Pop singer Lily Allen has often spoken out angrily against the church and religion, even putting these strong feelings into a song on her album ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’. So it comes as a surprise that she recently revealed a compassionate vicar was instrumental in assisting her to cope with the loss of her unborn baby and in inspiring her to get married in a church.
Allen informed Elle magazine during an interview how their local vicar in Cranham, Gloucestershire, reached out to her and fiancee Sam Cooper after they lost their baby boy at six months.
“People wouldn’t have thought I’d have a church wedding, but since I had the really traumatic experience last year, our local community all pitched in,” she said.
“We hadn’t been there long, but after the news got out we received flowers and really heartfelt, beautifully written cards.
“Our vicar said a similar thing had happened to his family, so he would come over and sit with me. It feels really nice. We feel protected.”
Allen said that on her wedding day she was able to announce that she was expecting again.