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Lily Allen’s West End Girl reflects the idea that women are becoming increasingly disaffected with men

By Kate McNicholas Smith, Senior Lecturer in Screen, University of Westminster

In October 2025, singer-songwriter Lily Allen released her fifth studio album, West End Girl, to great critical acclaim and commercial success. When she announced an album tour, the first dates sold out in just 20 minutes.

Described by the Guardian as “a gobsmacking autopsy of marital betrayal”, West End Girl is a work of “autofiction”, inspired by Allen’s…

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