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‘Addiction teaches you a lot’: breakout pop star Lola Young on sex, substances and self-loathing


The south Londoner’s honesty about her vices has made her a gen Z hero: she was in rehab when her biggest hit was blowing up. Singing about sex on her new album, she says, is a way to mask the pain

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