She decided to make some changes after hitting rock bottom and successfully lost weight.
Lily Allen, the daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen, is an English singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Lily is quite the character; she’s influential, prominent, and forward-thinking, but she wasn’t always like this.
Lily has been candid about her previous weight-loss issues, mainly body image difficulties and substance abuse. She even admitted that she felt insecure about Miley Cyrus while they were on tour during an interview on “The Recovery” podcast last year, where she additionally opened up more about her weight loss struggle.
Lily Allen's Weight Loss Tricks
The main keys to Lily’s successful weight loss:
- She admitted that she took a prescription medicine called Adderall to lose weight
- She revealed researching about gastric-bypass surgery and laser liposuction
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Is it true that Lily Allen used prescription medicines to slim down?
Lily opened her statement in the said podcast by admitting she used Adderall, a prescription medicine often used to treat ADHD, saying, “I was like 14 stone and just did not feel like a pop star at all.”
“So I started taking this drug called Adderall, which is like speed, to lose the weight, and I got addicted to this drug because it made me invincible and I could work really long hours and be all the people I was required to be.”
Indeed, this isn’t the first time the artist has mentioned using the substance. In her memoir “My Thoughts Exactly,” published in 2018, she noted: “I flirted with Adderall (which is really just a type of speed) as a way of getting or staying thin.”
According to BBC, Lily was cautious about her looks ahead of Miley Cyrus’ Bangerz tour because she had recently given birth twice in the three years leading up to the tour.
“It was when [Cyrus] was doing Wrecking Ball and the Bangerz tour, and it was a highly sexualized tour. I had just spent the last three years pushing babies out. It couldn’t have been less what I felt like,” she said at that time.
“I had never supported anyone, so I was re-entering this phase of being a pop star again but not doing it on my terms any more. I was supporting this girl who was much younger and more attractive than I felt, and I just started acting out in all manner of ways.”
“I realized I was getting up in the morning and downing those mini bottles of vodka or whisky or whatever was left, without the drugs anymore,” the author further revealed.
What does Lily Allen do to reduce weight after overcoming her addiction to substances?
She told Bazaar in an interview that she had spent the previous hour researching gastric-bypass surgery and laser liposuction as weight-loss options after being provoked by comments about her body gaining weight.
“You’re on a bus with lots of cigarettes, lots of beer, and in your dressing room, all there is bread and cheese and pasta and crisps,” she shared. “Inevitably, you’re going to put on weight because you’re not doing any exercise except for the actual gig at night.”
Lily then went to the doctor, who informed her that she had a heart murmur, which alarmed her, while the doctor suggested exercise. “You need to get the blood running. Any clots can be really dangerous,” she recalled.
“Fifteen minutes on the step machine, 10 minutes of rowing, 45 minutes of weights, floor work, punches, push-ups, and cardio,” she detailed. “If you’re not applying yourself, there are people there to shout at you.”
Was Lily Allen on a particular diet?
It was unclear whether Lily maintained a specific diet, although she isn’t a fan of restricting her food consumption, particularly her favorites like her mother’s mac and cheese with bacon bits: “That’s the whole point of going to the gym!”
Speaking of the gym, Lily posted a photo of herself working out in a gym back on April 20, 2022. She captioned her post, “lost my trainers, and my bum 🍑😩.”
Lily Allen's realization amid her weight-loss journey.
“It can get you down, people constantly trying to pull things over you. When it doesn’t fit, they give little sighs,” the actress remarked. “Now that I do fit into those things, it makes me feel better, but actually, it shouldn’t, really.”
With that, it seemed like Lily was happy in terms of her body and the changes that had happened to her. Looking at her Instagram page, she is now proudly flaunting her body, looking more fit and slim. In fact, on March 30, 2023, she posted a photo of herself in a beautiful all-purple outfit that exposed her abs. Lily captioned her post, “More #Dreamland press looks. @kyledevolle @ginakanemakeup @naomitregan @nailsbymh.”
On the same day, Lily posted another photo of herself looking all glam as she attended her new film entitled “Dreamland.” She wore a beautiful deep-neck black dress, matched with a clean hairstyle and bold makeup. Her outfit made her body become more emphasized, especially her slim arms. She wrote, “DREAMLAND PREMIERE !” as a caption for her series of photos post.