Lily Allen confesses her mental illness in a podcast

Lily Allen he stated that he was “not in a good place mentally” and had “stopped eating” for the time being.

The singer and actress spoke about her difficulties during a new episode of the podcast “Miss Me?”, which she hosts together with her friend Miquita Oliver. During the episode, Allen spoke openly about her well-being (or rather malaise) and revealed that she’s going through a difficult time.

“I’ve been going through a difficult period in the last few months and my diet has become a problem,” he began. My therapist and I talked about it and she asked me, ‘How long has this been going on?’ And I said, ‘Well, about three years.’ And she’s like, ‘Okay, why haven’t you ever talked about this before?’ It’s not because I’m lying. It’s just because it didn’t seem high on the list of important things to talk about, but obviously it is.”

The “Smile” singer went on to consider whether her ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) diagnosis could play a role, as it means her body and mind are sometimes not wired properly. “My body and my brain are two very separate things to me. I know a lot of people think these two things are very related 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 to my body,” he explained.

“I’m not really in a good place mentally at the moment and I’m not eating. I’m not hungry. Obviously I’m hungry, but my body and my brain are so disconnected from each other that the messages from hunger doesn’t pass from my body to my brain,” he added. “I’m not avoiding food, I just don’t think about it because I’m so caught up in my head. My body is, like, a few steps behind.”

This isn’t the first time Allen has spoken about her mental health on the podcast. He also recently addressed the topic of education and admitted he may be going into a “self-hate spiral” over his lack of qualifications. Before that, he recalled his years of sobriety, saying he “risks losing everything” if he were to start drinking again.