Lily Allen has spent £23,500 on two paintings by former Clash bassist Paul Simonon, including one as a present for Elton John. So, everyone's a winner.
The singer (and goddaughter of late Clash frontman Joe Strummer) told reporters: "I am looking to fill my bedroom with some art. I've already got a bit of an art collection including a few Damien Hirsts and some interesting prints. I'm very into my art. I wish I could paint but I'm rubbish. I've bought a few paintings because I'm still doing up my flat. Plus I wanted to get one for Elton to say thanks, as I am going to his house in the south of France".
Elsewhere in Lily Allen news, a source 'close' to her and new boyfriend Robertson Furze has been telling Closer that their relationship is doomed: "Things just aren't going well for Lily at the moment. She and Robertson aren't getting on brilliantly. He says she's too demanding, over-emotional and dramatic. They've been seeing each other for a few weeks but it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. She's saying she doesn't see him as a serious long-term boyfriend material. It's fizzling out before it really started".
Another source also claims that she isn't over former boyfriend and Chemical Brother Ed Simons, from whom she recently split after she suffered a miscarriage. "Lily doesn't seem to care too much about Robertson because she still misses Ed. But she really wants a man. She says nothing makes her happy since losing the baby, and she feels empty".