Lily Allen has set the internet ablaze with the release of her latest album, West End Girl, on October 24, 2025. It has immediately led fans to believe that the lyrics of her songs reflect the emotional fallout of her marriage to Stranger Things actor David Harbour. Her 14 new tracks in the album are described as ‘semi-autobiographical’, where Lily has addressed her ex-husband’s alleged infidelity, leaving fans speculating about the mystery woman she repeatedly addresses as ‘Madeline.’
Did David Harbour cheat on Lily Allen in their ‘open marriage’?
After the release of Lily Allen’s new album, fans immediately compared it to Beyoncé’s Lemonade, and ‘Madeline’ seemed like Lily’s version of Becky with the Good Hair. Especially in her song, Tennis, Lily uses the sport as a metaphor to highlight her husband’s infidelity. She mentioned finding some texts on his phone, with a haunting refrain that read, “You won’t play with me, and who the f** Is Madeline?”* In the next song, the narrative continues where Lily added some perspective from the other woman and claimed that their relationship was purely physical and insisted she believed Lily had consented to their “arrangement.”
