This sets up an interesting cultural experiment: the degree to which a networked audience of fans will allow someone famous to fade into the background at the peak of her fame. Miss Allen's fashion ideas may well be successful, but it will be hard to escape her singing career.
The scenario contrasts in interesting ways with Sandie Shaw, the sixties singer who gave up the limelight to became a successful psychoanalyst. Given that the tabloid media is a lot more tenacious than 40-odd years ago, it will be a test of how invisible people allow former performers to become.
Good luck to Lily, though. I hope her change of direction makes her happy. Perhaps it's time to take a breather when politicians start referencing you ... but will she give up tweeting once her life gets a bit less 24/7?
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