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Lily Allen has shared that she is currently “having some conversations” about the possibility of transforming her latest album, West End Girl, into a stage production.
The The Fear artist drew major attention when she dropped the striking record in October, with the project widely interpreted as a personal account of the collapse of her marriage to Stranger Things actor David Harbour, which ended after four years last December.
Structured as a narrative from start to finish, the unflinchingly honest release explores themes of non monogamy, suspected betrayal and rebuilding life from the ground up.
Allen has since acknowledged that speculation surrounding a theatrical adaptation of her fifth studio album for London’s West End is accurate.
While appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday evening, the British singer was asked whether she was directly involved in shaping the project.
“I might be... The ink is not dry - is that what they say? Something like that?” she joked. “But, you know, I'm definitely having some conversations with people about it. It's very exciting.”
Allen is already well acquainted with the London theatre scene. She made her West End acting debut in 2:22 A Ghost Story in 2021 and later took roles in productions including Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman and a revival of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler.
Her latest album begins with its title track, West End Girl, where she seemingly suggests that tensions in her marriage surfaced when she accepted her role in 2:22 A Ghost Story and moved to London from the couple’s New York City home for the duration of the run.
The 40 year old is set to tour across the U.K. and the U.S. next year in support of the release. Lily Allen Performs West End Girl, a show in which she presents the album sequentially and in full, launches in March and continues through July.
Allen is also scheduled to appear as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend, marking her first performance on the long running sketch show since 2007.
Jelly Roll has opened up about the steps he took to lose 275 pounds or 125 kilograms without relying on weight loss medications.
For the past two years, the artist has consistently updated fans on his health journey, after reaching a peak weight of 540 pounds or 245 kilograms.
In a recent interview with U.S. Men’s Health magazine that was published on Friday, Jelly, whose real name is Jason DeFord, shared that he has now reached his target weight of 265 pounds or 120 kilograms.
Although the Son of a Sinner artist briefly experimented with a GLP 1 medication early on, he said he stopped taking it after only “two weeks”.
Looking back on his physical transformation, Jelly said confronting his struggles with food was the turning point.
“Once I started treating food like an addiction, it started changing everything for me,” the 41 year old told the publication. “When I started really looking at the source of why I was eating. What was I eating for?”
Following a comprehensive medical examination, doctors found that Jelly had high cholesterol and testosterone levels comparable to those of a “preteen boy”.
From there, the Need a Favor star began hormone therapy and enlisted chef and sports nutritionist Ian Larios to help overhaul his eating habits.
“A lot of dudes get to their bottom dollar, and we're like, 'I'm changing! Tomorrow in the morning when I wake up, I'm a different person!' We attack it all at once. 'I'm gonna run! I'm gonna lift! I'm gonna eat right,” he continued. “Listen, man, because I've done this before: Just pick one of those. And you know which one you need to pick? Food. Start there.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Jelly reflected on the emotional toll his weight once took on him, describing a sense of constant sadness.
“I was a prisoner to my own body. Dude, wiping my a*s was a problem. Washing myself properly was a problem. Getting in cars. Every decision I made in life had to be based on my weight,” the Tennessee native shared.
