Lily Allen Can't Remember How Many Abortions She's Had
The British star spoke out after she joined Olivia Rodrigo on stage at Glastonbury festival to perform her 2009 hit 'Fuck You,' which Olivia dedicated to members of the US Supreme Court who had recently overturned the Roe v Wade ruling that had protected the constitutional right to have an abortion for almost 50 years.Taking to her Instagram story after her iconic surprise performance with Olivia, Lily wrote: 'I wish people would stop posting examples of exceptional reasons for having abortions. Most people I know, myself included, just didn't want to have a fucking baby. And that is reason enough! We don't have to justify it.''It shouldn't have to be said, and I think all these examples just play into the hands of the baddies,' she added at the time.
And on Monday's episode of her podcast, Miss Me?, Lily opened up some more about her experience with abortions — revealing that she can't even remember how many she had before getting an IUD, which is a form of contraception, at age 23.
Speaking to her cohost and best friend, Miquita Oliver, Lily said: 'I have an IUD now, I think I'm on my third, maybe fourth, and I just remember, before that was a complete disaster area. I was just… Yeah, I'd get pregnant all the time.'
Miquita was audibly surprised and admitted that she didn't know Lily had had an abortion in the past, and at this point, Lily jokingly started singing to the tune of Frank Sinatra's 'My Way': 'Abortions, I've had a few, but then again, I can't remember exactly how many.'
She then burst into laughter, confirming: 'I can't remember, I think maybe, like… I want to say four or five.''I remember once getting pregnant and the man paying for my abortion and me thinking it was so romantic,' Lily revealed, giggling again. 'I'll tell you how romantic it was, I don't think he texted me after!'Miquita said that she has had 'about five' abortions too, and agreed that getting an IUD in the form of the coil 'really changed' her life as she 'stopped getting abortions.''The pattern would be: Unfortunately, get pregnant, like, not want to be, have an abortion, then while I was sedated in said abortion, they'd give me a coil,' Miquita explained, adding that she 'can't quite remember' why she ended up getting the coil taken out each time.
Meanwhile, Miquita admitted on Thursday's episode of Miss Me? that she used to feel 'embarrassed' to say that she'd had more than one abortion. Speaking to Lily, she said: 'I have had a few abortions, and I think one of them was coming up to about three and a half months, and that was really terrifying, I had no idea.'
'I felt really embarrassed to even say that I had more than one abortion, why the fuck should I be ashamed? I have had a few,' she continued.And at this point, Lily reiterated her 2022 message, saying: 'It actually irritates me, and I've said it before on the record. I've seen memes going around sometimes, on Instagram from pro-abortion accounts or whatever, whenever this conversation comes up, and suddenly you start seeing people posting things about extraordinary reasons for having an abortion.''Like: 'My aunt had a kid that had this disability,' or whatever, 'if she went full term it was going to kill her, so we have to,'' Lily added. 'It's like, shut up! Just: 'I don't want a fucking baby right now.' Literally: 'Don't want a baby' is enough reason.''One of the abortions I had, I hated the guy and had absolutely no interest in having his fucking child,' Miquita agreed. 'I was like: 'Absolutely not,' and as you know, throughout my 20s and 30s, having a baby wasn't really very important to me, and I'd have hated if I didn't have the option and the freedom to do what I needed to do for my own life.'
Lily, now 40, has since welcomed two daughters: 13-year-old Ethel, and 11-year-old Marnie, who she shares with her ex husband, Sam Cooper. Miquita, now 41, is currently child-free, and has been open on the podcast about not being sure if she wants to have children in the future.
Personally, I find Lily and Miquita's candid conversation super refreshing — let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
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