Pop stars who turned splits into hits

POP stars don't just break up with their lovers - they break up with their lovers then write songs about how awful they were.

- BY DAN VEVERS

Singer Lily Allen’s new album West End Girl is riding high, with the first song from it at No2 in the singles chart. It’s a collection of tunes that deal with the breakdown of her marriage to Stranger Things star David Harbour.

But she's not the first to put the boot into an ex. Here are 10 other pop stars who didn't just change their Facebook relationship status and move on quietly...

LITTLE MIX Shout Out To My Ex

It was the romance of the pop charts, One Direction’s Zayn Malik and Little Mix's Perry Edwards dated for four years and were even engaged. Until it all went Pete Tong. Perry and her girlband pals released this tuneful revenge song after Zayn started dating model Gigi Hadid. Best line: Oh baby, I'm cool by the way, ain't sure I loved you anyway.

MILEY CYRUS Flowers

After 10 years together, the American pop star was left with an achy-breaky heart when her marriage to actor Liam Hemsworth collapsed after just seven months in 2019. Although she has never admitted the song is about him, she released the single on his birthday. Ouch. Best line: We were right 'til we weren't. Built a home and watched it burn.

TAYLOR SWIFT All Too Well