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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ella Walker

Kate Lawler: ‘I don’t know why I can’t grow up!’

Kate Lawler (Eddie Judd Photography/PA) -

Kate Lawler practically vibrates with energy and curiosity, jumping with thoughts, feelings and opinions she has no qualms sharing. Whether it’s the micro-needling she had the day before, her skin still smarting (“I look a little bit Donald Trump!”), her love of a pisco sour or postnatal depression, she’s frank, funny and really quite dazzling.

You can see why she captured the nation’s attention in 2002, winning arguably the most iconic ever series of Big Brother. At just 22, not only was she the first female winner, her cohort also included Jade Goody, Alison Hammond and Adele Roberts.

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