A call to her teenage sibling ends in tears
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Lily Allen has reached out to build bridges with her secret sister for the first time - only to have her kind attempt at friendship end in disaster.
The singer recently plucked up the courage to call 19-year-old Gala Talbott, the
girl her actor dad Keith Allen fathered after a fling.
Lily had never met or spoken to her half-sister despite being just 5 years older and growing up a stone's throw from where she lived in London.
Now can reveal that Lily, 24, took the decision to call the student, who now lives in the US, last month.
But the emotional phone conversation ended with both girls in tears - for all the wrong reasons.
A source close to the singer reveals: ‘Lily knows Gala's been through a lot and she felt bad for her. There's so much bad blood between Gala's mum and her family that she knew
it would be difficult.
‘The chat started well, with Lily offering to fly Gala and her mum over to London to meet her and her brother Alfie.
‘But then Gala told Lily how neglected she's felt. Lily knows her dad hasn't always been the best person, but she defended him. Before long, they were arguing.'
Keith met Gala's mum Angela, now in her forties, when he was still married to Lily's mum Alison Owen .
Angela, then a spiritual adviser, appeared on The Last Resort With Jonathan Ross in the late 80s to talk about her job and Keith was on the same show.
The next time they met, the pair began an affair that led to Gala's birth in 1990.
When the news of Lily's secret sister first became public two years ago, Gala's anger towards Keith, 56, was obvious.
‘He's never been there for me as a father,' she complained. ‘I've seen him perhaps three or four times in my whole life. I don't know him and I don't ever want to see him again.'
Beth_McLoughlin@ipcmedia.com
See the full story about Lily Allen in Now magazine dated 23 November 2009 - out now!
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