Sam Cooper (born 1978) is an English businessman, builder, decorator and former celebrity partner from London. Many people recognized him as the ex-spouse of Lily Allen, a very popular British singer-songwriter. He achieved international success after releasing her song “Smile” on July 3, 2006.
Sam Cooper is best known as the ex-husband of Lily Allen (English singer-songwriter).
It was the part of his debut studio album “Alright, Still” that garnered a Best Alternative Music Album nomination at the 50th Grammy Awards. His second studio album “It’s Not Me, It’s You” also remained a huge hit which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
Marriage, spouse and children
Sam Cooper, a businessman, met singer Lily Allen in July 2009. After dating for almost a year, they got engaged in December 2010 while vacationing in Bali. It was all done away from the media spotlight where Sam proposed to her love and put a ring on her finger.
Sam Cooper and Lily Allen on their wedding day June 11, 2011
Also, in the same year, she became pregnant with Sam’s first child, who was diagnosed as a boy. Lily had to face many complications while she was pregnant, which was followed by an infection due to her stillborn child.
The aftermath of this tremendous and heartbreaking incident was joined by depression, while her love turned out to be the biggest support system for her. Her husband’s supportive and helpful nature made her fight the disease and resulted in her relationship being further strengthened.
This couple legalized their relationship by getting married on June 11, 2011 at the Cathedral Church of St. James in Cranham, Gloucestershire, England. Lily’s wedding dress was made by a designer who said she was a month pregnant when she got married.
Sam Cooper’s ex-wife Lily Allen with their daughters Marnie Rose Cooper and Ethel Mary Cooper.
A few months into their marriage, Allen gave birth to their first child who opened her eyes to the world in the year 2011. Sam and Allen together named her Ethel Mary Cooper. After the gap of two years, the singer gave birth to her second child, Marnie Rose Cooper, in the year 2013.
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Divorce and Infertility
This family of four lived very happily together until 2015. According to the source, Allen stated that he had a sexual act with a female escort in 2014 while on his tour promoting the song called Sheezus. . Furthermore, she had even written a book called «My Exactly Thoughts» and said that she may not be proud of her actions, but she is not even ashamed of them.
After this news broke, the couple separated that same year but it was not made public. In 2018 it became known that they had a peaceful and friendly divorce in 2015.
Sam Cooper’s ex-wife Lily Allen married her new boyfriend David Harbor on September 7, 2020.
Allen has dated a ton of people, namely Ed Simons and Liam Gallagher, who was already married. Cooper’s ex-wife married Stranger Things actor David Harbor on September 7, 2020. She first met him in 2019 and dated for almost a year, after which she married him.
Sam has also moved on with his life, as mentioned by Lily in her interview, where she referred to her lover as a secret lady because it’s unknown who Sam is dating. His daughters had met Sam Cooper’s girlfriend while at his father’s house on weekends.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Sam Cooper
- Cooper’s former father-in-law, “Keith Allen,” is a well-known English actor and television presenter.
- He is a very notable person who first gained recognition in the year 1980 for his work on a series called “The Comic Strip Presents”.
- Furthermore, Sam Cooper’s mother-in-law “Alison Owen” is also a very prominent person in the UK, famous for her film production works.
- It even received the BAFTA Award for Best British Film “Elizabeth” in the year 1999.
- The brother-in-law of this businessman “Alfie Allen” is also an actor who made his appearance in the epic series called “Game of Thrones” and also worked with his mother in the movie Elizabeth.
- Sam’s ex-wife cheated on him while he was back at his promotional event. She confessed that she was so nervous and depressed that she called an escort and got physical with her.
- Lily had many relationships before dating Sam.
- Furthermore, he even hid the facts that weakened their connection and eventually broke up.
- The talented singer became pregnant for the first time by her ex-partner Ed Simons (musician) in September 2007. Unfortunately, she suffered a miscarriage when she was 2 months pregnant.
- After Cooper and Lily’s divorce, she realized that it was her actions that caused their relationship to fall apart.
- Sam is currently trying to move on in his life with another woman.
- The woman’s name has not been released at this time. Besides, this time she doesn’t want to take any risk with her love. So she has kept her personal life away from the media.
- As if we were talking about his ex-wife, he had already come forward with the actor of “Stranger Things” David Harbor. They got married on September 7, 2020 after being together for a while.
- They first revealed their romantic relationship at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
- Cooper stands tall at a height of 5 feet 10 inches with dark brown eyes, fair skin, and gray hair representing his physical decline and age. He is not muscular and not too skinny.
- The celebrity couple has a man of average build.
- Sam Cooper weighs about 75 kg (165 pounds). As he approaches forty, he has begun to cut down on fatty and processed foods while maintaining his cholesterol level. To stay healthy, he walks and jogs as part of his light exercise routine.
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