Allen puts some pressure on Brits organisers

It's up to you if you want to take Keith Allen's daughter at face value, and believe that she really is so afraid she'll leave the Brits empty-handed that she's planning on not turning up, or if you'd rather see this as a bargaining tool as the votes are being cast. Some sort of insider tells the Sun:

“Lily is seriously considering staying away from the Brits.

“She has a lot of commitments abroad so would have to make a special effort to fly in just for the day to go to the event.
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“She was thrilled to be nominated in so many categories but many experts think she could lose out in all four.

“As soon as she was replaced by Amy Winehouse on the roster of performers, people started saying, ‘There’s no way she will win Best Female now — it will go to Winehouse.’

“The Best Album category is so tough this year and she’s got little chance of beating the ARCTIC MONKEYS.

“Best single is likely to go to LEONA LEWIS or TAKE THAT, and THE KOOKS are favourite to pick up the Newcomer award.”

The thing is, though, that if Allen's fear is of being sent away with no prizes, not turning up won't make that not happen - she'll either win a prize or not, and it'll still be just as shaming if she can't convert one nomination into a prize.

Especially as the ads pushing her Alright, Still have popped up on the TV with large splashes boasting of the nominations. It's a little late now to try and keep a "couldn't care less" discrete distance