Lily Allen at National Portrait Gallery hours ahead of new music

Lily Allen opts for Victoriana chic in a frilled blouse with knitted jumper as she attends portrait unveiling… hours ahead of the release of new music

She’s just hours away from the release of her new music.

But Lily Allen still found the time to head to the National Portrait Gallery on Friday to view the unveiling of a portrait of Apple’s former chief designer Sir Jonathan Ive. 

The singer, 34, sported a patterned brown jumper featuring a frilled collar and rolled up sleeves, which she paired with simple jeans while keeping her make-up pared-back and simple and donning a stylish choppy bob. 

A nice jumper: Lily Allen, 34, was at the National Portrait Gallery on Friday to view the unveiling of a portrait of Apple’s former chief designer Sir Jonathan Ive

Lily was displaying her usual kooky style in the knitted jumper which appeared Seventies-inspired while her frilled white shirt was Victoriana looking. 

A pair of heeled black boots added a chic touch to the low-key look, which perfectly incorporated retro styling with delicate details. 

It comes after Lily offered to pay some of her fans to promote her new tracks and took to Instagram to share a sultry topless video in the bath on Wednesday.

The singer wrote in a series of text posts that she’ll transfer some cash to her followers if they ‘hawk’ her music, but joked that they’re going to be ‘sick of the teasing’ ahead of the music’s release on Friday. 

Swanky ensemble: Lily sported a patterned brown jumper featuring a frilled collar and rolled-up sleeves, which she paired with simple jeans


New show: Photographer Andreas Gursky (left) posed with the man of the moment and one of the brains behind the iPhone, Sir Jonathan Ive

In a series of posts, Lily confirmed to fans that the release of her music was just two days away. She wrote: ‘I have a song coming out on Friday so brace yourselves for some tedious promotional teasers.

‘I am gonna ram this s**t down your damn phone throats. You’re gonna be so sick of the teasing you’re gonna have to stream it, in the hope that the promotion will stop.’

Lily then made the playful suggestion that perhaps fans could promote her new songs, after joking that she didn’t have ‘influencer friends’ that she could call on. 

Sexy: Lily playfully offered to pay fans to promote her music as she went topless in a sultry bath post on Wednesday

Funny: The singer is set to release her new music on Friday, and wrote that since she didn’t have any ‘influencer friends’ she wanted to use fans to promote her music

Exciting: In the first post Lily teased the long-awaited release of her new music on Friday, as she warned fans about the ‘tedious’ promotion that was to come

Naughty: She joked that the promotions were going to come and thick and fast on her social media

She wrote: ‘Also I’m gonna pay my influencer friends a s**t ton of money to promote the hell out of it too. 

‘Actually I don’t have any of those kind of friends but hey, if you want some money to hawk my music send me your Paypal and I’ll get the digital assets over to you.’

It is not clear whether Lily was joking or being serious in her suggestion. 

Fed up: Lily also told her fans that they would soon grow tired of the endless teases for her new music

Plug her tracks! The Not Fair hitmaker also said that she was going to pay her influencer friends ‘a s**t ton of money’ to promote her new songs

Following the series of posts, Lily also put on a sultry display as she relaxed in the bath, and appeared to go topless as she enjoyed the relaxing dip.

As she struck several playful poses for the camera, the Carly Simon track You’re So Vain could be heard playing the background. 

Last month, Lily and Stranger Things star Davie Harbour were out together to watch the contest between heavyweight Alexander Povetkin and Hughie Fury.

Sources later claimed they left the 02 arm in arm, adding further fuel to the rumours that the pair are romantically linked.   

Cashing in: But Lily then suggested that some of her followers could promote her music, though it is not clear whether she is joking

Sizzling: Lily then took to Instagram Stories to share a sultry bathroom video, as she went topless for the relaxing dip

They were previously seen together in London’s West End, where they took in a show at Piccadilly Theatre – an appearance that immediately suggested Lily has moved on following her split with grime DJ MC Meridian Dan.

Lily separated from husband Sam Cooper in 2015 after about four years marriage. The former couple announced they finalised their divorce in 2018.

They share joint custody of their two children: daughters Ethel, seven, and Marnie, six.

Single lady: Lily’s new music comes amid rumours that she is romantically linked to Stranger Things star David Harbour

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