Lady Gaga Says She Initially Thought Michael Polansky ‘Was Joking’ When He Proposed

Lady Gaga thought her fiancé Michael Polansky’s proposal was a joke when he popped the question.

The Joker: Folie à Deux star, 38, revealed on the Sept. 27 episode of The Graham Norton Show that she hadn’t anticipated Polansky, 41, would propose— and didn’t believe it when it happened.

“He proposed on April 1st, and I thought he was joking,” Gaga revealed of the engagement on April Fool’s Day, a day known for pranks. 

She went on to note that once she got the ring, it was even harder to keep the engagement under wraps, especially as she was scheduled for several high-profile appearances. 

“Then when we went to the Olympics, we were filmed saying hello to the Prime Minister [Gabriel Attal] and I was caught on camera saying, ‘This is my fiancé,’ ” she recalled. “I had wanted to keep it a secret!”

Earlier this week, the couple appeared together at the London premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux with the musician and actress donning a dramatic red gown by Celine by Hedi Slimane for the event, while her beau wore a classic black suit by the same designer. 

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The pair posed together for several photos on the red carpet with their arms around each other and were even photographed sharing a smooch and exchanging some loving glances. 

Gaga and Polansky were first linked in 2020 when they were photographed kissing at a New Year’s Eve party in Las Vegas. Shortly after, they made their relationship Instagram official at the 2020 Super Bowl in Miami.

The “Born This Way” singer previously opened up about their private relationship in Vogue earlier this month, saying that he has helped her find balance in her life as, “the missing piece… was having real love.”

“I had never met anyone like Michael,” she added to the outlet. “He’s so smart and so kind. And his life and my life are very different. He’s a very private guy and he’s not with me for any other reason than that we are right for each other.”

Now that she has found her partner, Gaga said she looks forward to taking the next step with him. She told Buzzfeed Canada in an interview that one of the things she wanted to manifest in the next 15 years was a family of her own.

“You know, I’m so happy to be in love and I’m so excited to have a family," Gaga said. "So that’s definitely number one.”