Over three months after news of their divorce first made headlines, David Harbour has opened up about his split from Lily Allen for the first time.
When asked directly about their split in an interview with British GQ, the Stranger Things star said, “Oh boy,” before later unpacking the media attention surrounding the couple’s breakup.
“I’m protective of the people and the reality of my life. There’s no use in that form of engaging [with tabloid news] because it’s all just based on hysterical hyperbole,” he shared, adding that he felt delving deeper into his personal life would only encourage “a salacious s***show of humiliation.”
The actor, who turned 50 in early April 2025, also alluded to the “tremendous amount of change” that he’s experienced over the last year.
“I think in that world, you have two paths. You can deny this change, be afraid of this change, you can kind of be chaotic about it and, like, eat your way through – whatever you need to do… For me, always the best thing that I can do is take all of that experience and pour it into work, because my experience, no matter how awful or great, will always be useful to someone else if it’s channelled through art.”
David’s latest comments come just over three months after Lily Allen first confirmed the news of the couple’s divorce in January 2025.
Speaking on her Miss Me? podcast in early January 2025 podcast, Lily shared that she had “been spiralling” following the couple’s split.
“I’m finding it really hard to be interested in anything. I’m really not in a good place. I know I’ve been talking about it for months, but I’ve been spiralling and spiralling and spiralling, and it’s got out of control,” she continued.
“I can’t concentrate on anything except the pain that I’m going through.”
While the 39-year-old did not speak further on their split, Lily did respond to the increased number of false blind items speculating about the couple’s break-up.
“I know there’s been some horrible blind items on the internet about me being found by my husband in a crack den, surrounded by men. I don’t know who is spreading these vicious rumours, but it’s not true. They’re not doing us any good. They’re certainly not doing me any good at the moment.”
After briefly opening up on their split, Lily shared that she would be taking a step back from the spotlight to prioritise her mental health.
“It’s really hard. I’m going away next week. You’re not going to hear me for a few weeks, listeners,” she said.
“I do want to reassure people because there will be speculation because of the amount of time that I’m going to be taking away, that I’m going to drug rehab – I’m not. I’ve not relapsed.”
How did Lily Allen and David Harbour meet?
While the exact details of their early relationship are unknown, Lily and David are believed to have first crossed paths at the BAFTA Tea Party in January 2019.
Eight months later, the pair were spotted together again in London while David was on set filming for Black Widow. According to sources speaking to E! News, the former couple attended an evening performance of The Lehrmann Trilogy at London’s Piccadilly Theatre before heading out to dinner in the West End.
After months of dating rumours, Lily and David seemingly confirmed their new romance in October 2019 following David’s appearance on Saturday Night Live, with Lily sharing a photo of the Stranger Things star’s bicep to Instagram alongside the caption, “Mine.”
When did Lily Allen and David Harbour get married?
Less than one year after they confirmed their romance, Lily Allen and David Harbour tied the knot on September 7, 2020, in Las Vegas.
Officiated by none other than an Elvis Presley impersonator, the couple wed at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in a casual ceremony surrounded by close friends and family.
Sharing the exciting news on Instagram, David wrote, “The people’s princess wed her devoted, low-born, but kind credit card holder in a beautiful ceremony lit by the ashen skies courtesy of a burning state miles away amid a global pandemic.”
The actor also teased the newlywed’s reception, sharing a snap of the couple eating In N’ Out Burger at an outdoor table.
Do Lily Allen and David Harbour have children?
Lily Allen has two daughters, Ethel Mary Cooper, 12, and Marnie Rose Cooper, 11, whom she shares with ex-husband Sam Cooper.
Speaking on his relationship with Lily’s daughters, David joked that Ethel and Marine have described their step-dad as “just some guy.”
“The little one was riding along and she was going like, ‘David, Dad, David, Dad,’ because the ‘D’ got her confused and the older one got very upset with that, which I understand,” David told Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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