Lily Allen and David Harbour refuse to let technology take over their time.
The “Smile” singer is adamant about using his smartphone only for business-related purposes, and admitted that he bought devices for his children that don’t allow them to scroll the internet or access various social media sites.
“I currently have a phone for my kids called a Pinwheel. It has no browsing or social media capabilities, but it does have Uber and Spotify,” she said. The Sunday Times. “My husband is my caregiver, so he controls what apps I can install on my phone.”
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Lily Allen and her husband David Harbour set up parental controls on each other’s phones. (Getty Images)
Allen added: “I’m his controller too. It’s made for kids, so he’s my parent and I’m his parent. ‘What’s your kid’s name? David, 50.'”
Lily married the Stranger Things star in September 2020. She has two daughters, 12-year-old Ethel and 11-year-old Marnie, with ex-husband Sam Cooper.
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She resists the idea that social media replaces her time with creative expression, and took away her daughters’ smartphones after reading a book that argued that children under the age of 14 should not use them.
Haber serves as Allen’s “caregiver” via mobile phone. (Getty Images)
“The creative side of my brain has been ruined by the smartphone, and I think everyone else feels the same way,” Allen said. “I don’t know anyone who can say that the smartphone has improved their quality of life.”
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“I think it has destroyed humanity. It’s horrifying that it was designed to be so addictive. Some of us have more addictive personalities than others. It’s evil.”
The “Miss Me?” podcaster also said she’s a little sad that the internet has become a forum for inaccessible discussions of past statements, life histories, and so on.
Lily Allen says social media is having a negative effect on her creativity. (Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images)
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“It’s unnatural. I don’t think we’re meant to share ideas and have them locked in as humans,” she said. “We should evolve as people. How can we evolve if we’re constantly being held accountable for things we’ve said in the past?”
“When I said that 20 years ago, I was a completely different person, unmarried, with no children and, of course, with a different outlook on life. Don’t just take my word for it.”
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