Stranger Things' David Harbour and English singer-songwriter Lily Allen first confirmed that they were an item in 2019 after rumors of their romance circled when they were spotted unabashedly smooching in New York City. Now, the two are happily married.
Here, we track Harbour and Allen's relationship, from their first rumored date to their wedding.
May 14, 2022:
The married couple arrived hand in hand at the Season 4 premiere of Stranger Things in Brooklyn, ahead of the season's May 27 release on Netflix.
On the red carpet, Allen posed in a simple flared minidress with a lace top, green belt, and yellow skirt.
Meanwhile, Harbour paid homage to the Upside Down aesthetic of Stranger Things in a bold gray-and-black ensemble that most notably featured a custom-made, Elvis Presley-inspired Union Western jacket with bedazzled cartoon illustrations of the show's setting and characters.
The two were joined by Marnie and Ethel Cooper, Allen's daughters from her previous marriage with businessman Sam Cooper, from whom she split in 2018.
September 6, 2020:
According to Us Weekly, the couple filed for a marriage license in Las Vegas. Allen later shared on Instagram a snap of her and Harbour smiling in a chapel while an Elvis impersonator from the Graceland Wedding Chapel stood near the aisle.
She also shared more snaps of her wedding outfit, a belted vintage Dior minidress and knee-length veil.
The pair sparked engagement rumors late last year when Allen was spotted with a gold band on her ring finger. This past May, the rumors were again fueled when she uploaded a selfie that subtly showed off a diamond ring on her hand.
April 11, 2020:
Allen and Harbour are currently self-isolating together in London during the coronavirus pandemic. The couple celebrated Harbour's birthday during quarantine, and Allen took to Instagram to share a photo of a gorgeous cake and wrote, "HBD @dkharbour."
Habour shared pictures of his birthday celebration, which included Allen and her two daughters. The actor wrote, "To all the friends and fans that reached out with birthday wishes yesterday, thank you, so happy to have so so so so many people out there tracking my race to being infirm and embarrassingly saggy all over. And to those that didn’t, you’re heartless jerks."
He continued, "Very happy the supply lines still manage to ship dinosaur toothpicks. A birthday isn’t the same without an extinct species menagerie atop lush radioactive fluorescent green icing. I feel like a quarantined kid again, on the verge of a 10,000 year ice age. Hey triceratops! Looking trim!"
January 19, 2020:
Allen and Harbour are officially a thing. The couple made their red carpet debut during the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, where Allen donned a stunning, floor-length gown in red and pink shades. Meanwhile, Harbour looked dapper in a classic black suit.
October 2019:
Allen and Harbour were photographed kissing, and generally looking adorable, at Madison Square Garden on October 18, 2019, as they watched the New York Knicks play the New Orleans Pelicans.
The rumored couple couldn't stop making one another laugh, either.
October 2019: PDA occurs.
The two seemingly confirmed their romance by having a PDA-filled Sunday while strolling through New York City. Photos show the couple sharing kisses and holding hands. Page Six reported that the date also included brunch at Cafe Gitane and a detour at a SoHo jewelry store.
October 2019: David brings Lily to his SNL after-party.
Following his debut as a Saturday Night Live host, Harbour brought Lily as his date to the show's after-party, according to People.
During one of the show's skits, which had Harbour wearing a muscle tee that revealed his arms, Allen took to Instagram to snap a close-up of the Stranger Things actor's muscles. "Mine," she captioned the photo, per a screenshot posted by People.
August 2019: The duo attend a boxing match together.
A fan spotted Harbour and Allen attending a boxing match together in London. "When on earth did this happen!?" the fan wrote, captioning a picture of the two laughing together. "I'm baffled! Hahaaa #LilyAllen Thought I knew all the gossip!"
August 2019: David and Lily go on their first date.
The couple was spotted enjoying a night out in London, where they attended a performance of The Lehman Trilogy at the Piccadilly Theatre, according to E!. The outlet additionally reported that the two dined together before leaving in the same cab.
July-August 2019: David Harbour and Alison Sudol break up.
Harbour and Sudol, who were rumored to be dating since January 2018, allegedly split during the summer, according to Us Weekly. The two last made a public appearance together in April during a screening of Hellboy in New York City.
January 2019: Lily splits from longtime boyfriend MC Meridian Dan.
While guest-appearing on the How to Fail with Elizabeth Day podcast, Allen revealed that her three-year relationship with MC Meridian Dan ended.
"I'm single, for the first time since I was about 15," the singer said. "We've been broken up for about three weeks."
She also suggested that her decreasing reliance on her former beau indicated the end of their relationship. "It's just been bad news after bad news after bad news and I think that fact that I haven't called him and been like, 'Hey, wanna come around for a cuddle?' means that it's big for me," she said. "Because ordinarily when things get difficult I do need to have somebody around to share those problems. So, the fact that I'm dealing with it all on my own, I'm growing up."
Chelsey Sanchez
Digital Associate Editor
As an associate editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com, Chelsey keeps a finger on the pulse on all things celeb news. She also writes on social movements, connecting with activists leading the fight on workers' rights, climate justice, and more. Offline, she’s probably spending too much time on TikTok, rewatching Emma (the 2020 version, of course), or buying yet another corset.
