Love her or hate her, Lily Allen continues to be one of the most interesting chav celebrities out there right now. Granted, that’s a little like saying Lindsay Lohan is a more interesting trainwreck than Paris Hilton, but it’s still something. I guess. Lily has announced that she’s scrapping her US tour, with this rather startling announcement on her MySpace page:
The reason for this, is because my mummy and daddy are very rich, and I have never been in a position where i have actually had to do any hard work before. I thought that being a popstar meant going out getting trashed with famous people and sleeping in all day. The fact that this is not true has come as a huge dissapointment to me, and as a result I am throwing the towel in.
Cheeky. The Brit warbler went on to clarify her remarks for the benefit of her fans:
I am tired, but more than that I don’t think I have been giving my best performances recently. I have been getting really drunk because i’ve been so nervous about doing bad shows, and I don’t want people spending money on a going to see a show that isnt the best it could be. I am not falling apart at the seems, I am not suffering with exhaustion, I am not pregnant, and I am not going to rehab.
I’ve got to admit, Lily really has me coming and going here. On the one hand, she’s breaking a professional commitment, which is none too cool. On the other hand, she’s not offering the sort of transparently self-serving excuses we’re accustomed to hearing in situations like this. On the third hand, I’m not sure that being a bluntly honest flake is that much better than being a hypocritical flake. A wise old Frenchmen (and yes, once there were such creatures) said, “Hypocrisy is the compliment vice pays to virtue.” Whatever she is, Lily is no hypocrite. Also, she’s also not Charlotte Church. So she’s got that going for her.
