[51] In November 2014 she was a guest on BBC One's The Graham Norton Show in which she revealed that her first stage appearance had been performing an impression of Gary Glitter in her school nativity play.[52]. Speaking of Little Britain, Tate's Lauren has often been compared and indeed confused with Lucas's Vicky Pollard; she has had "yeah but no but" yelled at her in the street just as he has been assailed with "am I bovvered?". At the end of 2005 she appeared in the award-winning BBC television adaptation of Bleak House. [8], Tate attended St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School in Holborn, and Notre Dame High School, a convent secondary school for girls in Southwark. Another account holds that she was born on 5 December[3][4] 1969[5][6][4][3] (05/12/69). One of the possible dates is 12 May 1968[1][2] (12/05/68). In 2011 she took part in the charity's 2011 Charity Calendar. [43]

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[2] Tate played the role of Miss Sarah Postern in the BBC One sitcom Big School (2013–2014).

The segment was a crossover between EastEnders and The Catherine Tate Show, featuring Eastenders characters Peggy Mitchell, Little Mo Mitchell and Stacey Slater, whilst Tate appeared as Lauren.

In 2010-2011, she played a lead role in Seasons Greetings at the National Theatre alongside Mark Gatiss. then I'd worry. In 2013, Tate returned to the Doctor Who universe, narrating Death's Deal, the penultimate story of the 50th anniversary audio series Destiny of the Doctor, before reprising the role of Donna Noble for Big Finish Productions. Her father had abandoned the family when she was young, which seems to be another remarkably common denominator in the early lives of people who grow up to become performers. The show was a one off Christmas special however was followed by three other episodes in 2014 and 2015 which are known collectively as Catherine Tate's Nan. [8] It was rumoured in early 2019 that Tate is engaged to American screenwriter Jeff Gutheim. Catherine Tate dated Twig Clark in the past, but they broke up in December, 2008.