Inside Lady Gaga's love story: Who is Michael Polansky & details about their obscure proposal

Lady Gaga just revealed a few juicy details about how her obscure boyfriend, now-fiancГ©, Michael Polansky asked for her hand in marriage. Here are the details

Lady Gaga and her fiancГ© Michael Polansky have been catching social media buzz with stories of their tumultuous romance that's going too well. Not long ago, the couple made their debut on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival to promote their intimate and tumultuous film, Joker: Folie Г  Deux. In a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Lady Gaga revealed that a businessman proposed to her while she was rock climbing. He asked me right after my birthday. My birthday was kind of over and I was like, 'Oh, I guess he's going to propose to me...'" she said, showing off a cool diamond ring.

Who is Michael Polansky?

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Michael waited until they finished climbing to ask the question. "We went back to the room and we talked. He asked me -- typical Michael -- and he wanted to acknowledge whether a proposal like the one he arranged was possible. And I was like, 'Yeah, that's normal!'" she continued. Like, the ring was in his bag, and it was actually kind of cute.' She pointed out that he didn't get down on one knee. But, you know. I'm a positive woman. I really like what he did.'

When Jimmy asked about their wedding intentions, Gaga admitted that they were thinking of having a simple ceremony at the courthouse and then eating Chinese food, but joked that "it might sound like a unicorn circus for me." Gaga called Michael "my fiancГ©" at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Who is Michael Polansky?

Michael, who is from Minnesota, graduated from Harvard University in 2006 with a degree in applied mathematics and computer science. The founder is award-winning novelist Steven Polanski, and his mother Ellen Woods is a pharmaceutical expert, and the couple is divorced. In February 2020, he posted a photo of himself and Lady Gaga on Instagram with the caption, "Looks like we had a good time in Miami." Love to all my little monsters and fans. "You guys are the best!"

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Through his work, Michael is the Executive Director of the Parker Foundation, which he co-founded in 2015 with Sean Parker, best known for his involvement in the development of Napster and Facebook. The Foundation is passionate about life sciences, public health, civic empowerment, and the arts. Michael also serves on the board of directors of the Parker School of Cancer Immunotherapy, supporting cancer research.

The trajectory of their relationship

According to Vogue, the couple met Polanski through Gaga's mother, Cynthia Germanotta. She runs the Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit organization that Gaga and her mother founded in 2012 that focuses on supporting the psychological well-being of young people. Cynthia met Polanski through her charity work. "My mother met him and she was like, 'I think I just met your husband,' and I was like, 'I'm not ready to meet my husband!' I never imagined that my mother would find the right person for me. You found the right person for me, right? - she said.

After the relationship was revealed, Aga wished everyone a Happy Valentine's Day, writing, "Happy Innocent Valentine's Day! Honey, am I wearing lipstick? Check out this post on Instagram

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Lindsay Krauss, an editor-in-chief of The New York Times and Michael's ex-girlfriend, wrote that the two were dating at the same time. In her article "My Ex-Boyfriend's New Wife is Lady Gaga," she recounted the time her now-former boyfriend saw a paparazzi photo of him and Gaga in close quarters. "Lady Gaga is amazing. Comparing yourself to her is incredibly motivating and I encourage you to give it a try, regardless of how you feel about the person she's dating," Lindsay wrote.

In spring 2020, Gaga spoke to InStyle magazine about her dream of starting a family, intentionally. She said, "I'll say I'm trying really hard to control the boys. I'm looking forward to the motherhood stage. It's unimaginable. We can support and educate someone from the inside. And then he goes out and our job is to save his life. Like, everyone works at my house every day. When they come, I always say, 'Welcome to the womb!'" Gaga dreams of starting a family, and there's no doubt she has a bright future with Michael.