I want to drink from your cup to see what those genes are': Lady Gaga admits she's big fan of EastEnders' veteran June Brown

Just last week Britney Spears revealed she was a big fan of Coronation Street, now Lady Gaga has spoken out about her love of rival soap EastEnders.
The revelation came after the 27-year-old shared a sofa with Walford icon June Brown, who played Dot Branning (nee Cotton) in the show since 1985, on The Graham Norton Show.


She said: 'I am a really big fan of yours. Youare so fabulously dressed. I am honored to be sitting next to you.'
Helping herself to June's glass of wine, she added: 'I want to drink from your cup to see what those genes are.'

Unlikely pals: Lady Gaga revealed she was a big fan of EastEnders actress June Brown while appearing on The Graham Norton Show

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June, 86, who has just written her autobiography, joked that she chose a quirky outfit to 'outdo' her fellow guest who cosied up to the actress, adjusting her dress with pins from her headdress, adding: 'You look amazing.'

 

The Poker Face star also spoke to host Norton about how she uses her outrageous wardrobe other than to grab attention and sell records.
The star says she heard voices in her head as a youngster and turned to her off the wall costumes to deal with her 'insanity'
Gaga was born Stefani Germanotta to wealthy religious parents and raised in Manhattan where she attended a Catholic all-girls school.

Graham's guests: (Left to right) Lady Gaga, June Brown, Jude Law and Greg Davies during filming for the show which airs on Friday

She has spoken in the past of how she turned to cocaine in her late teens as she battled depression, but exposed the true extent of her mental struggle on the Channel 4 show.
Wearing a huge feathered headdress the superstar replied openly about the trauma behind her extraordinary ensembles.
She said: 'It’s how I deal with my insanity. From when I was young I had voices in my head, and for the longest time I was drinking and doing a lot of drugs, and it was the clothing and the artistry that saved me.
'I get sheer joy out of creativity, it’s like a psychedelic experience for me.'

Secret behind her headdress: Gaga performs on the show after confessing she uses her outrageous dress sense to curb her 'insanity'

Quirky look: June Brown joked that she chose a quirky outfit to 'outdo' fellow guest Gaga

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Back to black: Lady Gaga leaves her London hotel in an oversized hat and mask, Oct 2013

Remember the meat dress: Lady Gaga at the MTV Video Music Awards 2010

Outrageous: Gaga who is godmother to Sir Elton John¿s two sons Zachary and Elijah and apparently 'spoils the hell out of them' performed on the show

She said of her upbringing: 'I was very respectful of my parents but I was like a grenade that pulls out its own pin. I just wanted to get the hell out of there. I wanted to go out and play music and when I couldn’t make music I went nuts and it made my parents nuts.']
Speaking on this Friday’s episode of The Graham Norton Show about her mother’s shock reaction to her nose piercing, she added: 'Isn’t that ridiculous, of all the things I did? I was like, ‘Mom, really? I’m naked in every magazine’.'

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Gaga is godmother to Sir Elton John’s two sons Zachary and Elijah and apparently 'spoils the hell out of them'.

Speaking , she said: 'I bring them presents all the time. They are the most beautiful kids and I’ve never seen such a loving family. They are absolutely the symbol of the future modern family.'
This year, Gaga was forced to cancel dates on her Born This Way Ball tour due to a hip injury.
She said: 'Who dances on a broken hip for three months and doesn’t know? The thing is when you are on a tour for that long everything hurts and it’s not a possibility to me to cancel.
'I can’t say no and I can’t stop. I felt dead not performing.'
Meanwhile, Hollywood Brit actor Jude Law and comedian Greg Davies also feature on Friday night's show.
Graham Norton has been beating rival chat show host Jonathan Ross to the best guests, with Rossy's line up falling flat on his Saturday night show.

Pick of the guests: Meanwhile, Hollywood Brit actor Jude Law and comedian Greg Davies also feature on Friday night's show with Graham said to be signing up the cream of the crop to appear on his sofa

Top host: 'I heard voices in my head': Lady Gaga tells Graham she uses outrageous costumes to deal with her 'insanity' she suffered as a youngster