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Hard Out Here: Outspoken singer Lily Allen reveals she's 'more popular outside of UK' on Michael McIntyre's new chat show

PUBLISHED: 07:51 EST, 11 March 2014 | UPDATED: 13:10 EST, 11 March 2014

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British singer Lily Allen, 28, revealed she’s ‘a lot more popular around the world’ than she is the UK on Michael McIntyre’s new chat show on Monday evening.

The mother-of-two explained to the 38-year-old comedian she was more popular in other countries, adding: ‘My biggest territories are France and Australia.’

It was the opening show for posh comedian Michael, who also spoke to guests Sir Terry Wogan and Lord Sugar on the 45 minute BBC1 show.

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It's Hard Out Here: Lily Allen told comedian-turned-chat show host Michael McIntyre she is more popular in other countries than in the UK, on Monday evening

Michael introduced Lily telling the audience, who consisted largely of Terry Wogan fans, she had sold ‘Millions and billions and trillions of albums around the world’ – only for the star to reveal she’s not that popular in the UK.

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She said: ‘I’m very well, I’ve been out promoting an album. It’s very nice to be back.’

When asked about her fan base, the Hammersmith born star said: ‘I’m a lot more popular around the world than I am here.’

Smile and wave: The singer also spoke about why she named her new album Sheezus, relating it to Kanye West's Yeezus

Fun times: The star couldn't contain her laughter throughout the interview with comedian Michael

Michael then asked the star why her forthcoming album Sheezus had such an elaborate title.

She explained: ‘It’s the female version of Jesus. Basically, there’s a guy called Kanye West who named his album Yeezus and in my songs I try to talk about pop culture and society in general, and for me he epitomises that.

‘Yeezus is quite lol, really isn’t it. I have a lot of respect for him. I don’t really agree with everything he says but I think that he believes what he says and says it.

The first show: Michael posed proudly with his first interviewees Terry Wogan, Lily and Alan Sugar

Entertainment: The 38-year-old provided an entertaining show which scored highly in the ratings

‘Most people will come on here and just agree with you. Kanye doesn’t do that and neither do I, so that’s why I’m Sheezus and he’s Yeezus.’

The 45 minute show was opened by the 38-year-old comedian who pelted out into the audience and high-fived certain members.

‘Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Michael McIntyre show. I am a chat show person now, I have a tie – it’s a new me.’

Not everyone was impressed: Fans took to Twitter to complain about the show

The other side: Other people said they enjoyed the first of the star's chat shows, held on a Monday evening

The show pulled in 2.4m viewers, 21.9% of the share that evening which is above the average for the BBC1 Monday evening slot, which is usually 2.2m.

The show received mixed reviews from the public on Twitter, with one fan saying: ‘Michael McIntyre chat show??? Will has guests even get a word in? #MichaelMcIntyre’

The Michael McIntyre Chat Show: web review round-up

The Telegraph said: 'The show’s styling and presentation couldn’t have been much blander. McIntyre wasn’t an incisive, intrusive interviewer, preferring a matey approach with much joshing and chortling. All jovial enough but ultimately, this was a chat show with too little chat.'

The Spectator agreed, adding: 'The fact that we had nearly 15 minutes of McIntyre’s solo warm-up made it quite clear that the guests were of strictly secondary importance, and their carefully rationed slots ensured that their ‘chat’ consisted of little more than agreeing with the host that they were indeed marvellous.'

The Radio Times wasn't convinced: 'McIntyre is either supremely confident or asking for trouble – especially as industry insiders tell Radio Times that Monday nights are terrible for chat shows.'

MSN only gave the show two out of five stars, saying: 'It was a chat show where most of the talk came from the host. McIntyre is clearly unaccustomed to sharing the limelight or acting as the enabler of other people's anecdotes. And it showed.'

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FREUDIANSLIP, solihull, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago

Forget Lily. I think that the majority of viewers were tuning in to see the latest adventures of Michael McIntyre's hair.

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Kelly Daily, London, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago

I thought she retired?!

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monkeyboy, chichester, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago

WHY does this awful creature keep crossing her feet in photos? If she thinks it helps disguise her short,stumpy,thick legs,she's sorely mistaken.

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laura, Dublin, 11 hours ago

Dreadful music and can't actually sing at all

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Marly, London, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago

You wish

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norm, devon, 11 hours ago

When she sang live on Graham Norton show even the cat walked out!! She actually hurt my ears.

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pilgrim pete, plmouth, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago

So according to Lily she is famous all around the world. Yeah right and modest with it.

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rangiwahia, manchester, United Kingdom, 12 hours ago

No wonder she says she's more popular outside the UK - perhaps they don't know how vile her 1 st BBC chat show was when she showed a video of dogs-mating on air? Filth! trash voice/music!