AFTER months of speculation, Lady Gaga has finally confirmed her engagement to her longtime partner, Michael Polansky, at the 2024 Olympics.
Lady Gaga kept her engagement to Michael a secret for months before revealing the big news.
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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, and Michael were first linked in 2019 following her split from ex-fiancé Christian Carino.
The two went public with their relationship in early 2020 and have kept it relatively private.
Unlike her previous entertainment-focused partners, Michael is the co-founder of the Parker Foundation, an organization that seeks to help with civic engagement and global public health.
In November 2021, Gaga gushed over Michael, calling him “my whole life,” per The Hollywood Reporter.
In April of this year, Gaga sparked engagement rumors after she was seen wearing a huge ring on her finger while out in Los Angeles.
Once rumors began to circulate, Gaga left fans puzzled after the Poker Face singer kept hiding her ring finger.
For the months that followed, Gaga was seen ringless until she shared the news during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
While speaking to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal at the famed sporting event, Gaga introduced Michael as her fiancé.
Her engagement to Michael marks the third time the A Star is Born actress has been proposed to.
Before she was engaged to Christian, Gaga was engaged to Chicago Fire star Taylor Kinney.
The two dated from 2011 and got engaged in 2015. However, the pair were only engaged for a year before calling it quits.
PRIVATE HUBBY
In addition to hiding her ring finger, Gaga kept her engagement private, as Michael prefers to stay out of the limelight.
In fact, the two have reportedly been engaged for months, a source dished to People.
“The couple shared the happy news with family and close friends right away, but wanted to keep the engagement private otherwise,” the source said.
“They’re great together. He’s excited and supportive of her career.
Lady Gaga and boyfriend Michael Polansky’s relationship timeline
Inside the pop superstar’s relationship:
- December 2019: Lady Gaga and businessman Michael Polansky, 46, were first linked over New Year’s Eve 2020.
- January 2020: They made their relationship official a month later with the pop megastar, born Stefani Germanotta, posting an Instagram snap cuddling up to her new beau.
- “I’ve got a STUPID love,” she wrote in another post later that year.
- Polansky is a Harvard graduate. He’s a businessman and entrepreneur who holds several roles in various companies, including Park Foundation alongside Sean Parker, co-founder of Facebook and Napster.
- Polansky is also a board member of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, which funds research for cancer treatments.
- In a 2021 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Gaga described Polansky as “her whole life.”
- Gaga was previously engaged twice: first to Taylor Kinney in 2015 and then to Christian Carino in 2018.
- April 2024: Rumors swirled that the Bad Romance singer, 38, could be engaged for a third time to Polansky.
- April 7, 2024: Lady Gaga was pictured with a large diamond ring on her left ring finger while in Los Angeles.
- The singer wore an all-black outfit consisting of a skintight dress, a black oversized coat, and a huge rock on her left ring finger peeking out from her coat sleeve.
- April 28, 2024: Gaga was pictured covering her left hand with her sleeve during a tennis date outing with Polansky.
- Fans speculated she was trying to hide a major update in their relationship.
- “I don’t see enough people freaking out about Gaga’s engagement ring?? LIKE HELLO??” one fan wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
“He can’t stand being in the spotlight, but he lets her shine,” they continued.
The insider also mentioned that the two would “love to have a family.”
CLOUD NINE
Despite keeping their engagement top secret, a source told The U.S. Sun that Gaga is over the moon for Michael.
“Things are completely different with Michael and Stefani is on cloud nine,” the insider revealed.
“It sounds cheesy to say she is happier than ever, but she really is.
“She was in a dark space before she met him but he has been a steady, reliable and loving presence in her life, something she hasn’t had for a long time.
“He isn’t in showbiz and isn’t fussed about all the glitz and glamour and that’s been monumental for Stefani.”
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