Lily Allen doesn’t "believe" in marriage.
The 34-year-old singer – who was previously wed to Sam Cooper, the father of her daughters Ethel, seven, and six-year-old Marnie – insists the institution is simply a "contract" for the government or the church and neither are important to her.
She said: "Marriage is a contract between the government and/or god. Neither of which I believe in."
The ‘Trigger Bang’ hitmaker admitted she tried to "avoid being a woman" growing up because of her relationship with her father, actor Keith Allen, and had to start "liking" other females when she had her daughters.
She told Stylist magazine: "When I was growing up I had a very fragmented relationship with my dad.
"The way he spoke about women with his friends was quite derogatory so I tried to avoid being a woman.
"I didn’t really bond with women and I felt jealous of women. Then, when I had my two girls I was like, ‘OK, I guess you’re going to have to start liking women now, Lily’. ‘But it’s been a complete blessing."
The ‘Smile’ hitmaker loves social media, particularly Instagram, because it offers an "insight" into different areas of people’s lives.
She said: "The website I visit most often is Instagram [and] the best thing about social media is [having] insight into other people’s life experiences."
However, Lily has learned not to look herself up online.
She said: "When I google myself I get sad."
And Lily praised the internet for helping kick-off her award-winning music career, but admitted she would be a lot "happier" if there wasn’t negative comments from trolls online.
She simply said: "Without technology I would probably be happier but less successful."
The full interview appears in this week’s issue of Lily Allen takes over Stylist, which is out now.
Lily Allen doesn’t ‘believe’ in marriage
