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Lily Allen may not mind fame so much after all

Last updated at 12:31pm on 04.02.09

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She may moan about the perils of fame, but Lily Allen wasn't complaining when she was given a bag of freebies by Chanel yesterday.

Bag of goodies: Lily with her Chanel treats

The singer, who is top of the charts with her single The Fear, popped into the Chanel head office in Mayfair and emerged with the goodies.

Retail therapy: Lily takes her minder on a spot of window shopping in Dover Street market

So can we presume that being "overexposed" has its upside too? Earlier, she had been for a motivational session at a clinic in Marylebone, and then went on to Dover Street market for about two hours of retail therapy.