Lily Allen

Lily Allen has been diagnosed with adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and revealed that the condition "sort of runs" in her family.

Lily, who is married to the 'Stranger Things' actor David Harbour, added: "It sort of runs in my family. "When you’re a solo artist, it’s incredibly isolating. I don’t really want to put myself out there as much.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a behavioural condition defined by inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Sharing the news in a ...

She told The Times: ' It is really disciplined, and it's a completely new thing for me. It affects around five per cent of children in the US. I was thrown out (passed over some railings) of the Glamour awards for being in a k hole.' She said of her diagnosis: 'It sort of runs in my family. Admitting that she enjoys a secluded lifestyle, Lily explained: 'I live quite a separate life from everybody now that I'm over here in America. I went to see someone and they said, 'Have you ever thought about this?' And I said, 'Well, yes I have,' ' explained Lily.

She previously suggested that she had been diagnosed with ADHD, alongside other mental health issues including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), postnatal ...

“So I started taking this drug called Adderall, which is like speed, to lose the weight. It couldn’t have been less what I felt like,” she explained. She added: “It sort of runs in my family. “I started cheating on my husband and I had always really drunk alcohol to take the edge off of the drugs, and then I realised I was getting up in the morning and downing those mini bottles of vodka or whisky or whatever was left, without the drugs anymore.” The drug is a prescription-only medication used to treat ADHD, but Allen wrote in her memoir My Thoughts Exactly that she used it “as a way of getting or staying thin”. The singer and actor, 37, said the condition “sort of runs in my family” and that she was only recently diagnosed with it.

The 2:22 A Ghost Story and Smile singer spoke about the condition ahead of the premiere of Sharon Horgan's Dreamland.

Lily explained: ‘I live quite a separate life from everybody now that I’m over here in America. [David Harbour lies down in street to support wife Lily Allen’s new project and other husbands should take note](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/28/david-harbour-lies-down-in-the-street-to-support-lily-allens-project-18519320/?ico=more_text_links) [Lily Allen rules out ever joining a Stranger Things spin-off and now we’re sad](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/31/lily-allen-rules-out-ever-joining-stranger-things-spin-off-18534917/?ico=more_text_links) [David Harbour](https://metro.co.uk/tag/david-harbour/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK1) and two [children, Ethel and Marnie.](https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/09/lily-allen-shares-precious-text-messages-from-9-year-old-daughter-16610873/) [first acting role on TV](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/02/lily-allen-makes-tv-debut-in-first-look-at-sharon-horgans-dreamland-18214020/). [Lily Allen](https://metro.co.uk/tag/lily-allen/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P1_LNK1) has opened up about her adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis and reflected on being an ‘isolationist.’

Actress Lily Allen has revealed her adult ADHD diagnosis and said that the condition "sort of runs in my family" but confirmed that she had only recently ...

She said: "I think it's a combination of age and being able to take responsibility and genuinely being fascinated and grateful for these opportunities, which I know so many people have been working towards their entire adult lives." I don't really want to put myself out there as much." I went to see someone and they said, 'Have you ever thought about this?' And I said, 'Well, yes I have.' "

According to the NHS, symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are categorised into two types of behavioural problems; inattentiveness ( ...

I literally had to hit rock bottom and build myself back up." All I wanted to do was be with my kids. I was being bad at my job. It sort of runs in my family. "I was being a bad mum. [Allen](https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/lily-allen-game-of-thrones-710057-20221221), who's married to [Stranger Things](https://www.ladbible.com/stranger-things) star David Harbour, admitted in a recent [interview](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lily-allen-i-live-quite-a-separate-life-now-im-a-bit-of-a-loner-an-isolationist-dhs2gnz8v) with The Times that she wasn't shocked when told the news.

Lily Allen has revealed that she entered the studio to record new music after joining Olivia Rodrigo onstage at Glastonbury Festival.

“They were a bit overwhelmed by the whole thing.” I was really overwhelmed.” I don’t really know what I was expecting.” Lily Allen agreed to perform with Rodrigo at her daughter’s insistence. [Allen joined Rodrigo during her performance on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage last year](https://www.nme.com/news/music/olivia-rodrigo-brings-lily-allen-on-stage-dedicates-fuck-you-to-us-supreme-court-3255866) before the pair performed Allen’s 2009 single ‘Fuck You’. It was really, really amazing.