• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Lily Allen shares sad reason she was forced to get rid of family dog that ‘ruined her life’

Home> Entertainment> Celebrity

Published 15:11 22 Aug 2024 GMT+1

Lily Allen shares sad reason she was forced to get rid of family dog that ‘ruined her life’

Lily Allen admitted that she 'just couldn't look at her'

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Lily Allen has opened up about the sad reason she was forced to get rid of the family dog.

The 'Smile' singer, 39, who adopted the little pooch to move into her New York townhouse, said she had no choice but to take her 'back to the home'.

Taking to her BBC-commissioned Miss Me? podcast with Miquita Oliver, Allen revealed that the pet came to live with her kids Ethel Mary Cooper, 12, and Marnie Rose Cooper, 11.

Lily Allen has explained why she had to get rid of her dog (Instagram/@lilyallen)
Lily Allen has explained why she had to get rid of her dog (Instagram/@lilyallen)

Advert

She shares the children with her ex-husband Sam Cooper. The pair got married in 2011 and divorced in 2018.

"We actually did adopt a dog already, but then it ate my passport and so I took her back to the home," Allen began.

"She ate all three of our passports and they had our visas in.

"And I cannot tell you how much money it cost me to get everything replaced, because it was Covid so it was just an absolute logistical nightmare.

The pooch was causing all sorts of problems. (Instagram/@lilyallen)
The pooch was causing all sorts of problems. (Instagram/@lilyallen)

Advert

"And because the father of my children lives in England, I couldn't take them back to see their dad for like four months, five months, because this f**king dog had eaten the passports.

"And I just couldn't look at her. I was like 'You've ruined my life.' "

Explaining why she still had Cooper's name on her passport, Allen added: "I still have my ex-husband's name because I've got two children with the man.

"And it's hard to travel with children if you haven't got the same surname."

Back in July, the singer lifted the lid on how she broke down in tears for '90 minutes' after waving good-bye to her children who went to a summer camp for two months.

Advert

The singer with her kids in 2022. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
The singer with her kids in 2022. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

She said: "We dropped the kids off and it was great, it was so sweet, I'm so glad that we got them there on time.

"I was like [to David], 'I was so mean to them, I was so snappy, I didn't cuddle them for long enough'. They don't have phones, I can't speak to them for a month, so they are gone.

"We can write letters to each other, that's it, so I can't call them, they can't call me."

Her co-host then chimed in that it would be a good experience for Allen and her kids, to which she agreed: "It will be good, and it was transformative for them last year, so I know they'll have such a good time

Advert

"I know they'll enjoy it."

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@lilyallen

Topics: Celebrity, Dogs, Lily Allen

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

X

@Anish_Vij

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

an hour ago
5 hours ago
18 hours ago
  • Swan Gallet/WWD via Getty Images
    an hour ago

    Singer d4vd has 'song leaked' with same name as girl found in his car with chilling lyrics

    The remains of teenager Celeste Rivas were tragically found in a Tesla last week

    Entertainment
  • Bryan Steffy/WireImage
    an hour ago

    Priscilla Presley had heartbreaking thought moments before turning off daughter’s life-support

    Lisa-Marie passed away in January 2023 after suffering a cardiac arrest

    Entertainment
  • Randy Holmes/Disney via Getty Images
    5 hours ago

    What Jimmy Kimmel said about Charlie Kirk that led to being pulled off air 'indefinitely'

    The late-night talk show host has called the broadcaster ABC home since 2003, but Jimmy Kimmel Live! has now been suspended

    Entertainment
  • Paramount+
    18 hours ago

    Ozzy Osbourne's heartbreaking last words on video revealed in documentary filmed just before his death

    Ozzy: No Escape From Now will hit screens next month

    Entertainment
  • Lily Allen admits she ‘had children for all the wrong reasons’ in emotional confession
  • Radio host calls out Lily Allen after sharing sad reason she got to get rid of family dog that 'ruined her life'
  • Lily Allen responds to PETA after sending her brutal gift for getting rid of her dog when eating her passport
  • Lily Allen releases statement after being slammed for getting rid of her dog for eating her passport