The singer has been cast as Lydia Bennett in a spoof film version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The singer said "I really want to explore the acting route more, but nothing which involves me taking my clothes off. I don't want to go down that route like a lot of aspiring young actresses do. I just want to do proper cool stuff. I definitely feel the time is right to explore acting."

In 2007 the singer signed a one series contract to present her own BBC Three TV show entitled Lily Allen and Friends based on the social networking phenomenon that helped to launch her music career. According to Allen the show will feature "good celebrity guests, not rubbish ones, and brilliant bands playing brilliant music". The singer asked her My Space friends to suggest the name for the show. Her My Space friends will also have the chance to suggest questions for her guests, be part of the audience, and perform live music.. There have been numerous tabloid and website reports that durin