Lily Allen has a heart murmur.


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The Smile singer has revealed her condition – an abnormal heartbeat sound often caused by a narrowing of the blood valves, or a hole in the heart – is the reason why she shed an astonishing 19lbs in just six weeks and has a new ‘hardcore’ exercise regime.

She said: ‘I found out I had a heart murmur about three months ago during a routine check-up. It was really scary.

‘When they asked me how much exercise I did, I had to be honest and say hardly any. Now I make sure I work out three times a week. And I don’t hold back – it’s a hardcore routine in the gym.’

However, Lily stressed she has no plans to go too far with her diet and become a size zero.

She added in an interview with Grazia: ‘I really want to stress that I haven’t done this because I want to become a ‘Skinny Minnie’ – I will never be like that.’

The 22-year-old star also revealed her murmur has even made her consider giving up her beloved cigarettes. Lily – who is dating Chemical Brothers star Ed Simons – added: ‘I was going pretty crazy back in the summer, drinking too much and partying loads. But this heart thing has made me cut back.

‘I should also give up smoking, but I haven’t quite managed that yet.’