Lily Allen once banned from Groucho Club, says she “stands to lose everything” if she drinks again
nme.comLily Allen has said she “stands to lose everything” if she drinks again, and recalled the time she was banned from London’s Groucho Club.The singer and actor has been sober for nearly five years, having struggled with binge drinking and drug abuse in the past.
Last March, Allen explained that her “life [had] changed so much” since she decided to quit.During a recent episode of the Miss Me?
podcast, the ‘Smile’ star and her co-host Miquita Oliver were asked whether they had ever been barred from a pub.“I don’t think I’ve ever been barred from a pub,” Allen responded. “I’ve been barred from a club – Groucho’s.
I was banned for a year. Who’s laughing now, Groucho’s?”Located on Dean Street in Soho, The Groucho Club describes itself as a “world-renowned arts & media private members club” that “remains a bastion and refuge for arts, literature and media folk in the bohemian heart of London’s West End”.Later, Oliver praised Allen for still being able to go to the pub without drinking alcohol.
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