Lily Allen admits she 'harboured resentment' for former mentor Sir Elton John after 'he ignored vulnerable letter about sobriety' - only to realise years later she never actually sent it
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Lily Allen has admitted she made a huge mistake that led her to harbour years of resentment for her former mentor Elton John. The Smile singer, 39, was managed by the music legend, 77, for several years and they became close friends. However their working relationship broke down and they parted ways, with her personal life spiralling 'out of control' in the years that followed.
![[Lily decided to write to the Rocketman hitmaker, sharing her sadness at their parting ways and how there was a 'big Elton shaped hole in her life', as well as being 'vulnerable' about her path to sobriety]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/11/93611143-14238891-image-a-4_1735643464131.jpg)
Lily decided to write to the Rocketman hitmaker at the time, sharing her sadness at the situation and how there was a 'big Elton shaped hole in her life', as well as being 'vulnerable' about her path to sobriety. But she never received a response from Elton - something which she revealed she 'harboured resentment towards him' for years for. 'I thought it was mean of him actually,' she said on her Miss Me? podcast in May.
![[The Smile singer, 39, was managed by the music legend, 77, for several years and they became close friends (Pictured in 2007)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/11/93611233-14238891-image-a-5_1735643469683.jpg)
Years later Lily moved to America and realised she had made a huge mistake when she found the letter while unpacking boxes. She had never actually sent it. Lily Allen admitted on her podcast in May that she made a huge mistake that led her to harbour years of resentment for her former mentor Elton John.
![['I never sent it [laughs],' Lily told Miquita Oliver. 'Elton if you're listening, which you're probably not, I love you and I no longer harbour that resentment towards you']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/11/93611145-14238891-image-m-12_1735643701536.jpg)
Lily decided to write to the Rocketman hitmaker, sharing her sadness at their parting ways and how there was a 'big Elton shaped hole in her life', as well as being 'vulnerable' about her path to sobriety. Sharing a throwback clip with her best friend and podcast co-host Miquita Oliver on Instagram on Tuesday, Lily said: 'I used to be managed by Elton John. He would call me like once every couple of weeks to check in and say hi and make sure I was okay.
![[Back in 2008, the pair had a heated exchange at the GQ Men of the Year Awards at London's Royal Opera House (Pictured in 2009)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/31/11/93611231-14238891-image-a-13_1735643715909.jpg)
