Lily Allen hits out at 'horrible' ex who questioned her hygiene habits 'to feel powerful'

Podcast host Lily Allen has said that she was accused of having poor hygiene by one of her exes. She has suggested that it was "a form of bullying and abuse," and questioned the "gall" of the ex, whose identity she did not disclose.

Lily, 40, made the remarks on an episode of the Miss Me? podcast, which she co-hosts with her pal Miquita Oliver, 41. They took questions from listeners about personal hygiene in an episode that was released by BBC Sounds last week.

One fan asked the pair: "My question for you on personal hygiene is has anybody ever told you that you smell bad? And if they have, have they delivered that news to you very kindly or has it been more of a judgement and an attack?"

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Lily, who recently split from her second husband, Stranger Things actor David Harbour, went on to say that one of her exes had accused her of smelling bad during the relationship. She however recalled asking other people in her life if they felt the same way.

Addressing the question, Lily said: "Yeah, I have, actually. But I don't think ... I asked other people if they felt the same way. It was somebody I was in a relationship with would do it to me. And I don't think that it was real."

Lily continued by saying on the podcast: "I think that it was like a form of bullying and abuse." Her long-time pal reacted: "It's a horrible one." Miquita added in the episode: "As bullying forms of abuse go, it's a really horrible one."

Further sharing her thoughts in response to the suggestion by her co-host, Lily told Miquita: "Yeah, it was like ... done on purpose to make me feel self-conscious and s**t about myself." She added: "And make them feel powerful."

Miquita then discussed her own experiences in response to the question submitted by the listener. The presenter said that some relatives had told her that she was a "stinky teenager" and that she "had to start wearing deodorant". She recalled: "I really didn't want to either when I was younger."

Moments later, Lily was heard bringing the conversation back to her own experience as she further reflected. She said: "Thinking about it, the gall of this person that had the audacity to tell me that I had an issue with my personal hygiene."

Lily said: "When I first met them, I went over to their house and there was actual skid marks on their bed." She later added on the podcast: "They had the audacity to come to me and tell me that I needed to brush my teeth, no honey!"

Miss Me? is available on BBC Sounds, other podcast platforms and YouTube.

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