Lily Allen returned to the Saturday Night Live stage yesterday evening, 18 years after her last appearance. The pop star performed two tracks from her raw, confessional, much-discussed 2025 album, West End Girl: “Sleepwalking” and “Madeline.” The latter, a song about confronting the woman her husband is cheating on her with, is a pivotal album track, one that’s gotten plenty of people pondering over Madeline’s true identity. (West End Girl is loosely based on Allen’s turbulent marriage to actor David Harbour.) Last night, Dakota Johnson dressed up in her best lingerie to take on the role.
While Allen performed the track, Johnson lounged on a boudoir bed behind a sheer curtain, reading aloud the texts sent to Allen from “Madeline.” Then, at the song’s end, she emerged onstage to kiss the singer on the cheek, signing off, “Love and light.” Swoon!
For the cameo, Johnson wore a ’20s-esque lacy teddy dress from Bode with gold ribbons and rosette appliqué, paired with a sheer sequined duster coat made of black mesh and crinkled gold foil, also from Bode. For jewelry, she opted for beaded purple Lizzie Fortunato earrings, an emerald necklace from Roxanne Assoulin, and several rings by Sophie Bille Brahe and her favorite, Jessica McCormack. While it very much fit the vibe of the hazy, intimate setting, the look was also totally in step with Johnson’s go-to, sexy style.
