The British singer revealed that the pooch actually ‘ruined her life’ after it stopped her children from seeing their father for the first time in months, leading her to take her ‘back to the home’.
However, Australian radio hosts, Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson from the Kyle and Jackie O Show, have since weighed in on the 39-year-old’s decision after learning of the story that she told on the BBC-commissioned Miss Me? podcast with Miquita Oliver.
Lily Allen returned her family dog to the shelter after it ate something. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
The Brit-winner spoke about pets on the podcast episode, revealing: “We actually did adopt a dog already, but then it ate my passport and so I took her back to the home.
“She ate all three of our passports [her and her two children] and they had our visas in.
“And I cannot tell you how much money it cost me to get everything replaced, because it was in Covid and so it was just an absolute logistical nightmare.
“And because the father of my children lives in England, I couldn’t take them back to see their dad for like four months, five months, because this f***ing dog had eaten the passports.
The pooch was returned to her shelter. (Instagram/@lilyallen)
“And I just couldn’t look at her. I was like ‘you’ve ruined my life’,” Allen admitted.
‘The Fear’ singer also said that she was a ‘very badly behaved dog’ on top of everything after trying to train her, with the passports proving as the ‘final straw’.
During today’s (23 August) Friday’s Kyle and Jackie O Show, Sandilands and Henderson responded to the story and her reasoning, criticising her decision to give the little dog back.
“Poor puppy,” Jackie said, as Kyle added: “I’m off her now.”
He continued to say: “Look, I understand the annoyance. But all the passports just laying on the floor with a brand new dog?”
“Isn’t that all on you? You had them in a place where a puppy could access it?” Jackie added.
Allen with her kids in 2022. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
With Kyle struggling to describe her behaviour, Jackie simply said it was ‘cold’, which he reaffirmed, admitting that it was ‘very cold’ of her to give the dog back to the shelter.
But now, Allen says that the family is ready for another puppy, as per The Daily Mail.
Speaking to broadcaster Steve Jones, Allen said: “We maybe are getting a new puppy in the next couple of weeks.
“Me and the girls have been thinking about a name and we settled on Jude Bellingham.”
LADbible has contacted Allen’s reps for comment.
Featured Image Credit: Instagram/LilyAllen/Kyle and Jackie O Show
Topics: Lily Allen, BBC, Jude Bellingham
Lily Allen has opened up about the sad reason she was forced to get rid of the family dog.
The ‘Smile’ singer, 39, who adopted the little pooch to move into her New York townhouse, said she had no choice but to take her ‘back to the home’.
Taking to her BBC-commissioned Miss Me? podcast with Miquita Oliver, Allen revealed that the pet came to live with her kids Ethel Mary Cooper, 12, and Marnie Rose Cooper, 11.
Lily Allen has explained why she had to get rid of her dog (Instagram/@lilyallen)
She shares the children with her ex-husband Sam Cooper. The pair got married in 2011 and divorced in 2018.
“We actually did adopt a dog already, but then it ate my passport and so I took her back to the home,” Allen began.
“She ate all three of our passports and they had our visas in.
“And I cannot tell you how much money it cost me to get everything replaced, because it was Covid so it was just an absolute logistical nightmare.
The pooch was causing all sorts of problems. (Instagram/@lilyallen)
“And because the father of my children lives in England, I couldn’t take them back to see their dad for like four months, five months, because this f**king dog had eaten the passports.
“And I just couldn’t look at her. I was like ‘You’ve ruined my life.’ “
Explaining why she still had Cooper’s name on her passport, Allen added: “I still have my ex-husband’s name because I’ve got two children with the man.
“And it’s hard to travel with children if you haven’t got the same surname.”
Back in July, the singer lifted the lid on how she broke down in tears for ’90 minutes’ after waving good-bye to her children who went to a summer camp for two months.
The singer with her kids in 2022. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
She said: “We dropped the kids off and it was great, it was so sweet, I’m so glad that we got them there on time.
“I was like [to David], ‘I was so mean to them, I was so snappy, I didn’t cuddle them for long enough’. They don’t have phones, I can’t speak to them for a month, so they are gone.
“We can write letters to each other, that’s it, so I can’t call them, they can’t call me.”
Her co-host then chimed in that it would be a good experience for Allen and her kids, to which she agreed: “It will be good, and it was transformative for them last year, so I know they’ll have such a good time
“I know they’ll enjoy it.”
Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@lilyallen
Topics: Celebrity, Dogs, Lily Allen
