Lily Allen has been dishing out compliments to her fellow pop star Miley Cyrus.

In a recent interview with France’s NRJ Radio the ‘Air Balloon’ singer was full of praise for Cyrus’ risqué image and her control over it.

Lily said: “'I actually think Rihanna and Miley in particular are [being sexy] because they want to do it. I don't think someone sat in a room with Miley Cyrus and said, ‘Right you're going to be sexy, stick your tongue out and wear bikinis.’”

She added: “She wants to do that, she's got a banging body. She's worked out in the gym all the time, she wants to show it off, that's great.”

Although she supports Miley Cyrus’ image choices, Allen spoke out against female stars being pressured into wearing exposing outfits:

“As a woman that works in this industry, if I want to be sexy and take my clothes off, I'll do it of my own accord. It's when somebody tells you to do it that I find it offensive. If you were a record company person you'd never ask a boy to take his top off.”

Lily Allen recently hit back at comments made by TV pundit Katie Hopkins after being called “pretty hideous” whilst she was pregnant. 

Watch Lily Allen's new video 'Air Balloon' below: