Mika has said that Lady Gaga is nothing but a character, and the woman who created her, Stefani Germanotta, is far from the big bag of weird she appears to be.
Mika told The Sun: "She is her own creation. A weird, bizarre, but very successful creation. No one cared about her before. She's created a career for herself. When she's out she's Lady Gaga, but behind closed doors she is Stefani. She is completely different personality-wise, though, when we're alone - nothing crazy like people think she is, very normal, very sweet and extremely intelligent. She is very, very focused, bright and funny. She doesn't take herself too seriously".