Lily Allen and David Harbour’s Romance Is Going Strong, Despite Split Rumors

Allen and Harbour sparked dating rumors in October 2019 when the pair were spotted close together at a Knicks game in New York, where Harbour was to host “Saturday Night Live.” But both Allen and Harbour revealed in later interviews that they started dating long before their courtside appearance. In a 2021 interview with The New York Times, the “Stranger Things” actor explained that he met Allen while he was filming “Black Widow” in the spring of 2019. At the time, Harbour had a big beard and long hair for his acting role, but that didn’t discourage Allen. “It’s a true testament to my undeniable charisma when I say that my wife met me at 280 pounds with this beard and this hair. We went on a date at the Wolseley [restaurant] in London, and she really fell for me at my worst, physically and hair-wise,” he said.

Allen touched on the first time they dated in a 2020 interview with The Sunday Times. She confirmed that their first date was at London’s posh Wolseley restaurant and that the pair met through Raya, a popular dating app among celebrities. Talking about their first date, the singer said, “I remember looking at him, and it reminded me of Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Titanic,’ you know? When she’s going to meet him under the clock. And, by the way, it was my first date ever. I had never been on a date! I was so anxious.”

The duo had been rumored to be dating for a while, but all doubts were removed when they were spotted cozying up and laughing together in the front row of a Knicks game.

The couple stepped out together for the award show, looking glamorous on the red carpet. Harbour was there as a double nominee, having been nominated for best ensemble in a drama series with his “Stranger Things” castmates, as well as an individual nomination for best male actor in a drama series.

Photographers caught this adorably casual snap of the duo at Charles Finch and Chanel’s pre-BAFTA party.

“Stranger Things” season four hit Netflix on May 27, and ahead of its widespread release, Allen and Harbour attended the show’s official premiere on May 14. Cameras snapped away as Harbour flaunted a custom suit featuring the “Stranger Things” characters with details of “the upside-down” embellished from his suit jacket to his pants.

The actor’s custom suit was made by Union Western. He told Vogue, “My wife [Lily Allen] at one point worked with Union Western. They make these mad suits for rockstars, so I figured, let’s f*cking do this!”

In an interview with British GQ, published July 4, Harbour said that after his and Allen’s initial meeting, it took a few more dates for him to fall in love with her. “She claims to have fallen in love at first sight with me – I mean, who wouldn’t?” he joked to the outlet. “I remember the exact moment. It was our third date. I was just in this phase, where I was like, I’m just going to be brutally honest about everything, because why lie? And I told her something about my life, about my beliefs . . . It would take a really extraordinary person to be accepting of the things that I said. And I remember thinking: Wow, that’s somebody I want to be around.”

The couple attended a screening of Allen’s upcoming comedy series, “Dreamland,” in London on March 30, where Harbour was pictured kissing her affectionately on the forehead. In the slice-of-life British comedy, Allen plays Mel, one of four sisters who unexpectedly becomes pregnant at the same time as her oldest sister, Trish.

Harbour took on the ultimate stepdad duties when he took Allen’s kids, Marnie, 10, and Ethel, 11, to the screening of “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3” in May. Allen shares her daughters with her ex-husband, Sam Cooper.

Speculation began to swirl in October 2023 when eagle-eyed fans noticed that Allen seemingly unfollowed Harbour on Instagram. This was further fuelled when amateur sleuths noticed the pair hadn’t been pictured together for a while, although this can predominantly be put down to Allen appearing in “The Pillowman” in London’s West End throughout the summer with Harbour remaining in the US.

However, the couple put our minds at ease on Nov. 1 when they were pictured at a basketball game in New York watching the Knicks take on the Cleveland Cavaliers. And to confirm their solid relationship status, Allen reposted a shot from a fan who captured them on the big screen at the game.