Lily Allen Claims Her Kids “Ruined” Her Music Career

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Lily Allen, the singer/actress extraordinaire, has thrown open the curtains on the wild balancing act of juggling motherhood with her career. And let’s just say, it’s a rollercoaster ride through the land of chaos and hilarity.

In a recent interview, the 38-year-old, who’s proudly the mom of Ethel, 12, and Marnie, 11 (courtesy of her ex-husband Sam Cooper), couldn’t help but crack up as she spilled the beans on how her adorable munchkins have, ahem, “ruined” her career.

Yep, you heard it right! Lily, with a hearty chuckle, confessed on the Radio Times Podcast that her offspring have essentially taken a wrecking ball to her pop stardom dreams. “My children ruined my career,” she quipped, probably while simultaneously rescuing them from climbing up the curtains or drawing on the walls with permanent marker.

But fear not, there’s no bitterness in Lily’s tone, just a whole lot of love mixed with a dash of comedic relief. “I love them and they complete me, but in terms of pop stardom, totally ruined it,” she playfully added, imagining herself belting out tunes on stage while also trying to remember if she packed enough snacks for the school run.

And oh, don’t even get her started on the myth of having it all. Lily firmly puts that fairy tale to rest with a hearty dose of reality. “It really annoys me when people say you can have it all because, quite frankly, you can’t,” she declared, her voice dripping with the wisdom of someone who’s probably stepped on one too many stray Lego pieces in the dark.

She went on to spill the tea on the tough choices parents face, admitting that while some might choose career over kiddos, she’s not about to follow suit. Drawing from her own childhood experiences of absentee parental units, Lily’s not taking any chances on leaving her own kiddos with therapy bills the size of a small country’s GDP.

“So I chose stepping back and concentrating on them, and I’m glad that I have done that because I think they’re pretty well-rounded people. Fingers f–king crossed,” she quipped, crossing her fingers so tightly, you could practically hear the hopeful prayers for well-adjusted offspring echoing in the room.

Lily Allen, the master of maternal mayhem and comedic gold, proving that even in the whirlwind of parenthood, there’s always room for laughter and love.

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