

NOPE, I just looked back in my PM's it wasn't Lily Allen's step mum it was Tulsa's step mum that PM'd me from N-Dubz. 😂😂

Are you sure about that?

Anyway, I still say Lily's behaviour is like Roxanne Pallet; histrionic and attention seeking.

I didn't know she had had an affair with Liam Gallagher.

Gross. These two rather repugnant and annoying individuals deserve each other frankly.

I don't like her. She complains about her parents, but seems to be just as bad herself - she has been publicly pro-drug, and seems to put partying before her kids. I wonder what stories her own children will have to tell in a few years.

I agree, I think she seems a bit of a lost soul and someone that doesn't quite know where they fit in the world. I find her attention seeking behaviour a bit embarrassing and do worry that her children will ultimately be damaged too because of what she gets up to. I just hope that she can pull it all together and in the nicest possible way grow up a bit.

The press coverage and reactions to female celebrities is always so sexist and nasty.

Today 08:26 lifeofdreams

She’s the ultimate champagne socialist

This

9amtrain to be honest, yes!!!! There are plenty of people in the U.K. who have as far worse happen and can’t afford help! Focus your energy on them ffs

The press coverage and reactions to female celebrities is always so sexist and nasty

Yes this thread is full of bile. Honestly the people who are so viciously nasty about someone you've never met - have a word with yourselves

Look at press coverage of Liam Gallagher and compare it to lily. The bile is bizarre.

Lily openly puts herself onto her own soapbox and decides to apologise on behalf of the nation at times , as a PP said she is the epitome of a champagne socialist, Liam gets plenty of hate but he doesn't stray into politics etc.

I don't hate her music, but the way she acted at the Mercury was childish, many many better musicians have not won it in the past and none of them have acted that way.

*When she started crying and apologising on behalf of everyone in Britain when she visited the camp in Calais I really thought she was a dick.

She’s the ultimate champagne socialist*

This. She seems a keen entrant in the race to the bottom.

I see her as an over-privileged virtue-signaller. I’ve met many the type in RL. Full of half baked opinions and hot air. That said I did like one of her albums.

What was wrong with her childhood? I haven’t read her book nor can I find anything much about her childhood on Wiki.

No sympathy at all. I can't stand her. So full of herself and why exactly? She can't sing at all. She doesn't deserve the fame as she has no talent whatsoever.

I feel so sorry for her children. She really should not have had any.

Honestly the people who are so viciously nasty about someone you've never met - have a word with yourselves

I don't think anyone has been viciously nasty, there is a strong undercurrent that no one should have a bad opinion of someone if they have certain genitalia however.