Lily Allen (b.1985) is a musician and actor. 2018 Brit Award Winner, nominated for Mercury Prize, and nominated for the Best Actress Laurence Oliver Award. She has talked about having an ADHD diagnosis in the past (2018) and has also said “she has had so many diagnoses she isn’t sure what mental health issues are even hers”.
The Guardian (2023)
Lily Allen has disclosed that she was recently diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) while in the US.
The actor and singer, who moved to New York City in 2020, said that she had to completely switch off from social media as a result of her diagnosis.
ADHD is a behavioural condition defined by inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.
The 37-year-old, who grew up in west London, told the Times: “I’ve actually just been diagnosed with adult ADHD.
“I’ve had to completely switch off social media because as soon as I look at it, it can be hours of my day gone.”
Guardian (2018)
“Today she is drug-free, even though NA meetings didn’t work for her, but she does drink. She came off antidepressants a few months ago. She says she has had so many diagnoses she isn’t sure what mental health issues are even hers. “Post-traumatic stress disorder, postnatal depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, attachment disorder. You name it, I’ve had it all. Are they all symptoms of one thing? It’s a little bit like religion, it gives you something to believe in.”