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british pop star, Ily AllenHe said having children “ruined” his career in an episode of the show “Radio Times” Podcast on Tuesday.
“I never really have a strategy when it comes to career, but yeah, my kids ruined my career. I love them and they complete me, but in terms of pop stardom, they totally ruined it,” Allen, 38, said in the interview. . .
Allen laughed as he said it, but added, “It really bothers me when people say you can have it all because, frankly, you can’t.”
The singer shares two children, Ethel Mary, 12, and Marnie Rose, 11, with her ex-husband, Sam Cooper.
He rose to fame with his 2006 single, “Smile”, which reached number one in the UK charts. Her debut album, “Alright Still,” later earned a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
The “Somewhere Only We Know” singer attributed her decision to “take a step back” from music to her own experiences as the daughter of parents in the entertainment industry.
“Some people choose their career over their children’s and that’s their prerogative,” Allen said. “My parents were pretty absent when I was growing up, and I feel like that really left some nasty scars that I’m not willing to repeat on mine.”
“I’m glad I did it because I think they’re pretty well-rounded people,” she said of her children.
Allen is the daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen, and brother of “Game of Thrones” star Alfie Allen.
Also in the episode, the singer announced the release of her own podcast, “Do You Miss Me?” which will premiere on Thursday.
His most recent album, “No Shame,” was released in 2018. said in 2019 that he was working on an upcoming concept album, as well as “two musicals.”
Allen, who has been Talk openly about social causes. in his music and beyond, he recently transitioned into acting, a change he attributed in part to the current situation. “political climate.”
she received a best actress nomination at the 2022 Olivier Awards for his West End debut in “2:22 Ghost Story.”
In 2020, she married “Stranger Things” actor David Harbor and the two share a home in New York City.