David Harbour fell in love with Lily Allen on their third date.

David Harbour fell in love with Lily Allen on their third date

David Harbour fell in love with Lily Allen on their third date

The 'Stranger Things' actor married the 37-year-old singer in September 2020 and he's admitted he knew very early on in their relationship that the 'Not Fair' hitmaker - who has daughters Ethel, 10, and Marnie, nine, with ex-husband Sam Cooper - was The One.

He told the new issue of GQ Hype: "She claims to have fallen in love at first sight with me — I mean, who wouldn't? I remember the exact moment. It was our third date.

"I was just in this phase, where I was like, I'm just going to be brutally honest about everything, because why lie? And I told her something about my life, about my beliefs.

"It would take a really extraordinary person to be accepting of the things that I said. And I remember thinking: Wow, that's somebody I want to be around."

The couple first sparked a connection by messaging via exclusive dating app Raya.

David, 47, recalled: "I was in London alone, doing 'Black Widow', on this app, going on dates and stuff.

"And yeah, I started texting with her, she was in Italy at the time — we got together, went on a date at the Wolseley, and it was, you know, she's f****** unbelievable."

The 'Hellboy' actor admitted his biggest fear is "imprisonment", both "literally and metaphorically", which he thinks is in part to being sent to a mental institution when he was 26, where he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

He said: “I often have dreams of going to prison. I know Freud has some kind of interpretation of that. But [whether it’s] artistically, or relationship-wise, or a lack of funds. Imprisonment is always my biggest fear. That and sharks.”

Asked if he thinks his fear relates to being an in-patient, he said: “I’d definitely call it that. There was a locked door.

"But the great thing about that, though, is every day on the outside is a good one. After an experience like that, you really don’t need all that much.

"But I’ve been having that dream since I was 11 or 12.”

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