Lily Allen breaks down as she confirms split from husband David Harbour admitting she 'can only focus on her pain right now' and will be taking a break from showbiz

Lily Allen has confirmed her split from husband David Harbour in a new podcast as she detailed her fragile state of mind during a 'tough period'.

The singer, 39, who co-hosts the Miss Me? podcast with Miquita Oliver, opened up about her personal struggles and revealed she has been 'spiralling'.

The media is awash with reports that the couple have gone their separate ways after Lily caught her husband using the celebrity dating app, Raya.

And the star seemingly confirmed reports of their break-up during a new episode which was released on Thursday, as she admitted she 'wasn't in a good place'.

Recalling a story which included David, Lily heartbreakingly stumbled over the word 'husband' as she detailed being on holiday with the actor, 49, in Kenya last year.

Lily, who is now taking a three week break from the show, detailed suffering from panic attacks and being 'unable to concentrate on anything apart from her pain'.

Baring her soul on the podcast, she said: 'I'm finding it hard to be interested in anything, I'm really not in a good place. 

'I know I've been talking about it for months but I've been spiralling and spiralling. It's got out of control, I've tried. 

'I came to the Miss Me? Christmas lunch and had a panic attack and had to go home and the I went to see something at the theatre the other night with my friends and I had to leave at half time. 

'I can't concentrate on anything except the pain I'm going through. It's really hard.'

The London native went on to discuss how her two daughters, Ethel, 13, and Marnie, 11, who she shares with ex Sam Cooper, have been a pillar of support recently.

She said: 'I can say, it's really tough - they are always there and you have to be present and there for them. 

'And that's okay, when things in life are going well and you're coping it's really nice to have the kids around they're a joy. 

'One of the main sources of joy in one's life. But when things are not going so well and life is tough, as it is for many people for all manner of reasons, having to hold things together is really hard.'

When asked if it was easier now her daughters are older, Lily said: Yeah, we are a support network for each other and encourage each other to talk about or feelings but I think the main thing is telling them we're going to get through it and be fine.'

Lily then reassured listeners that she will be back after her time off and told them to ignore any speculation that she may have returned to rehab following a past drug addiction.

She said: 'I'm going away next week for a few weeks listeners but I do want to reassure people because there will be speculation because of the amount of time I'm going to be taking away that I'm going to drug rehab - I've not, I've not relapsed.

'I seen some horrible blind items on the internet that I was found in a crack den by my husband being surrounded by men. I don't know who is spreading these vicious rumours but it's not true.'

'It all comes back to the phones. They aren't doing us any good. They certainly aren't doing me any good at the moment. I really don't like my phone.'

'I'm as guilty of that as anyone else, what I'm very excited about where I'm going over the next few weeks is that I'm not allowed my phone.' 

It was recently revealed that Lily turned Wagatha Christie to find out if her husband David was looking for other women amid split rumours.

She unleashed an impressive set of skills after suspecting her husband was cheating, and was reportedly left in 'agony' when she discovered the actor had a secret profile on the celebrity dating app Raya, The Mail on Sunday revealed.

Deciding there was only one way to find out the truth, Lily rejoined the dating app where she first met David, and pretended to be 'looking for women'.

She soon discovered that David had already set up a dating profile and was listed on the app as being active for at least a month.

A source revealed Lily's meticulous methods: 'Lily was looking for women that were on Raya and cross-referencing them with women David follows on Instagram to try to figure out who he was seeing. She was doing her Wagatha thing.'

Former England football star Wayne Rooney's wife Coleen was famously dubbed 'Wagatha Christie' after she turned detective online to out fellow WAG Rebekah Vardy as the apparent leaker of stories about her.

'Lily only rejoined Raya to try to figure out whether he was seeing someone,' the insider continued.

'Lily has never even looked at anyone since she met David. She is devastated. He broke up with Lily a month ago. He was meant to be on holiday with her in Kenya over Christmas .'

David's dating profile, exclusively revealed by the MoS, reads: 'Visiting New York from Atlanta' and 'closet nerd that plays tough guys on your TV'.

He lists his profile song as the Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin.

David describes himself as living in Atlanta, Georgia, 800 miles from the family home in Brooklyn, New York, where the couple moved in 2020, with Lily enrolling her children in local schools.

He bought a house in Atlanta last year so he could be closer to the Stranger Things set.

The show wrapped filming its fifth and final series just before Christmas. Lily's circle of London friends say she has believed since the autumn that her husband is interested in other women.

By the time the couple broke up about a month ago, she had become convinced that he had a secret girlfriend.

The singer has not made any public statements on her relationship with David since it emerged they had parted ways in December, but a friend of the Top 10 singer confirmed they had officially 'separated'.

He has previously spoken about his penchant for a whirlwind romance. 'I'm easily swept away, but I'm trying not to be as much,' the Stranger Things actor told Women's Health in October 2017.

'I'm better at the fantasy of relationships than I am at the daily real life, but I'm trying to steer myself into a realist,' he added.

He continued, 'What I find most exciting now is sharp, intelligent, insightful women. People who are deep thinking, who have sort of a weird way of looking at the universe are wildly attractive to me. So if I can find one of those gals who can stand me, then maybe I might have something.'

The actor has a history of dating fellow thespians, enjoying a three-year relationship with Broadway veteran Maria Thayler from 2008 to 2011, with the pair even getting engaged.

Shortly after their break-up, David went public with actress Julia Stiles after the two starred together in the 2012 film Between Us.

They were linked for four years, walking several red carpets together and moving in together in New York, before they eventually broke up.

In early 2018, David debuted his romance with actress and singer Alison Sudol. A besotted Alison paid tribute to her man on social media, gushing in a Valentine's Day post: 'I'm sitting here and I'm thinking to myself, wow, this human being that I am on this crazy journey with is pretty unbelievable.

'What a generous, large-hearted, roaring wonder of a person I get to walk around and do stuff with. Like eat food and read books out loud and watch our dog sleep. And isn't that great. What an ignited soul, what a fire-spirit.'

'What a brilliant artist. What a caring, deep, intuitive individual, who has changed my life completely and utterly. What a lucky woman I am.'

Just over a year later though the pair had ended their relationship, shortly before David met Lily on Raya.