Lauren Cooper
| Lauren Cooper | |||||||||||||
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| The Catherine Tate Show character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Catherine Tate | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2004–07, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | 16 February 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 25 December 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Created by | Catherine Tate | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Derren Litten | ||||||||||||
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| Father | Terry Cooper |
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| Mother | Shelly Cooper |
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| Sisters | Shannon Cooper |
| Grandmothers | Joan Cooper |
| Aunts | Julie Johnson |
Dame Lauren Alesha Masheka Tanesha Felicia Jane Cooper is a fictional character in The Catherine Tate Show. Lauren is one of the show's main characters and is played by Catherine Tate. The character is "killed off" in the 2007 Christmas Special which aired on 25 December.
Lauren is a 15-year-old schoolgirl with a surly attitude and was most widely known for her phrase "Am I bovvered?" (i.e. bothered - the "v" in the word takes the place of the "th" that should be there; see th-fronting). When feeling angry or embarrassed, she frequently replies with defensive responses such as "Am I bovvered?", "Do I look bovvered?" or "Are you disrespecting me?", among others. As demonstrated through her clothing and mannerisms, Tate portrays Lauren as a caricature of a Chav.
She claimed to have been made a Dame at the end of her sketch on the Royal Variety Performance 2005.
In series one, sketches feature Lauren arguing with authority figures such as train conductors and teachers, as well as her best friend Liese Jackson (played by Niky Wardley) and love interest Ryan Perkins (played by Mathew Horne). She normally utters her trademark catchphrases only after being provoked or embarrassed. Lauren is one of the most popular characters with fans, and is arguably the most recognizable from the show. She is listed as "Fly Girl" on the series one DVD.
In series two, Lauren becomes more offensive than ever before. One notable change is that Lauren starts being insulting without provocation, while in the past, her catchphrase of "Am I bovvered?" was only used after she believed that she had been wronged in some way. She is now aged 15 and, according to one of her teachers, in grave danger of leaving school with no GCSEs.
In the 2005 Christmas special, her singing is revealed as poor when she, Liese and Ryan as "the Flygirl Collective and MC Perkins" audition for Fame Academy. In their audition, they sing their own rendition of "Shut Up" by The Black Eyed Peas which is poorly received by Richard Park.
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