United Kingdom, April 29 -- Lily Allen has apologised for "being mean" to Katy Perry about the Blue Origin space flight.

The 39-year-old singer joined the chorus criticising the 'Firework' hitmaker and the all-female crew - which included broadcaster Gayle King and Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez - for their brief trip into orbit earlier this month but has now backtracked and expressed regret for her "internalised misogyny".

Speaking on her Miss Me? podcast, Lily said: "I would actually like to apologise for being mean about Katy Perry last week.

"Oh, there was actually no need for me to bring her name into it, and it was my own internalised misogyny."

Lily had previously singled out the artist in her damning criticism of the space...