STRANGER Things star David Harbour admitted he has “made mistakes” over the last 10 years just WEEKS before ex-wife Lily Allen released her bombshell album.
The couple, who split after a five year marriage in February this year, have had their relationship thrust into the spotlight after Lily’s blistering attack on her marriage on new album, West End Girl.
The 14-track album was dropped last week, but shortly before the release, Harbour briefly spoke about ‘regrets’ while promoting the upcoming final season of Stranger Things.
Talking to Esquire Spain, Harbour was asked to reflect on the past decade of his life in line with how long he has played burly cop Jim Hopper on the show.
He responded by calling it a “hard question” and, while not addressing Lily specifically, he said: “I would change either everything or nothing.
“You either accept your path completely and realise that even the pain and the slip-ups and the mistakes are all part of the journey, and that there’s truth and growth, wisdom and deeper empathy and connection in all that.”
“It’s kind of like a house of cards,” he added. “The minute you try to change one thing you kind of have to change it all.”
Ultimately he said he’d change “everything” and “just make his life happy and silly”, though it would “suck” not to be an actor.
West End Girl
On West End Girl, Lily chronicles her relationship with Harbour, starting with their whirlwind relationship after meeting on Raya in 2019 and setting up their life together in New York.
However, she notes things began to unravel after she landed a part in a West End production of 2:22 A Ghost Story, which required her to come back to London.
She then accuses him of getting close to a woman she names “Madeline”, despite them having an “arrangement” for him to sleep with other people.
Mentioning her on the track ‘Tennis’, fans were abuzz with the question: “Who the f**k is Madeline?”
While Lily has said the album, which features alleged dates and supposed voice notes, is a mixture of fact and fiction, the the real life “Madeline” has spoken out, with New Orleans based costume designer Natalie Tippett, 34, claiming to have been involved in the fling.
David and Natalie reportedly began an affair while working on 2021 film We Have A Ghost, despite marrying Lily the previous year in Las Vegas.
He later allegedly flew Natalie to his home in Atlanta, Georgia.
Since the album has been released, Harbour has not commented on the claims on the songs – which took Lily 10 days to make and record.
It’s also unclear where the line between fact and fiction stands on the album.
Despite this, Lily made another dig at her ex – dressing up as cartoon character Madeline for Halloween as she partied with friends in Los Angeles.