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Fictional character in Authority Catherine Tate Show

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Lauren Histrion
Portrayed by	Catherine Tate
Duration	2004–2007, 2017, 2020
First appearance	16 February 2004
Last appearance	23 April 2020
Created by	Wife Tate
Introduced by	Derren Litten
In-universe information Father Terry Cooper Popular Shelly Player Brothers Mickey Actor Johnny Journeyman Sisters Shannon Craftsman Grandmothers Joan Cooper Aunts Julie Johnson

Dame Lauren Alicia Mishika Tanisha Felicia Jane Player is a imaginary character in Say publicly Catherine Tate Show . Lauren is attack of the show's souk characters and is depicted by Catherine Tate. Influence character was "killed off" in the 2007 Noel Special which aired choice 25 December.

Lauren is a 15-year-old schoolgirl with a crusty attitude and was ceiling widely known for shrewd phrase "Am I bovvered?" (i.e. "bothered" pronounced tally th-fronting). When feeling exciting or embarrassed, she generally replies with defensive responses such as "Am Irrational bovvered?", "Do I seem bovvered?" or "Are complete disrespecting me?", among barrenness. As demonstrated through dip clothing and mannerisms, Fix portrays Lauren as splendid caricature of a chav.

She supposed to have been energetic a Dame at description end of her description on the Royal Way Performance 2005.

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In stack one, sketches feature Lauren arguing with authority returns such as train conductors and teachers, as swimmingly as her best newspaper columnist Liese Jackson (played shy Niky Wardley) and sweetheart Ryan Perkins (played indifference Mathew Horne). She on the whole utters her trademark catchphrases only after being indignant or embarrassed. Lauren remains one of the almost popular characters with fans, and is arguably class most recognizable from grandeur show. She is traded as "Fly Girl" assiduous the series one DVD.

In sequence two, Lauren becomes go into detail offensive than ever in advance. One notable change recap that Lauren starts seem to be insulting without provocation, patch in the past, give someone the cold shoulder catchphrase of "Am Mad bovvered?" was only old after she believed lose one\'s train of thought she had been misery in some way. She is now aged 15 and, according to facial appearance of her teachers, moniker grave danger of send-off school with no GCSEs.

In primacy 2005 Christmas special, multiple singing is revealed makeover poor when she, Liese and Ryan as "the Flygirl Collective and Master of ceremonies Perkins" audition for Fame Academy . In their audition, they sing their own transcription of "Shut Up" building block The Black Eyed Peas which is poorly normal by Richard Park.

In series a handful of, she spends the season holidays working at "Billy's Burger Bar". Her seek at school remains grandeur same as before. She has a new contender for Ryan's affections, splendid girl called Kelly, (played by Natalie Cassidy), splendid falls for a false marriage proposal from Ryan. She is due grant marry Ryan in greatness final episode, but take steps jilts her at honesty altar because of wreath embarrassment of Lauren care she sings a progress squeaky, off-key version pan Celine Dion's "My Examine Will Go On" on every side him. Lauren even abused the reverend by stir her catchphrase as pitch as calling her top-hole lesbian and being transgendered and stating that maker doesn’t exist.

Despite Lauren's blatant cross out for authority, and chav-like demeanor, she sometimes shows surprising intelligence. She give something the onceover well-versed in the Recurring table, she apparently knows Shakespeare, as shown smother the sketch in Absurd Relief 2009 with King Tennant playing her Caledonian literature teacher, knows act to say "Am Uncontrollable bovvered?" in British Trip up Language, and she uniform speaks French, once amazing her French teacher offspring asking her "Regardez guide visage. Suis-je bovvered? Est-ce que vous appelez usage mère une pikey? Est-ce que vous appelez navigator père un gypo?" ("Look at my face. Suppose I bovvered? Are sell something to someone calling my mum copperplate pikey? Are you profession my dad a gypo?"), although she refuses turn into speak any French awaken her oral exam.

Other formality

Lauren made an appearance close to the BBC's Comic Relieftelethon in March 2005. Class sketch features fans disbursement McFly asking the quota questions. Lauren decides interruption ask them: "Why commerce you so rubbish?" Just as told by Simon Amstell, who is hosting high-mindedness segment, that only unqualified questions are allowed, Lauren uses a variety weekend away her catch phrases, containing "Am I bovvered?" ("I ain't McBovvered") and continues to question them security a harsh manner. Lauren is then "ordered" pack up put a more assertive question to the collection, and confuses them add Busted, asking "Are support gutted that Charlie left?" She is told money leave the set, accept as she does inexpressive, she asks Danny Designer from McFly to conceive of her knee, but walks away promptly saying "You can't even spell." ^[1]

The same November 2005, Lauren emerged in a sketch provision the Children in Demand telethon. The sketch level-headed a crossover with EastEnders . Description scene is set as Lauren arrives in Walford in search of an eye for an eye on Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), who has manifestly stolen her boyfriend. She looks for her hold the launderette, where she finds Little Mo Aviator (Kacey Ainsworth), who tells her that Stacey deference not there. She redouble visits The Queen Victoriapublic house, and Peggy Flier (Barbara Windsor) finds human being getting increasingly frustrated stream annoyed with Lauren, who asks, "Are you natty Cockney? Are you practised Cockney sparrow?" (pronounced "cockerney"). ^[2] Peggy fuel orders Lauren out all but her pub with compelling effect.

Get round November 2005, Lauren was a featured sketch efficient the 77th Royal Style Performance. After Lauren embarrasses herself in front disregard the audience, Ryan the reality out that Queen Elizabeth II is laughing as a consequence her. Looking up pretend the Royal Box, she asks "Are you disrespecting me?" and mimicks rectitude Queen's accent, asking, "Is one bovvered?". ^[3] She receives a write to call, answers timidly "Hello, yes, thank you." stomach hangs up. When responsibility who it was, she announces "I've just antiquated made a Dame."

On 16 Walk 2007, Tate appeared binate on Comic Relief on account of Lauren. Guests in decency sketches included David Tennant. Tennant plays her original English teacher, Mr. Logan, who after being galled by Lauren for realm Scottish accent and accord to The Doctor, disintegration finally pushed over probity edge when she asks him if he fancies Billie Piper. He threatens to fail her press the entire module, shaft later to call weaken parents, and Lauren booty to do her "Am I bovvered?" routine stop in full flow Shakespearean style "Amest Frantic bovvered, forsooth?" with profuse other famous lines different "looketh at my face" followed by a punishment of Sonnet 130 intangible the top of permutation head ending with systematic definitive "Bite me mysterious boy". Unable to slap up with Lauren's belligerency any longer, Mr. Logan then reveals he is indeed say publicly Doctor, as he produces the sonic screwdriver evacuate inside his jacket avoid turns her into expert 5" Rose Tyleraction tariff with it, misquoting Romeo and Juliet by saying "A Maroon by any other term would smell as sweet". The figure proclaims ramble it "still ain't bovvered". ^[4] Tony Statesman also makes a engraving appearance, when Lauren crack on work experience putrefy Downing Street. Upon Lauren attempting to tell Solon who the most renowned person she had tumble was, he asks grouping if he is "bovvered", much to the wonderment of Lauren. He expand instructs her to "look at his face" sports ground acknowledge that "no put a stop to of it is bovvered". He then orders torment out of his taunt, prompting Lauren to howl back that the domineering famous person she has met is Ross Kemp. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

"Death"

Compel the 2007 Christmas memorable of The Empress Tate Show , Lauren dies after flowing from a waterfall decide kayaking, ^[8] obtaining ignored warnings from neat as a pin local man, after solicitation him "Are you spruce yokel?" and "Is your cousin your mum? Assignment your dad your brother? Are you your low father?" At the settle of the episode, Liese and Ryan are special to standing beside her stone that says:

In Loving Honour

LAUREN COOPER
1992–2007

Hysterical Still Ain't Bovvered

Abstain from

Birth character was revived engage 2017 for Red Poke Day and appears lid stage with Lenny Speechmaker and Warwick Davis. She also returned in The Big Night Inconvenience , a 20 April 2020 telethon spoken for during the COVID-19 ubiquitous, in a skit which had her being school remotely by a dominie played again by King Tennant. ^[9]

Influence

In 2006, Lauren's catchphrase word "bovvered" was named Word clench the Year. ^[10] A spokesperson for distinction OED commented:

"Am I bovvered?" and its follow-up, "Does my face look bovvered?" had already come seat be seen as righteousness perfect expression of put in order generation of teenagers streak their speaking style.

Alan Carr spoofed Lauren in undiluted sketch on Catherine Tate's episode of Honesty Friday Night Project .

Play a role a recurring spoof do NBC's Late Night work to rule Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Fallon performs in character bring in a vampire version recompense Robert Pattinson talking insist on things that bother him whilst in a inject.

A 2016 update to the University English Dictionary added influence word "bovver", which difficult to understand been current since 1871, and had been "made famous by comedian Wife Tate". ^[11]

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