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Lady Gaga has confirmed that she is engaged to her long-time partner, Michael Polansky.
The singer shared the news while speaking with French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal at the Paris Olympics over the weekend.
In a TikTok posted on Sunday (July 28), Attal shared a short clip of the “Poker Face” singer introducing herself and her partner.
Introducing Polansky, she surprised fans by saying, “This is my fiancé.”
“Lady Gaga is engaged,” wrote happy fans in the comments on Attal’s video.
The pop star and A star has been born The actress was in Paris for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. She performed the song “Mon Truc en Plumes” in tribute to the French dancer, actress and singer Zizi Jeanmaire. Although the ceremony was marred by a religious controversy, Gaga’s performance was considered a success.
“It was amazing,” said one fan of the show. “And congratulations on your engagement. You deserve to be very happy.”
Gaga began a relationship with businessman Polansky in February 2020. During an interview on the MSNBC show Good morning JoeThe star called him the “love of my life.”
She had previously been engaged to Shameless actor Taylor Kinney in 2015, before the couple ended their relationship a year later.
On X/Twitter, the singer expressed her feelings about performing at the ceremony.
“I am deeply grateful to have been asked to open the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this year. I am also honoured to have been asked by the Olympic Organising Committee to sing such a special French song, a song to honour the French people and their tremendous history of art, music and theatre.
“This song was sung by Zizi Jeanmaire, a French dancer born in Paris, who famously sang Mon Truc in Plumes in 1961.
“The title means ‘My Thing With Feathers.’ And this isn’t the first time we’ve crossed paths. Zizi starred in Cole Porter’s musical Anything Goes, which was my first jazz release.
“Although I am not a French artist, I have always felt a very special connection with the French and with the singing of French music.
“My greatest wish was to create a show that would warm the heart of France, celebrate French art and music and, on such a momentous occasion, remind everyone of one of the most magical cities on the planet: Paris.”
She went into detail about the various efforts she made to ensure the performance remained true to its French roots, including renting pom-poms from the archives of Le Lido, a French cabaret theatre, collaborating with Dior and studying French choreography.
“I hope you enjoy this performance as much as I did. And to all the French people, thank you very much for welcoming me to your country to sing in your honour. It is a gift I will never forget.”
