Lily Allen wowed in a stunning mesh dress as she led the stars at the Royal Academy of Arts summer party in London on Wednesday.
The singer, 41, appeared in high spirits for the outing, despite her ex-husband David Harbour calling her break-up album ‘weird’ just hours earlier.
Showing no bother, Lily looked incredible as she stepped out for the starry event in a fitted maxi dress with a black mesh overlay that displayed her sensational figure.
She teamed the look with a feather boa and added inches to her frame with peep-toe platform heels.
Lily posed for snaps at the starry event with her close pal and stylist Marco Capaldo.
Also out for the occasion were Claudia Winkleman and her husband Kris Thykier, Mia Regan, Alex Jones, and Munya Chawawa.
Lily Allen wowed in a stunning mesh dress as she led the stars at the Royal Academy of Arts summer party in London on Wednesday
The singer, 41, appeared in high spirits for the outing, despite her ex-husband David Harbour calling her break-up album ‘weird’ just hours earlier (pictured with pal Marco Gapaldo)
Mia put on a very leggy display in a green co-ord with a matching bandana scarf and white heels.
Meanwhile Claudia kept it chic as always in a black velvet suit with navy lapels as she made a rare appearance with her husband.
Pixie Geldof looked summery in a white dress with black polka dots which she paired with black heels.
Vick Hope made sure to bring a pop of colour as she wowed in a bright orange and pink lace maxi dress.
Lily‘s outing comes just hours after David finally gave his verdict on ex-wife Lily‘s break-up album.
Speaking to Variety, the Stranger Things actor has called her critically acclaimed record West End Girl, ‘weird’.
The album, which has lyrics on extramarital activity and emotional manipulation, is meant to tell the story of her break-up with Harbour, with a bit of artistic license, but he doesn’t see it that way.
He said: ‘It was weird. I do believe that it is the privilege of every artist to use their experience to create art, and so I respect her for doing that. I can’t really say that much more, because it’s my private life.
‘In spite of the fact that a lot of people don’t allow me a private life — I value it. And I also value the lives of the people that I interact with privately. I just won’t speak about that.
‘Stories are complex, and that’s why I say I respect her creation of art to channel her experience. It wasn’t my experience.’
Lily previously stressed that her 14-track album, which was written in 10 days last December consists of a ‘mixture of fact and fiction’, adding that fans shouldn’t take the lyrics and their meaning as ‘gospel’.
Most notably her hit Madeline saw Lily accuse David of having a three-year affair with a younger costume designer as she appeared to suggest the couple had an open arrangement in regards to sex, as long as it was discreet and not based on emotional connection.
Lily ‘s outing comes just hours after David finally gave his verdict on ex-wife Lily ‘s break-up album
Lily looked completely at ease despite her ex’s interview
Also at the event was Mia Regan, who put on a leggy display in a green co-rd
Claudia Winkelman looked stylish in black for the occasion
Claudia kept it chic as always in a black velvet suit with navy lapels as she made a rare appearance with her husband Kris Thykier
Pregnant Daisy Lowe couldn’t wipe the smile off her face as she beamed in a figure-hugging dress
Pixie Geldof looked summery in a white dress with black polka dots which she paired with black heels
Vick Hope made sure to bring a pop of colour as she wowed in a bright orange and pink lace maxi dress
Jenna Coleman looked stunning in an off-white two-toned dress
Nick Grimshaw looked stylish in a leather jacket and layered jumpers
Emma Thynn beamed in a strapless white dress with lace skirt
Lady Amelia Spencer and Lady Eliza Spencer opted for a black and red number respectively
Clara Amfo also put on a leggy display in a dramatic strapless white dress
Daisy looked sensational as she paired her dress with gold heels
Brian Cox opted for a dark green tweed suit and purple jumper
Lennon Gallagher looked effortless in all black
Munroe Bergdorf wowed in a racy thigh high slit dress
Grace Dent looked incredible in a baby blue dress
Meanwhile, in the song Tennis, Lily uses the racket sport as a metaphor for sex as she sings: ‘So I read your text, and now I regret it.
‘I can’t get my head round how you’ve been playing tennis/ If it was just sex I wouldn’t be jealous. You won’t play with me and who the f**k is Madeline?’
The song ends with an outro repeating: ‘Da, da-da, da-da, who’s Madeline? (Who’s Madeline?)’ before it ends with: ‘No, but who is Madeline, actually?’
Lily and David met on Raya and married in Vegas in 2020, but legally separated in early 2025 after four years of marriage and their divorce proceedings followed shortly after.
West End Girl explores the emotional fallout of the split. Before her marriage to Harbour, Lily was married to builder Sam Cooper from 2011 until their divorce in 2018.
David revealed he had a breakdown late last year and has been incredibly open about his bipolar disorder in the past.
He said: ‘I had a breakdown. I do suffer from some confusing stuff — it’s confusing as hell. I think a lot of people have a friend or a brother or a co-worker that deals with mental health stuff, and they’re probably pretty confused when that person gets depressed or gets manic or has an episode.
‘Under times of extreme stress, that can cause somewhat erratic behavior, and it’s embarrassing, and I’m ashamed of it. It’s not something I choose, and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.
‘I do feel like, for some of us, our gifts are inextricably linked with our illnesses. To have a nervous system that reacts to the world in a too-delicate way can allow me to have that moment that I love on the swings with Jason [Bateman in “DTF St. Louis]. But it can also force me, in moments of extreme stress, to act a little weird.’
Lily looked stunning as she stepped out of her car to arrive at the event
David said earlier on Wednesday in his interview: ‘Stories are complex, and that’s why I say I respect her creation of art to channel her experience. It wasn’t my experience’
Amelia Windsor looked incredible in a hot pink satin dress which she paired with a matching bag
Ella Eyre opted for a stiped summer dress
Oliver Proudlock and Emma Louise Connolly put on a fashionable display at the event
Jenna completed her look with a pale blue handbag
Tali Lennox opted for a sheer black dress which embezzled top
Amber Anderson wore a little black dress with dramatic sleeves
Detailing public opinion in the wake of Lily’s album, he said he is simply doing his best.
He said: ‘You can like me, not like me, yell about me — whatever I mean to you. But I’m just going to try to put the best foot forward, and try to put out things, in the midst of all of my difficulties.’
Lily’s Madeline character took off at the end of last year, with the singer even dressing as her for Halloween.
Elsewhere in the song she sings: ‘How long has it been going on? Is it just sex or is there emotion?/ He told me it would stay in hotel rooms, never be out in the open/ Why would I trust anything that comes out of his mouth?’
‘I’m not convinced that he didn’t f**k you in our house’.
The chorus then goes: ‘We had an arrangement/ Be discrete and don’t be blatant.
‘There had to be payment/ It had to be with strangers/ But you’re not a stranger, Madeline.’
The song also features spoken interludes from the character of Madeline where she insists to Lily over text ‘Our relationship has only ever been about sex/ I can promise you that this is not an emotional connection.
‘We don’t speak outside of the time we spend together/ And whenever he talks about you, it’s with the utmost respect.’
Later Madeline adds: ‘I hate that you’re in so much pain right now/ I really don’t wanna be the cause of any upset.
‘He told me you were aware this was going on and that he had your full consent.
‘If he’s lying about that, then please let me know/ Because I have my own feelings about dishonesty.
‘Lies are not something that I want to get caught up in.
‘You can reach out to me any time, by the way/ If you need any more details or you just need to vent or anything/ Love and light, Madeline.’
