Madonna: 'Lady GaGa is raw, fresh, ballsy, very talented'

Madonna has reserved high praise for Lady GaGa.

The 'Material Girl' icon lauded the Born This Way hitmaker in an interview with BBC chatshow host Graham Norton last night.

"I liked her rawness and there was something fresh about there and ballsy.

Madonna on The Graham Norton Show

 "And when she spoke to the audience, she sounded like she had a similar sense of humour to me, quite ironic, and I liked her. So I do think she is very talented."

Recalling when she first encountered GaGa, Madonna added: "I saw her performing at a very small club in Manhattan a couple of years ago, maybe it was like three years ago.

"I was actually really impressed by her. I thought she was really cool and she did remind me of me back in the day."

The 53-year-old claimed in a separate interview earlier this week that GaGa's single 'Born This Way' is a copy of her 'Express Yourself'.