London
(ANI):
'Poker
Face'
singer
Lady
Gaga's
outrageous
outfits
and
crazy
hairstyles
have
been
attributed
to
a
woman
friend
of
hers,
who
is
also
her
mentor.
New
York
party
fixture
and
go-go
dancing
DJ,
Lady
Starlight,
revealed
how
she
created
many
of
her
over-the-top
outfits
and
persuaded
Lady
Gaga
to
parade
around
on
stage
in
skimpy
PVC
undies
and
Indian
he
addresses.
"It's
crazy
knowing
that
the
biggest
star
in
the
world
was
inspired
by
me," the
Mirror
quoted
Starlight,
real
name
Colleen
Martin,
as
saying.
"But
I
was
the
one
who
told
her
to
take
her
trousers
off
because
I
rarely
wore
any
myself.
She's
always
been
so
great
on
talking
about
me.
"Giving
credit
where
it's
due
rarely
happens
in
the
music
industry,
but
Gaga
has
always
done
that
and
I'm
very
grateful
for
that,"
she
said.
The
two
had
met
and
become
friends
on
Gaga's
20th
birthday,
and
they
teamed
up
and
named
their
act
Lady
Gaga
and
the
Starlight
Review,
wearing
tiny
bikini
tops
and
sequinned
knickers.
Starlight,
now
34,
taught
Gaga,
real
name
Stefanie
Germanotta,
how
to
make
over-the-top
outfits.
"The
outfits
were
quite
often
stuck
together
with
glue.
Sometimes
they
held
up
and
sometimes
they
fell
apart
on
stage.
We
always
wanted
the
flashiest
garments
possible...
and
to
be
as
naked
as
possible,"
Starlight
said.
"She
was
already
working
on
her
album
and
a
lot
of
what's
on
The
Fame
were
songs
that
we've
performed.
"As
I'm
11
years
older
than
Gaga,
I
do
see
myself
as
her
mentor.
And
I
know
that
my
love
of
all
things
British
must
have
rubbed
off
on
her,"
she
stated.
Lady
Gaga
has
also
spoken
fondly
about
their
friendship,
recalling
times
they
spent
together.
"Lady
Starlight
and
I
would
spin
vinyl
in
my
apartment,
sewing
our
bikinis
for
the
show
and
listening
to
David
Bowie
and
the
New
York
Dolls,"
Gaga
said.
Starlight,
who
is
still
DJing
and
appearing
at
clubs
with
Gaga's
ex
Luc
Carl,
says
she
doesn''t
care
that
she
has
been
left
behind.
"My
style,
performance
art
and
DJing
inspired
her
persona.
Now
she''s
gone
on
to
become
a
global
phenomenon
and
I''m
so
proud,"
she
added.