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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 15-16 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).