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- Lily Allen claims to have an assistant who pencils her friends in on a calendar for scheduled FaceTime calls
- The English singer’s confession came during a recent episode of her Miss Me? podcast
- “Where am I on that bloody list?” her cohost and bff Miquita Oliver asked
Lily Allen is a great friend — to the ones who are fortunate enough to rank high on her list.
In the latest episode of her Miss Me? podcast that she cohosts with BFF Miquita Oliver, the “Smile” singer admitted that she doesn’t treat all of her friends equally.
During the June 9 conversation, the ladies took a question from a caller named Kate who wondered how they manage “long distance friendships.”
“Well, I create lists of people who I like in order how much I like them. And I send that list to my assistant and just ask her to schedule the time for me to have a FaceTime with them,” Allen, 40, replied.
The singer’s response left Oliver, 41, audibly surprised as the ladies laughed together.
“Are you joking? I was like, what the f— are you talking about? And where am I on that bloody list?” Oliver quipped.
A description of the podcast describes the pair as “friends since birth.”
Though Allen may have been joking about her assistant scheduling FaceTimes, Oliver admitted it’s not a terrible idea when distance plays a role in relationships.
“FaceTime was a very, very big integral part of Lil and I’s love for each other and continuing love and friendship before Miss Me. I would say Miss Me has shat on that a little bit, just a little bit,” Oliver said. “Because I was like, I’ve already FaceTimed you, don’t need to FaceTime me tomorrow. But one thing I don’t do is wait for Lily to FaceTime me. If I miss her, I just bloody f—ing FaceTime her.”
Allen joked that putting a price on their friendship has also kept it going.
“Also, nothing motivates people more than money, right? So, how about you figure out a way of monetizing your friendship? And then that will encourage you to connect more often like me and Miquita have,” the English singer and songwriter joked of “monetizing” their friendship with their Miss Me? podcast.
Last month, Allen shared a special “thank you” to the friends and family in her life who made her 40th birthday a good one after she and actor David Harbour had separated after four years of marriage in February.
“Thank you to all my [beautiful] friends and family who showed up for me and made my birthday a special one under some tricky circumstances. Love you all,” she captioned the since-deleted Instagram post on May 4, tagging a few people, including Oliver.
Her actual birthday was May 2.
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“Unwritten” singer Natasha Bedingfield was among Allen’s famous friends who also sent her birthday wishes, writing “40 is the best” in the comment section.
Sources previously told PEOPLE that Allen was “devastated and not in a good place” following the breakup with Harbour, 50. The insider said the split had also been “very hard” on her daughters, Ethel Mary, 13, and Marnie Rose, 12, whom she shares with ex-husband Sam Cooper.
Allen and the Stranger Things actor were first linked in January 2019. They tied the knot with a Las Vegas wedding in September 2020.
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