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Elton row put Allen off drink

John, Allen - War of words curbed Allen's drinking
John, Allen - War of words curbed Allen's drinking

Lily Allen has put her decision to quit booze down to a public row with Elton John at an awards ceremony last year.

According to Contactmusic.com the singer credits a much-publicised incident at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in London with opening her eyes to her bad behaviour.

When the pair were co-hosting the awards Elton John criticised Allen for drinking onstage, which sparked a row between the duo.

Speaking about the event, Allen said: "I did stop drinking pretty much the day after that. I was really upset and angry about it all. I felt like I’d done a good thing for charity, for Elton, and it had spun out of control.

"Someone said to me, ‘Look, if you’d not had a bottle of champagne in your hand then people wouldn’t have made such a big deal of it."

She added: "That’s when I decided if I ever got angry again I’d make sure I was never pictured with a drink in my hand as well."

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