Lily Allen was bullied for her "poor hygiene" by an ex-partner

Without revealing their identity, she told friend Miquita Oliver on their Miss Me? podcast: "It was somebody I was in a relationship with who would do it to me, and I don't think that it was real.

"I think that it was like a form of bullying and abuse, it was a horrible one.

"And as bullying forms of abuse go, it's a really horrible one."

She continued: "Yeah, it was like done on purpose to make me feel self-conscious and s*** about myself. And make them feel powerful."

On a recent episode of the podcast, Lily admitted she "can't remember" how many abortions she's had.

The 40-year-old singer revealed during a conversation about birth control that she used to get pregnant "all the time".

Speaking about contraception, Lily shared: "I just remember I have an IUD [contraceptive coil] now.

"I think I'm on my third maybe fourth and I just remember before that it was a complete disaster area. Yeah, I'd get pregnant all the time."

She subsequently discussed her experience of abortions, admitting she can't remember how many she's actually had.

Singing to the tune of Frank Sinatra's My Way, she said: "Abortions I've had a few ... but then again ... I can't remember exactly how many."

Lily added: "I can't remember. I think maybe like, I want to say four or five."

The British star revealed that one of her ex-partners actually paid for her to get an abortion and, at the time, she considered it to be a "romantic" gesture.

She shared: "I remember once getting pregnant and the man paying for my abortion, and me thinking it was so romantic!"

Miquita then said: "I actually think that is romantic!"

However, Lily quickly rubbished that suggestion, observing that kids "are a lot more expensive".

The LDN hitmaker - who has daughters Ethel, 13, and Marnie, 11, with ex-husband Sam Cooper - said: "No, I don't think it's generous or romantic. Think about that investment, like that's how much is it ... 500 quid? Kids are a lot more expensive."