She’s headlined Coachella, has an upcoming Vegas residency and sells out entire stadiums.

But there was a time Lady Gaga‘s manager had to beg for gigs — and she didn’t even have a manager.

The megastar told Ellen on Thursday that she used to pretend to be her own manager in order to book shows.

Faker! Lady Gaga has admitted she used to pretend to be her own manager to try book herself gigs — complete with dodgy English accent

‘When I started my career, i decided around 19 years old that I was going to go for it as a singer, because I couldn’t get any jobs as an actress,’ she told the host

‘I just hit the pavement running and I was dragging my piano around New York City banging on doors.

‘I would call I up and I would be like: “Hello this is Lady Gaga’s manager, she’s really hot right now, we would like the 10pm slot for her if you can for her in,’ she disclosed, even donning a dodgy English accent to complete the deception

‘I used to just pretend I was my own manager to try and get the best gig that I could.’

Full circle: ‘When I started my career, i decided around 19 years old that I was going to go for it as a singer, because I couldn’t get any jobs as an actress,’ she told the host

Fast forward just 13 years and Miss Lady — as Ellen now refers to her — is about to play the lead role opposite Bradley Cooper in his directorial debut, A Star Is Born.

Speaking about their early discussions on the collaboration, the Mother Monster admitted she was blown away by her co-stars singing voice.

‘We’re both from the East Coast, and we’re both Italian, so before i knew it I was heating up leftovers in the kitchen and feeding him and we were talking about life,’ she recalled.

Super star: Fast forward just 13 years and Miss Lady — as Ellen now refers to her — is about to play the lead role opposite Bradley Cooper in his directorial debut, A Star Is Born

‘And then we started to sing together at the piano — a song by Credence Clearwater Revival, Midnight Special.

‘And I heard his voice and I stopped dead in my tracks and I said “Oh My Gosh Bradley… you can sing.

‘He sings from his soul,’ she gushed. ‘And you now what? Hes a great songwriter, he wrote on all of his songs for this film.’

Got pipes: Speaking about their early discussions on the collaboration, the Mother Monster admitted she was blown away by her co-stars singing voice