SINCE bursting into the charts 16 years ago, Lady Gaga has gone out of her way to shock and entertain in her quest to become the biggest pop star on the planet.
But working herself to the bone came at a price, because she now admits to having self- medicated on booze, cigarettes and cannabis to escape the pressures of fame she created.
Gaga revealed: “I used to drink a lot and smoke a lot, and I was always looking for an out.
“I used to call it the trap door.
“I used to be like, ‘I need an escape route.’ I stopped doing that.
“And I actually started feeling it — being present.”
I sometimes worry people will say I’m boring these days but honestly…thank God I’m boring!
Lady Gaga
I was living on the edge and didn’t know what was going to happen to me
Now the controversial megastar — who famously wore a meat dress at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards and released the track Judas just days before Easter Sunday in 2011 — reckons fans may think she has become dull as she is leading a quieter, more contented life with entrepreneur fiancé Michael Polansky, 46.
Gaga, 38, said: “Sometimes I worry people will say I’m boring these days, but honestly, thank God I’m boring.
“Because I was living on the edge.
“I don’t know what was going to happen to me living that way.
“So the fact that I have these answers . . . On the one hand, I’m like, ‘Oh man, snooze-fest!’
“But, actually, I’m so grateful.
“Because I found a sense of happiness and joy that is true to me.”
The Born This Way hitmaker, who has sold 170million records, opened up to Elle magazine as she prepares to release her seventh album Mayhem on March 7.
She told how rather than criticising herself, she has learned to channel “the darkness” into her music.
Gaga said: “I’m not going to torture myself. I’m going to celebrate.
“I feel some embarrassment and that’s a very vulnerable thing to share.
“But I think through making this album, I was able to really love myself through all of that.
“Confronting the music was a way of confronting some of the things I’ve been through, and going, ‘It’s OK that that’s who you are’ and celebrating it about myself instead of trying to pretend it’s not real.”
The singer — real name Stefani Germanotta — says she now loves nothing more than cooking at home and snuggling up on the sofa with Michael and their dogs.
She revealed: ‘I’m just trying to feel as ‘in my skin’ as possible and not like I’m performing all the time.’
It’s a big change from the days when her punishing schedule led to severe exhaustion that forced close pal Sir Elton John to step in.
She said in 2014: “He got me on the straight and narrow.
“He was telling me: ‘Gaga, you’re smoking too much’. He saved me.”
During her Monster Ball world tour in 2010, Gaga collapsed on stage in New Zealand while performing mega-hit Bad Romance.
Her third tour, the Born This Way Ball, came to an abrupt end in February 2013 when she had to cancel 21 shows due to being in agony.
It turned out she had earlier fractured her hip on stage, which later turned into fibromyalgia — a nerve condition that causes widespread discomfort.
The chronic pain resulted in Gaga being forced to cut ten shows from her 2018 Joanne world tour.
She previously said of her diagnosis: “We got all the MRIs done before I went to surgery.
“There were giant craters, a hole in my hip and the cartilage was just hanging out.
“I had a tear on the inside of my joint and a huge breakage.
“The surgeon told me that if I had done another show I might have needed a full hip replacement.”
But things are finally back on track, with Gaga admitting her last world tour in 2022 was the first time she had been both pain-free and enjoyed life on the road.
The manageable run of 22 stadium dates was in stark contrast to the 203 shows she played around the globe from 2009 through 2011, which left her on the brink.
Gaga said: “The Chromatica Ball — that was the first time I had that much enjoyment on a tour.
“And it was because the focus was not entirely on the show.
“I was asking, ‘How can I go out in the city that I’m in and be part of the local art community or see what’s happening here, talk to strangers in the neighbourhood? How can I spend time with people?”’
“Now touring is more about me as a total human.
“It makes the experience on stage even more powerful because by the time I get there, I’ve been doing other things that I can think about.
“I relate to the audience as real people because I’ve lived a real life.”
Gaga says she now understands that Stefani the person matters just as much as Gaga the megastar.
Asked if she has any advice for the likes of Chappell Roan and Charli XCX, who are currently dominating the charts, Gaga says: “I don’t know what their experience will be like, but what I hope for them is that they will know as soon as possible that their whole life matters.
“Who you are at home is just as valuable as who you are when you’re on stage.
“And no matter what anyone says to you, you can value who you are outside of all of this.
“I’ve been in the business for years.
“Being a woman and a product at the same time was really exhausting.
“My music, my image, was sold.”
But fans should not worry that the Gaga persona is winding down, because her next album looks like a return to the pop roots that made her a global chart-topper.
The singer added: “I love being Lady Gaga.
“I love being me.”
As for the future, The Sun understands that a 2026 world tour is on the cards.
Before that, she will perform at the Grammy Awards on Sunday where her Bruno Mars collaboration Die With A Smile is nominated for Best Song and Best Duo/Group Performance.
But Gaga makes no secret that she cannot wait to walk down the aisle with partner Michael before starting a family of their own.
She said of the future and turning 40 in a couple of years’ time: “I’d actually like things to be less about me.
“I really want to be there for people around me as much as I can.
“That’s the thing that makes me most happy.
“That doesn’t mean that I don’t want to be an artist.
“But I think the thing I’d like in my forties is to discover all the ways I can show up better for people in my life — all the ways that I can create positivity and joy.
“Music’s just one way that I do it.”
Talking about having children one day, she added: “Family — it’s like the roots of the tree.
“They grow long, and sometimes they’re mangled, and sometimes they’re full with water, and sometimes they’re thirsty.
“Family is what makes you who you are, and it also defines your need for change.
“I just did my best and tried to stay true to myself along the way.
“That’s something Michael and I have talked about a lot — allowing our kids to be their own people.
“It’s such an intense thing for kids coming into the world.
“They’re told how to think and what to believe in and how to eat.
“I just kind of want to let my kids find out who they are.”
POP star Charli XCX has pulled out of performing at the Brit Awards ceremony — despite leading the nominations with five.
The 32-year-old British singer had been in advanced talks for the ceremony at South East London’s O2 Arena on March 1, but cancelled this week after months of negotiations.
Former Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall, 32, has now been drafted in to replace her for the biggest night in UK music.
Charli made the U-turn to take pressure off herself, after agreeing to perform at this Sunday’s Grammy Awards in LA, where she has eight nominations.
The US ceremony has been pared back due to the California wildfires, with after-parties, including Charli’s, scaled down.
A music insider explained: “Charli’s team had been in negotiations with the Brits for months and she was set to perform on the night.
“But she’s decided it didn’t feel right and she doesn’t want the added pressure.
“She has planned a major performance at the Grammys and the thought of doing the same again at the Brits felt like it was too much.
“When it comes to the Brits, she still intends to go, but she wants to be able to let her hair down and celebrate without the pressure of getting up to sing — particularly as she won’t be able to party after the Grammys.”
Charli is expected to win big at the Grammys, where she will battle Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Billie Eilish for Record and Album of the Year.
At the Brits, she is up for Best Artist, Best Song and Album of the Year for her No 1 record Brat, as well as Best Pop Act and Best Dance Act.
She was nominated for Brits in 2015, 2020, 2023 and 2024, but never won.
Meanwhile, Jade has previously scooped three Brits with Little Mix.
This year she is nominated for Best Pop Act and Song of the Year for Angel of My Dreams, which is the hit she is expected to perform.
US stars Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan are also in advanced talks to sing at the bash, which will be televised live on ITV1.
THE draw for tonight’s National Lottery EuroMillions (January 28, 2025) has taken place, with life-changing cash prizes at stake.
Check the results to see if you have just won a fortune and bagged enough to start that jet-set lifestyle you always dreamed of.
Every EuroMillions ticket also bags you an automatic entry into the UK Millionaire Maker, which guarantees at least one player will pocket £1million in every draw.
You can find out if you’re a winner by checking your ticket against tonight’s numbers below.
Tonight’s National Lottery EuroMillions winning numbers are: 09, 37, 41, 42, 49 and the Lucky Stars are: 01, 09.
The UK Millionaire Maker Selection winner is: TMTL79764.
Tonight’s National Lottery Thunderball winning numbers are: 02, 03, 16, 19, 24 and the Thunderball is 12.
The first EuroMillions draw took place on February 7, 2004, by three organisations: France’s Française des Jeux, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado in Spain and the Camelot in the UK.
One of the UK’s biggest prizes was up for grabs on December, 4, 2020 with a whopping £175million EuroMillions jackpot, which would make a winner richer than Adele.
Another previous UK winner who’s whole life was altered with their jackpot was a player who wanted to remain anonymous on October 8, 2019. They walked off with a cool £170,221,000.
Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs in Scotland, netted a huge £161,653,000 in the July 12, 2011.
Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Haverhill, Suffolk, picked up £148,656,000 after they played the draw on August, 10, 2012, while Jane Park became Britain’s youngest lottery winner when she scooped up £1 million in 2013.
The odds of winning any EuroMillions prize are 1 in 13.
Could tonight’s jackpot of £14million see you handing in your notice and swapping the daily commute for slurping champagne on a super yacht or lying back on a private beach in the Bahamas?
TIMOTHEE Chalamet today borrowed his girlfriend Kylie Jenner’s $6K silver Chanel purse for an outing in NYC.
The Wonka actor, 29, and The Kardashians star, 27, have been dating for almost two years and have been going from strength to strength.
Kylie and boyfriend Timothee are smitten with each other, and now it looks like they are sharing each other’s things.
Stepping out today in New York the Hollywood star was seen sporting a stunning silver Chanel purse.
We can now reveal that the designer bag does in fact belong to his girlfriend Kylie.
The impressive purse retails at around $6K.
Timothee is known for his unique style, and he was seen out dressed in a pink puffer jacket, complete with a woolly scarf and hat.
He finished off the look with his girlfriend’s expensive silver bag.
Meanwhile, this week Kylie was accused of copying her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend Lily-Rose Depp after running into her at a Paris Fashion Week show.
The two women were in attendance at the Chanel fashion show, with both starlets rocking garments from the brand.
Amid their appearance at the show, fans accused Kylie of copying Lily-Rose’s personal style.
The Kardashians star could be seen at the event rocking a Chanel skirt and blazer combo, with each garment made from a cream-colored tweed.
The socialite looked unrecognizable in the outfit, which is a far cry from what she would usually sport.
In a Reddit forum, fans and critics gave their verdict on the reality star’s new look.
“Kylie Rose Jenner. ohhh so she’s a Chanel girlie now,” penned the original poster.
“She’s trying to be LRD again here with the Chanel style lol Miss depp has been a Chanel girl for years. So cringe,” said one person in the comments.
“If I were Lily-Rose Depp I’d be glad to be such an inspiration to half of the Hollywood wannabes,” added a second.
A third then penned: “Also to add that Kylie has never really worn Chanel apart from the tacky CC logo printed all over that luxury brands do for people who want to SHOW they’re wearing luxury brands. her wearing a tweed set is so telling lol.”
Kylie and Timothée have been dating since April 2023, with them reportedly in a casual relationship.
According to a source who recently dished on the couple’s relationship, Kylie “definitely sees a future with him” and “feels like Timothée is so different from all her other exes”.
In recent weeks and months, rumors have been rife that Kylie and Timothée could be expecting a child together.
Last week some snaps from her trip to Aspen with sister Kendall Jenner emerged, where it looked as though Kylie had a “bump”.
But before the “bump” snaps made their way online and sparked speculation, Kylie subtly shut down any rumors of being pregnant.
In some snaps from her trip to Paris earlier this month for her boyfriend’s movie premiere, Kylie seemingly revealed – in a subtle way – that she is not pregnant.
The subtle revelation was due to how she was drinking white wine on the date night with her famous actor boyfriend.
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