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Ekin Karasin

David Harbour 'linked to Madeline again months after Lily Allen affair'

David Harbour has reportedly been linked once again to “Madeline” - the woman he was accused of cheating on Lily Allen with.

The singer, 40, recently claimed he was unfaithful with a girl named “Madeline” in her explosive tell-all album, West End Girl.

Several songs, including Madeline and Tennis, were written about the alleged three-year affair which led to the couple splitting in January after four years of marriage.

Costume designer Natalie Tippett has since identified herself as the woman in question, having worked with the Stranger Things actor, 50, on the set of the Netflix film We Have A Ghost in 2021.

Harbour and Tippett have reportedly stayed in touch, sources claimed, with the pair allegedly meeting up for a spa date in September, per the Mail On Sunday.

Tippett shared photos of herself at what appeared to be Thermea Spa Village in Winnipeg, Canada – around the same time that Harbour was believed to have visited the resort.

David Harbour has been linked to ‘Madeline’ again (Getty Images for Netflix)

Harbour - who was in Winnipeg filming the Christmas action-comedy Violent Night 2 in September and October - was reportedly spotted at the establishment by fans, who claimed he was there during breaks from filming.

Tippett, 35, shared snaps of herself sitting around an outdoor campfire on September 4, which sources claimed match images of the spa.

The designer, who lives in New Orleans with her two-year-old daughter, is not believed to have worked on Violent Night 2.

Sources claimed Harbour and Tippett have been in touch since their alleged affair was uncovered and that Allen’s album brought them closer together.

“We know that he and Natalie have been together recently,” an insider told the Mail.

Harbour was thought to have lived in Winnipeg while filming at Polo Park, just six miles from the spa.

In the song Madeline, Allen suggested she and Harbour had an open marriage that was intended to be “discreet” and not based on emotional connection.

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 goes on: “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 “Madeline” to Allen where she tells the singer 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 upmost respect.”

David Harbour and Lily Allen attending the Laurence Olivier Awards in 2022 (Ian West/PA) (PA Archive)

Harbour and Tippett’s alleged affair reportedly began during the filming of We Have A Ghost and he allegedly flew her to his home in Atlanta, Georgia.

Tippett identified herself in an interview with the Daily Mail and, when asked about Allen’s song, said: “Of course I’ve heard the song.

“But I have a family and things to protect. I have a two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, and I understand this is going on. It’s a little bit scary for me.”

Tippett did not offer more comment on the lyrics, saying: “Yeah… I just don’t feel comfortable talking about it at the moment.”

Her friends appeared to mock the scandal earlier this month while celebrating her 35th birthday on social media.

Tippett’s friend shared a photo with her and referenced her new nickname in the caption, writing: “Happy bday mad... I mean natalie!!!!”

The Standard has previously contacted Harbour’s representative for comment.

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