Lily Allen confirms divorce from Sam Cooper two years after they split: 'We share custody of our kids'

The former couple have two children together
Natasha Sporn6 June 2018

Lily Allen has confirmed her divorce from Sam Cooper, two years after they split up.

The singer called time on her marriage with Cooper, with whom she shares two daughters, back in 2016, but have only very recently had their divorce finalised.

Speaking on ITV’s Loose Women about how she had the time to get back in the recording studio, Allen confirmed that she has the opportunity to record now she is separated.

She said: “I went through a separation and a divorce – three days, yay. We share custody of our kids.

Happier times: Lily Allen and Sam Cooper married in 2011 ( Ben Birchall/PA Archive/PA Images)
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“We actually share them a week on, week off. When he’s got them, I can concentrate on working in the studio. I wanted that set-up originally. It wasn’t something we discussed.

“We’re both really friendly, our kids go to school equidistant between our houses, so it works.”

Allen also explained how some of her past, namely her unfaithfulness, formed her fourth album, No Shame, out on Friday.

The 33-year-old said: “It’s open to however the listener wants to interpret it really. It’s quite harrowing, and very honest a lot of the subjects matters on the record.

“I think some people would shy away from talking about those subject matters. So I think it’s me saying, here I am addressing it, I’m not particularly proud of the way that I’ve behaved,.

“But I think the way we work through these things is talking about them and hopefully I can absolve myself of some guilt and shame as a result.”

Loose Women airs weekdays from 12.30pm on ITV.

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