Lily Allen reveals she used Adderall to lose weight and considered taking heroin before getting help

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking about her struggles on The Recovery podcast alongside DJ Fat Tony, Allen said: “I got married when I was 24 and I had a baby and a baby who died ten years ago this month and went on to have two babies.” “Six months after my youngest was born we ran out of money and had to go out on the road again and I was 14 stone and did not feel like a pop star at all." “I started taking this drug called Adderall which is like speed to lose the weight and then I got addicted to this drug cause it made me feel invincible and I could work long hours.” “Then I ended up on tour in America supporting Miley Cyrus and it was a highly sexualised tour and I’d spent the last three years pushing babies out," she added. Allen - daughter of actor Keith Allen - admitted she began cheating on her then-husband, Sam Cooper, and considered taking heroin, which is when she knew she needed to get help. The mother-of-two, who married Stranger Things actor David Harbour at the iconic Graceland Chapel in Las Vegas last September, said: “I had always drunk alcohol to take the edge off the drugs.