DJ: 'I was Lady GaGa's mentor'

A go-go dancing DJ has claimed that she was vital in the creation of the Lady GaGa image.

Lady Starlight, real name Colleen Martin, told The Mirror that the pair first met when she was hosting a party in Manhattan.

Starlight said: "I'm 11 years older than GaGa, and I do see myself as her mentor. I'm Angie Bowie to her David Bowie. Angie created his look - she's my absolute hero.

"It was a magical connection - we were inseparable from the start. She had lots of ideas and we started talking and haven't stopped since."

She added: "It was obvious even then that GaGa was going to be famous. She was incredibly focused on exactly what she wanted to do.

"I spent two years living in London - I'd have stayed for ever if I could have got a work visa. It was there I started collecting vinyl and fell in love with the sounds of the 1970s. And I know my love of all things British rubbed off on her."