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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Charlotte Cripps

Lily Allen and the beautiful secret about school-gate mums that terrifies everyone else

With all the horror stories about mums at the school gate, it’s all too easy to assume the worst. Not to mention the rise of class WhatsApp groups being a toxic hive of competition – something I’ve also experienced from the wider community.

But there’s actually a different side to school mums that Lily Allen has recently discovered during the agonising breakup of her marriage to Stranger Things actor David Harbour – how supportive they can be.

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