Lily Allen has revealed she’s lost count of how many abortions she’s had and admitted she used to get pregnant “all the time.”
The 40 year-old-singer opened up about her experiences during a candid conversation with best friend Miquita Oliver, 41 on the latest episode of their podcast ‘Miss Me?’.
The mother-of-two revealed she’s on her third or fourth contraceptive coil, describing life before them as a “complete disaster area.”
She said: “Yeah I’d get pregnant all the time, all the time.”
She proceeded to change the lyrics of the Sinatra hit My Way to "Abortions I've had a few... but then again... I can't remember exactly how many."
Lily said: "I can't remember. I think maybe like, I want to say four or five."
Former T4 TV presenter Miquita divulged that she’d had the same amount.
She said: “I’ve had about five too! Lily, I'm so happy I can say that and you can say it and no one came to shoot us down, no judgment. We've had about the same amount of abortions."
Lily continued: "I remember once getting pregnant and the man paying for my abortion, and me thinking it was so romantic."
Lily said she has changed her opinion on the matter over time.
She now sees it as a smart financial decision, saying: "No, I don't think it's generous or romantic. Think about that investment, like that's, how much is it? 500 quid. Kids are a lot more expensive."
Both women agreed on their feelings of frustration that abortion is a taboo topic.
"I felt really embarrassed to even say that I had more than one abortion," said Miquita. "Why the f*** should I be ashamed? I have had a few."
Lily said: "It actually irritates me, and I’ve said it before on the record. I’ve seen memes going around sometimes, on Instagram from pro-abortion accounts or whatever, whenever this conversation comes up, and suddenly you start seeing people posting things about extraordinary reasons for having an abortion.
"Like: 'My aunt had a kid that had this disability,' or whatever, 'if she went full term it was going to kill her, so we have to.' It’s like, shut up!
She said: "Just: 'I don’t want a f***ing baby right now.' Literally: 'Don’t want a baby' is enough reason."
Lily's children - Ethel, aged 12, and Marnie, aged 11 - are from her relationship with ex-husband Sam Cooper.
This time last year, the singer came under fire for saying that having kids “ruined” her music career.
She said: “I love them and they complete me, but in terms of pop stardom, they totally ruined it.
“I get really annoyed when people say you can have it all because, quite frankly, you can’t.”
Lily shared details of her own childhood, describing how her film producer mum’s career kept her away from the family home, making it a "painful" time.
She said: "Did it have an effect on us as children? Yes it did. Do I hold that against her, no I don't - although it was pretty painful at the time."
Lily continued: "People pitched in and they helped and I just don't think that sort of thing is available to us now."
The singer recently split from husband David Harbour after it was revealed the actor was having a secret affair.
She has since been single, but two weeks ago was pictured kissing actor James Norton at Lido Festival in London.
One onlooker told The Sun the pair looked “very into each other and they were snogging backstage.
“We were all quite surprised to see them there together, let alone kissing.
“I don’t think they’ve even known each other that long, but it was a fun hang-out backstage and they got taken away by the vibe.”
