After becoming the cover girl for Elle this month, American artist Lady Gaga (real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) opened up in her cover story interview that she and her fiancé Michael Polansky have seriously discussed about having children and starting their own family together. 

“Sometimes I worry people will say I’m boring these days, but honestly, thank God I’m boring. Thank God! Because I was living on the edge. I don’t know what was going to happen to me living that way. Family—it’s like the roots of the tree. They grow long, and sometimes they’re mangled, and sometimes they’re full of water, and sometimes they’re thirsty. Family is what makes you who you are, and it also defines your need for change.” 

The 38-year-old 13-time Grammy winner was also asked how she plans to raise her children after constantly being in the public eye for this long, Lady Gaga said she wants her children to be strong individuals.

“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 and 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. That whatever my artistry means to them is totally up to them. Maybe other than that, I just did my best,” she explained. 

In the same interview, Lady Gaga’s fiancé also told Elle how its been going being in a relationship with one of the world’s biggest pop stars. “Accepting that you won’t have the privacy others might have was the hardest part. But Stefani’s (Lady Gaga’s) comfort with it and patience with me has been amazing. Our relationship is probably a lot like everyone else’s. We just have to figure out how to do some of it in public. That makes it even more important for us to have strong friendships and close family relationships. We find normalcy where we can,” he admitted. 

Lady Gaga’s fiancé is also a businessman who wrote seven songs about her in her new album Mayhem where he is credited as a songwriter. He revealed how impressed he was with Lady Gaga’s songwriting process. “What surprised me most was how fast she is. I couldn’t believe how quickly a song would take shape. Within five minutes, 80 percent of the song would have come from nothing!” he revealed. 

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky first met at a party in 2019 and started dating shortly after. They got engaged after five years when Polansky proposed in April 2024.