London, Aug 26 : Lily Allen has revealed that her pregnancy is making her feel like a waddling penguin.

The 26-year-old singer also admits that she's so heavily pregnant she has started moving about like an aquatic flightless bird.

"I feel like a penguin, not the chocolate covered biscuity kind but an actual penguin that waddles," the Daily Express quoted her as saying.

London, Aug 25 : Pregnant pop star Lily Allen says she feels like a waddling penguin, thanks to her expanding baby bump.

She woke up in the morning feeling like a penguin, the aquatic bird known for walking slowly on land, and she gradually started thinking about a chocolate biscuit called Penguin, reports femalefirst. co. uk.

"I feel like a penguin, not the chocolate covered biscuity kind, but an actual penguin that waddles ... now can't stop thinking about chocolatey penguins doh! (sic)," Allen posted on her Twitter page.

Lily Allen and Dizzee Rascal are in the race for award at Ivor Novello awards. Both are nominated in the song writing category.

While Allen is nominated I two categories, Rascal is named for best Contemporary song (Bonkers) and Album.

The Ivor Novello award named after composer and songwriter Ivor Novello was established in 1955 in an attempt to recognize the best British artist in the field of composition and song writing.

Washington, Nov 23 : British songbird Lily Allen can now boast of a flower named after her.

The 24-year-old hitmaker was presented with her own lily by Manchester''s Key 103 radio station and the British Horticultural Society.

Allen was asked to choose the colour she wanted the Lily Allen lily to be and the Smile singer selected orange because it reminded her of her late grandma.

London, Nov 20 : Brit singer Lily Allen has been made an honorary member of a cricket club after she professed her love of the sport over the summer this year.

Allen, 24, had revealed her obsession with the game during England’s Ashes series against Australia, attending the matches and regularly updating her fans with the latest scores via her Twitter. com blog page.

London, Nov 19 : Brit singer Lily Allen is said to have pulled a series of funny faces during a gig at Manchester Apollo after she became annoyed with her dress.

Allen, 24, became irritated with the bright orange dress she wore on the second night of her new tour, as it kept riding up.

So when she pulled it down again she made the funny faces.

Melbourne, Oct 28 : Lily Allen may have threatened to hang up her mic but the singer shows no signs of slowing down as she has added more shows to her next year’s Australian tour.

Allen, who is set to perform at the national Big Day Out festival in January, will now also croon at the Hordern Pavilion on January 21, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Fans can buys tickets for Allen''s Big day Out sideshow from November 9.

The ''''Fear'''' singer had recently disclosed on her blog, ‘It''s Not Alright’ that she hadn’t renegotiated her contract with a recording company.

London, Oct 26 : Lily Allen wants to have a Mongolian-style tent on side of her house that will remind her of her childhood trips to Glastonbury with her actor dad Keith.

"My plan is to build a yurt on to the side of my country house," the Sun quoted her as telling Q mag.

She added: "You have the house for traditional living and, of course, running hot water and toilets. But the yurt is full of old Moroccan rugs where you hang out.

"I want to feel like I''m at Glastonbury year-round, with a few home comforts next door.

London, Oct 26 - Singer Lily Allen wants to build her own country house with a Mongolian-style yurt which looks like the tent that she used to stay at the Glastonbury music festival every year.

"My plan is to build a yurt on to the side of my country house. You have the house for traditional living and, of course, running hot water and toilets. But the yurt is full of old Moroccan rugs where you hang out.

London, Oct 25 : Brit singer Lily Allen has revealed that she has to take good care of herself while on tour, as she suffers from arthritis.

Allen, 24, admitted to having a mild form of the condition, which affects her hands and knees, and often leaves her in agony.

“I’ve got mild arthritis in my hands and my knees. It runs in my family. My bones break very easily,” the Daily Express quoted her as telling Britain’s Q magazine.

London, Oct 24 : British singer Lily Allen has been advised to take good care of herself on tour because she suffers from arthritis.

The 24-year-old singer admits a mild form of the condition, which affects her hands and knees, often leaves her in agony, reported contactmusic. com.

Allen suffered a nasty fall while she was on tour in August and needed painkiller injections in order to carry on with the concerts.

"I've got mild arthritis in my hands and my knees. It runs in my family. My bones break very easily," said Allen. (IANS)

London, Oct 23 - British singer Lily Allen has given up using social networking after her boyfriend told her she spent too much time online.

The "Smile" hit-maker was a frequent user of Twitter. com and MySpace -- but has now turned her back on the sites, and given away her computer and BlackBerry, in a bid to keep lover Sam Cooper happy, reported contactmusic. com.

Allen had previously admitted that her obsession with the internet and her communication with fans was causing friction in their relationship.

London, October 22 : Lily Allen has mocked Sir Elton John in her new music video by featuring his look alike.

The track ‘Who''d Have Known’, shows her gazing at pics of the Candle in the Wind’ hitmaker, before he is kidnapped and forced to declare his love for her.

The rift between the two had developed when they co-hosted the GQ Men Of The Year Awards in London last year, reports the Daily Star.

John was miffed with Allen, after she reportedly drank champagne and took to the stage.

The ‘Smile’ hitmaker had responded to his resentment by saying "f**k off".

Allen later decided to quit alcohol because she said she was "upset and angry" with herself. (ANI)

London, Oct 21 : Singer Lily Allen has poked fun at Sir Elton John by featuring a look-alike of him in her new music video.

The two co-hosted the GQ Men Of The Year Awards in London last year but John appeared to grow impatient with Allen, who reportedly drank champagne throughout the ceremony and was intoxicated while on stage, reports contactmusic. com. John seemed to lose his temper with Allen and she responded by telling him to "f**k off".

London, Oct 21: English music producer Mark Ronson has revealed that he will never work with Brit singer Lily Allen again.

Ronson, 34, had shot to fame after working on 24-year-old Allen’s 2006-debut album ‘Alright, Still’.

“I can’t go back to working with Lily,” the Sun quoted him as saying.

“There’s been no falling out but our creative relationship has ended,” he added. (ANI)

London, Oct 14 : Brit singer Lily Allen has won a substantial amount for libel damages from a newspaper that laid claim she had made offensive remarks about David and Victoria Beckham, and Ashley and Cheryl Cole.

Allen, 24, was not present at London’s High Court for the settlement of her action over a May 2009 article in The Sun, headed “Ranting Lily”, reports Sky News.

London, Oct 7  Pop stars Lily Allen and Katy Perry dislike each other so much that they can't bear to be in the same place together, causing problems for event organisers who want to invite both of them.

Thesun. co. uk reports that the two singers were supposed to be at Chanel's spring-summer show recently. And the organisers had to work behind the scenes to ensure that the two don't bump into each other.

London, Oct 5 : Lily Allen insists that she is insecure and she would "hate someone to play pranks" on her.

At the Diesel: U: Music World Tour party, the 24-year-old singer alleged Muse of trying to harass The Big Pink.

"Muse are taking the piss big time by hiding the microphone and basically having a laugh at their expense. I would never do that as I'm way too insecure, I'd hate someone to play pranks on me," the Daily Star quoted her, as saying. (ANI)

Washington, September 28 : Lily Allen has revealed that she once performed live while suffering chronic diarrhoea.

The 24-year-old singer fell sick with an upset stomach during a show in Seattle, US, but refused to keep fans waiting.

"The worst was being on stage in Seattle two years ago and I came down with diarrhoea but I still went on,” Contactmusic quoted her as having told Q magazine.

“I was desperate for a poo the whole way through. At the end of the show I went to the toilet and it would not stop.