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Who is Michael Polansky, Lady Gaga’s fiancé?
Lady Gaga is engaged! Meet the successful businessman and future husband of the superstar: Here’s everything we know about Michael Polansky.
Lady Gaga is engaged! After four years of dating businessman Michael Polansky, the Telephone singer is about to tie the knot. The 38-year-old singer announced the news when introducing her partner as her “fiancé” to French Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The moment was captured in a TikTok shared by Attal, which shows Gaga and Polansky about to watch a swimming competition. “Thank you Lady Gaga for your amazing performance at the opening ceremony. It was breathtaking,” the prime minister wrote in the video’s description.
When the video went viral, a source close to the singer revealed that the engagement took place at the beginning of the year, adding that Gaga is very excited about the upcoming marriage.
“It sounds corny to say she’s happier than ever, but she really is,” the source told The Mirror. “She was in a dark place before she met him, but he’s been a constant, reliable and loving presence in her life – something she hasn’t had for a long time,” she concluded. But who is Michael Polansky? And how did their relationship come about? We explain.
Who is Michael Polansky, Lady Gaga’s fiancé?
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky first crossed paths in 2020, after the star ended her engagement to Christian Carino. The relationship was confirmed at the end of that year when the two were spotted together at a New Year’s Eve gathering. According to various reports, the couple spent the coronavirus quarantine at the singer’s home, which helped strengthen their relationship.
While Lady Gaga’s name is widely recognized, her fiancé prefers to keep a slightly lower profile. Michael Polansky graduated from Harvard University with a degree in applied mathematics and computer science. He is currently an entrepreneur and businessman. According to his LinkedIn profile, he helped create the Parker Foundation with Sean Parker in 2015.
Lady Gaga has been working in her new album LG7, which is due to be released in October. She gave fans a teaser this week in Paris, getting out a laptop to play a couple of brief snippets outside her hotel.