Lily Allen Cleans Up Her Act

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(Dec. 8) - Lily Allen is hanging up her party shoes. The "Smile" singer, notorious for her tabloid exploits on the town, claims she hasn't had a drop to drink since late September, but knows no one will believe her.

"I've become a character in a comic,' she told The Observer. "That's what it feels like. And that character is always drunk! I wish my comic character wasn't that, but there's nothing I can do."

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Lily Allen attends the after party of 'The Unloved' at the The Groucho Club on May 13, 2009 in London, England. The Unloved - After Party The Groucho Club London, England United Kingdom May 13, 2009 Photo by Danny Martindale/FilmMagic.com To license this image (57430361), contact FilmMagic.com

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©BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM Singer Lily Allen looks like a rocker chick after leaving Zuma Japanese restaurant. NON-EXCLUSIVE May 12, 2009 Job: 90513X6 London, England www.bauergriffin.com www.bauergriffinonline.com [001A/ASU]

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SWINDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 10: Lily Allen performs on stage on Day 2 of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend at Lydlard Park on May 10, 2009 in Swindon, England. (Photo by Andy Sheppard/Redferns) *** Local Caption *** Lily Allen

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SWINDON, ENGLAND - MAY 10: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) Lily Allen performs at Day 2 of Radio 1's Big Weekend held at Lydiard Country Park on May 10, 2009 in Swindon, England. The two day event is Europe's largest free festival with live music over four stages. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Lily Allen

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More highlights from the interview below.

On Why She's Currently Sober: "A lot of people I know are drug addicts, so they're not much fun, because they'll just talk at you very loudly about things you don't feel nearly as passionately about. Also, if you're sober then people feel like they have something to prove, they say things like, 'That's great, I mean, obviously, I haven't got a problem, but it's great...'"

On Critics of Her Looks: "My mum always told me, 'You're beautiful, you're my beautiful little girl,' and then suddenly I wasn't. I read all the stuff that people were writing about me and I started to get a different view. I mean, I never thought I was a supermodel or anything, but I didn't think I was quite as unattractive as people were saying!"

On Her Weight: "There were a lot of people that weren't particularly attractive, but who didn't get flak like me, and what I could see was that those people were thin. So I just thought, 'Maybe if I'm not fat, then people won't call me ugly.' I felt two ways about it. I felt like I don't want to have to change myself to make myself feel better, but also I'm being told over and over again that I'm horrible. There were times when I was so depressed and sad that I couldn't take any more of it, and... yeah. Still, that bad feeling only lasts for a couple of hours. Usually."

On Passion (or Lack Thereof): "Sometimes I feel like I really have had enough [of the media's glare]. And I'm not someone who eats, lives and breathes music; I don't love it enough to keep getting all this."

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