Back On Tour, Lily Allen Returns To Boozing

Lily Allen spoke with The Sun about how she’s returned to drinking, arguing that it is needed for her to “be funny” while on stage. “Yep, I am drinking again. Last night I had my first drink,” the 23-year-old said at the O2 Academy in Oxford. “There’s no way I can get on stage without a drink. I think I’m funnier when I’ve had a few. I didn’t find it difficult to stop drinking, I didn’t even think about it. I haven’t really needed a drink but now I’m on tour, it’s fun drinking sometimes. But some things have changed. I’m not drinking any cheap stuff now – only expensive wine will do this time. I’ve gone upmarket.” Read more.