Lily Allen has come up with a novel way of getting inspiration for her hits - by dumping her current boyfriend.
The Smile hitmaker has been single since splitting from art dealer Jay Jopling earlier this year.
She has previously dated Chemical Brothers DJ Ed Simons - and admits that the break-ups remedied her writer's block and helped her to write her second album It’s Not Me, It’s You.
She tells Britain's Radio Times, "I've actually broken up with boyfriends for inspiration. When I hit a period of not being able to write music, I get up and walk away. It's pretty mean but it’s true."
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