David Harbour reflected on his life after turning 50, including \u201cmistakes\u201d he\u2019s made, following his split from Lily Allen.<\/p>\n
The \u201cStranger Things\u201d star \u2014 who\u2019s been in the headlines due to the singer seemingly referencing their breakup on her new album<\/a> \u2014 said he would \u201cchange either everything or nothing\u201d if given the choice.<\/p>\n \u201cYou either accept your path completely and realize that even the pain and the slip-ups and the mistakes are all part of the journey, and that there\u2019s truth and growth, wisdom and deeper empathy and connection in all that,\u201d he told Esquire UK<\/a> in an interview published Saturday.<\/p>\n David Harbour reflected on his life after turning 50 years old this year, admitting to past \u201cmistakes.\u201d BrosNYC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n But the \u201cStranger Things\u201d star, who recently separated from Lily Allen after four years of marriage, told Esquire UK that he wouldn\u2019t change anything because \u201cmistakes are all part of the journey.\u201d Penske Media via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s about incorporating your life into something that you can give to other people so that they can have a cathartic response to their lives,\u201d he continued. \u201cIf you\u2019ve never been through anything, what do you really have to offer? If I were to change anything I\u2019d change everything, and just make my life happy and silly and like, whatever, and then I wouldn\u2019t be an artist anymore. And that would suck.\u201d<\/p>\n The actor also shared that in the future, his focus is to tell rich and complex stories, but noted he had personal goals as well.<\/p>\n \u201cThen of course there\u2019s personal stuff that I want to do, and people that I want to love, and be good to and nurture, things like that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Harbour also said that in the future, he had personal goals that included \u201cpeople that I want to love, and be good to and nurture, things like that.\u201d WireImage<\/p>\n The \u201cSmile\u201d singer filed for divorce from the actor in September after four years of marriage. WireImage<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Allen, 40, filed for divorce from Harbour in September after four years of marriage. On her new album, \u201cWest End Girl,\u201d she implied the actor is a \u201csex addict\u201d who broke the rules of their open marriage<\/a>.<\/p>\n She accused him of having a \u201cdouble life\u201d in \u201cP\u2013sy Palace,\u201d reflecting on the time she discovered a stash of adult toys, lube and \u201chundreds\u201d of condoms.<\/p>\n In \u201cTennis,\u201d she described confronting her husband over texts with a woman named Madeline, wanting to know whether \u201cit was just sex, or is there emotion?\u201d<\/p>\n The woman who allegedly had an affair with Harbour was later revealed to be Natalie Tippett, a costume designer who worked with him on the 2021 Netflix film, \u201cWe Have a Ghost,\u201d which was shot in New Orleans.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n On Allen\u2019s new album, \u201cWest End Girl,\u201d she implies Harbour broke the rules of their open marriage by cheating on her with a girl named Madeline \u2014 who was later revealed to be costume designer Natalie Tippett. She worked with Harbour in 2021. The Hollywood Curtain \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n The British singer took a savage dig at her estranged husband on Halloween, dressing up as Madeline from the beloved children\u2019s series.<\/p>\n Tippet spoke to the Daily Mail, confirming she\u2019s heard Allen\u2019s new music.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBut I have a family and things to protect. I have a 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter, and I understand this is going on,\u201d the single mom said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit scary for me,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n