P643 Granada 643 Wed 8 Mar 15:51:18 1/4 THE BIG INTERVIEW: LULU With a new sjngli in the shops, an album in the pipeline and a TV sjtiis about to start, Lulu drops into the GMTV studios to talk life, love and career success with Lorraine Kelly. The 51 year old superstar hails from Glasgow, and hit the big-time in the sixties at the tinder age of 15 with the perennial classic 'Shout'. Five years later, in 1969, she won the European Song Contest with 'Boom Bang-a-Bang'.P643 Granada 643 Wed 8 Mar 15:51:10 2/4 THE BIG INTERVIEW: LULU Since then, she has had 16 top 40 hits, including 'Man With The Golden Gun' and the 1993 number one 'Relight My Fire', recorded with Take That. Lulu was a huge hit in the television world throughout the sixties and seventies, appearing on numerous chat shows and even hosting hit own highly popular variety show. She proved she hahn't lost that talent for TV last year when she fronted the Saturday night lottery show 'Red Alert' A second series has been commissioned.P643 Granada 643 Wed 8 Mar 15:54:14 3/4 THE BIG INTERVIEW: LULU This year Lulu re-launches her big-screen career (she starred opposite Sidney Poitier in the 1967 film 'To Sir With Love'). March 10th sees the release of the comedy film 'Whatever Happened To Harold Smith', in which she co-stars with Stephen Fry and Tom Courtenay. Married twice - firstly to Bee Gee Maurice Gibb, then to hairdresser-to- the-stars John Freida - Lulu has been free and single since 1994.P643 Granada 643 Wed 8 Mar 15:52:16 4/4 THE BIG INTERVIEW: LULU She now owns homes in London and Ibiza, and is reputedly worth a massive £35 million! Did you know? Her real name's real name is Marie McLaughlin Lawtii She is a Buddhist She's a fan of meditation and yoga She's fascinated by astrology (she'u a Scorpio with Virgo rising) She had a cameo in 'Absolutely Fabulous' as hjrsjlf!