Lily Allen on the difference between British and American culture

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Lily Allen has spoken about what she perceives as a difference in British and American culture, in the first episode of her new podcast, Miss Me.

The pop star and actor presents the twice-weekly present along with her lifelong pal, Miquita Oliver, throughout which they talk about subjects together with their careers, household and social points.

Allen, who rose to fame with singles akin to “Smile” and “LDN”, appeared to agree with Oliver’s suggestion that Americans throw higher awards ceremonies than the Brits.

|They discover it simpler to be like, what’s the proper phrase, gushy…?” Oliver mentioned. “I think we’re a little bit too aware of ourselves to just thank God and thank our families and cry and be overwhelmed. I feel like everyone’s a bit too stush here…

“Also, (the SAG Awards) was just classily done. There was just something a bit chic about the whole thing. Which is not how I felt after watching the Brits…”

While she supplied up the Baftas for instance of a “classy” British awards ceremony, Allen mentioned she believed it was a “cultural thing” the place Americans have been extra more likely to be passionate about an artist’s inventive achievements.

“I think that one of the reasons that I moved here (America) is because I feel like it’s a much more encouraging environment in which my children can thrive,” she commented.

“An example of that would be when I decided to do a play (2:22 A Ghost Story) even though I’d never acted before, and certainly didn’t have any experience in the theatre. When I would tell Americans about it they’d be like ‘oh my God, that’s so exciting! You’re gonna learn so much, you’re gonna kill it!’ and when I’d tell English people about it, they’d be like ‘a play? Have you ever done that before? Aren’t you scared?’”

She continued: “Like culturally, we’re just very different. And so I think an awards ceremony, in America you’re vulnerable and emotional and proud of yourself, whereas in England we have an attitude of like ‘yeah well, so what, it’s an award, don’t really care anyway’.”

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Allen and Oliver just lately appeared on the Radio Times podcast, the place the singer claimed she believes that having youngsters “ruined” her profession in pop music.

“My children ruined my career,” she informed host Kelly-Anne Taylor. “I love them and they complete me, but in terms of pop stardom, they totally ruined it.”

Allen has two daughters along with her ex-husband Sam Cooper: Ethel Mary, born in 2011, and Marnie Rose, born in 2013. She moved to New York along with her youngsters in 2020, the place she has a house along with her husband, Stranger Things star David Harbour.

Continuing her level, Allen mentioned she was pissed off by the notion that you might be equally profitable as a guardian and in your profession.

“Does not mix,” she mentioned. “I get really annoyed when people say you can have it all because, quite frankly, you can’t.”

Miss Me is obtainable now on BBC Sounds.