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Lily Allen admits that self-medicating was always 'going to be on the cards' for her because addiction 'runs deep' in her family as she details her sobriety: 'It didn't feel like an 'if', it was a 'when''


Lily Allen has opened up about her relationship with drinking, admitting that self-medicating was always likely to 'be on the cards' as addiction 'runs deep' in her family.

Over the years, film star Keith, 71, has spoken about his battle with substance abuse, with the publication documenting Lily's admission that her earliest memories revolves around drink and drugs and that she'd even seen her father take cocaine. In a frank new interview with The Times , Lily told how addiction for her was always a case of 'when' and not 'if' as she recalled her actor father Keith Allen 's troubles with drugs [pictured together in 2007] Speaking to her pal Miquita Oliver on their podcast, Miss Me?, Lily explained she's motivated to stay sober because of all the good things she has her life (pictured with David in February)

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