Lily Allen has revealed that her local church helped her get through her darkest days after losing her unborn baby last year.
The Smile star, 26, explained that because of the kindness of the village vicar and the local community, she was inspired to actually wed in the chapel, something she'd not considered previously.
She said it was a way of expressing how important the community of Cranham, Gloucestershire, had become to her and now husband Sam Cooper as they struggled to cope with their loss.
Stars for a star: Lily Allen posed for Elle Magazine in a navy cotton and lace dress printed with bright white stars"
Talking to Elle magazine, she said: 'People wouldn’t have thought I’d have a church wedding, but since I had the really traumatic experience last year, our local community all pitched in.
'We hadn’t been there long, but after the news got out we received flowers and really heartfelt, beautifully written cards.
'Our vicar said a similar thing had happened to his family, so he would come over and sit with me. It feels really nice. We feel protected.’
Lily tied the knot with building boss Sam at the Anglican St James the Great church on June 11.
The pair had bought a £3million house there after deciding to quit London for good in September while Lily was pregnant and soon felt at home.
However, the singer suffered a viral infection and lost the baby at six months.
But the star said despite her heartbreak, she hadn't reverted back to her wild partying ways - and credited Sam with helping her change.
Beauty in blue: Lily then changed into a skin tight navy blue gown and posed with her hair short and curled for the Elle shoot"
‘Come three o’clock it was like, ‘Oh I suppose it’s acceptable to have a glass of wine.’ And then by four o’clock I would have had four glasses. It’s not the way to be. But then I met Sam and he noticed that behaviour.'
'I think it came to a point for him where he was thinking, "Can I be with this girl if thi is what her life is like? I want to make this work, but I can't live in this world."
'I just needed someone to tell me.'
Lily added becoming healthier has made her see models and popstars for what they are too.
Raw interview: The 26-year-old has spoken out about the unhealthy lifestyle that keeps models and other pop stars scarily thin"
Read Lily's full interview in the August issue of Elle, on sale on Wednesday"
She said: ‘I hang out with models, the biggest pop stars and, you know, really and honestly, I hate saying this, but none of them are achieving those body shapes by being healthy. They’re not just going to the gym two hours a day.
‘They’re not eating or they’re taking speed not to eat. In America everyone abuses that Adderall stuff and people aren’t normal.’
Her raw interview doesn’t name any names but she is clearly referring to people that she has spent a lot of time with and monitored their eating habits.
However, despite her growing confidence now she is Mrs Cooper, Lily says she doesn't like wearing certain clothes if she feels like there is too much on display.
But despite her own insecurities she says Sam makes her feel brilliant and loves every piece of her body.
On their wedding day, it was also revealed that the couple are pregnant and her tiny bump was slightly visible underneath her gorgeous dress.
Even before Lily and Sam became husband and wife, she had personalised Louis Vuitton luggage made with her married initials LRC (Lily Rose Cooper) printed, which she says freaked her husband out.
‘He was really freaked out when he saw it. I practised my signature within an hour of him proposing’, she said.
But the couple are happier than ever and you can read Lily’s full interview in the August issue of Elle, on sale on Wednesday.
Lily Allen is also about to launch her new autumn/winter collection for Lucy in Disguise, available from August 15.
Mr and Mrs: Lily tied the knot with Sam Cooper at St James The Great Church in Cranham last month"
Happy couple: Lily Allen and her new husband Sam Cooper at Paris Fashion Week last month "
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