The British singer Lily Allen has in a episode of her BBC podcast “Miss Me?” talked about their experiences with abortions. The 40-year-old openly admitted not to know exactly how many abortions she already had: “I think there were maybe five.”
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“I can’t remember how many there were”
The topic arose when co-host Miquita Oliver noted, not to know whether everyone has ever had an abortion. Then Lily Allen replied: “I had a couple, but I can no longer remember exactly how many it was.” After a short superiority, she added: “I think there were maybe five.”
Oliver replied that she had a similar number of abortions herself and emphasized how liberating it was to be able to speak openly about the topic: “I can say that and you can say that and nobody has come to shoot us.”
When the man pays
Everyone shared another thing from the past: “I remember that I was once pregnant and a man paid the abortion. I found it so romantic at the time.” Today, however, she sees it differently: “I don’t find it generous or romantic at all.”
When Miquita Oliver then threw in that she would find such a gesture romantic, everyone replied: “How much does it cost? 500 pounds?” The fact that both women from a comparatively privileged perspective are talking about the topic – while costs are a real hurdle for many, remained unmentioned in the discussion.
More about Lily Allen
Lily Allen became known in 2006 with her single “Smile”. Her debut album Alright Still was nominated for a Grammy. In 2022 she performed with Olivia Rodrigo at the Glastonbury Festival and performed her song “Fuck You” – as a protest against the U. Supreme Court judgment at that time, which put the constitutional right to abortion.