Lily Allen reveals why she prefers 'big old hairy' men and the reason is bleak
Topics: Celebrity, Sex and Relationships, Lily Allen
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Topics: Celebrity, Sex and Relationships, Lily Allen
Lily Allen has spoken candidly about why she prefers 'big old hairy' men.
The singer, 39, has opened up on her 'usual type' during a chat with her BFF Miquita Oliver on the podcast they share together, Miss Me?
Lily is married to David Harbour, who is best known for his role in the hit Netflix show Stranger Things.
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The pair opted to get married in Las Vegas back in 2020, with the ceremony being officiated by an Elvis impersonator.
Lily also has two children, Ethel, 12, and Marnie, 11, with ex-husband Sam Cooper.
Lily was married to Sam for four years, before they split in 2016 and divorced in 2018.
Charring to Miquita during the podcast episode, Lily discussed the men she finds attractive.
“You like quite fatherly figures,” said Miquita.
"I will always just, you know, I’m daddy issues, aren’t I? I just want a big, old, hairy daddy forever. That’s all I want," said Lily.
This prompted Miquita to ask: “Because you’re looking for your father? Because my dad also left...”
Lily then interjected, adding: “But you didn’t know your dad. So you were, sort of like, filling in the gaps. I know who my dad was, and my dad was sort of there but not there.
“... So, I think that you, yours, was slightly like a fantasy, whereas mine was, like, trying to recreate something that existed.”
Lily has opened up about the strained relationship she had with her dad, Keith Allen, in her book My Thoughts Exactly, where she described him as 'narcissistic and cold'.
Despite speculation that Lily and David had split earlier last year, the pair quashed the rumours, with David saying saying that 'as our marriage continues, we grow closer and closer'.
Lily has since spoken about their relationship. Speaking to Grazia, she revealed that she sometimes enjoys being the one who is not the centre of attention when fans come up to get a picture.
She even admitted that in the past when she had had a lot of attention in her twenties it had led to her even having 'narcissistic feelings'.
But now that fans are approaching her husband David more for photos and selfies, she is enjoying the feeling of being more grounded.
She said: "To clarify, what they mean is: can you take a picture of me – with your husband?
"They don't even notice me. I'm just the photographer.
"No one knows who I am. Growing up with the attention that I had in my twenties can lead to, sort of, narcissistic feelings.
"It's nice to be in a relationship where somebody else gets all of that attention. It's good for my ego."