Laurie Brett (born 28 March 1969) is a Scottish actress, best known for her role as Jane Beale in EastEnders, in which she starred in it 2004 - 2012.
Brett was born in Hamilton, Scotland, and studied at the London Studio Centre. She is fluent in Spanish. She has participated in various charity events.
Brett was in a relationship with a musician named Dave Evans for six years. The couple met on a blind date in 2001 and got engaged; however, they split in 2007 before the wedding. Laurie told the Sunday Mirror, "It's an amicable split and we remain good friends."
Brett speaks with a Scottish accent, however, on moving to London, she adopted a London accent - fitting for her EastEnders role. She says she has always had a "knack" with accents and has admitted that speaking with a Scottish accent becomes handy when people ask if she is Jane from EastEnders. She has admitted that when asked that question she speaks with a Scottish accent and people then assume they are mistaken.
Brett has admitted to being a bit of a wild child in her youth, drinking heavily for 20 years.
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (/ˈstɛfəniː dʒʌrməˈnɑːtə/ STE-fə-nee jurr-mə-NAH-tə; born March 28, 1986), known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. She began performing in the rock music scene of Manhattan's Lower East Side, and was signed with Streamline Records by the end of 2007. During her employment as a songwriter for the record company, her vocal abilities captured the attention of recording artist Akon, who signed her to his label Kon Live Distribution.
Lady Gaga came to prominence as a recording artist following the release of her debut album The Fame (2008), which was a critical and commercial success that topped charts around the world and included the international number-one singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". After embarking on the The Fame Ball Tour, she followed the album with The Fame Monster (2009), which spawned the worldwide hit singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro". The album's success allowed her to embark on the eighteen-month long Monster Ball Tour, which later became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. Her most recent album Born This Way (2011) topped the charts of most major markets and generated more international chart-topping singles, including "Born This Way", "Judas" and "The Edge of Glory". Besides her musical career, she involves herself with humanitarian causes and LGBT activism.
I sold my soul to gain an inch from your woven hands
but I'm starting to realize
That you'll still feel this way
but I'm not gonna change
This phone call has gone the wrong direction
It's all just misperception
and I hope that we can find our way out of this one
I tried so hard but words came out of my mouth so slowly now
and baby girl if you just listen to the way we explain and justify
Where were the ones
that I needed the most?
Were they batting their lashes
at shadows and ghosts?
My patience is stretched thin,
like unaged skin
Dream of better times
when my time meant something
I tried so hard but words came out of my mouth so slowly now
and baby girl if you just listen to the way we explain and justify
My bones they creak, and my heart is weak
from the days we spent on fire
I'm not alone
I'm just flesh and bone
My bones they creak
yeah my bones they creak
My bones they creak, and my heart is weak