Lady Gaga Says ‘Everything’ Changed When She Fell in Love with Fiancé Michael Polansky: ‘My Best Friend’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Lady Gagasays everything has changed since meeting fiancéMichael Polansky.At the Monday, Sept. 30, Los Angeles premiere of her upcoming filmJoker: Folie à Deux, the Grammy winner, 38, exclusively tells PEOPLE what it’s been like to collaborate with her fiancé on her latest studio album,Harlequin— which also serves as a companion album to the upcoming film. Polanksy, 41, worked as a co-executive producer on the project with Gaga.“It’s just the first time that we decided to fully just go into it and do it. It just felt right,” she exclusively tells PEOPLE of their collaboration.“We were both so excited,” she adds. “We were all warmed up and ready to go.”Gaga also tells PEOPLE how much she adores Polansky. “I just love my fiancé so much," she says. “He’s my best friend. He’s my partner, and I just feel like when you are with your best friend, everything changes.”Michael Polansky and Lady Gaga on September 25, 2024 in London, England.Karwai Tang/WireImageThe pair were first linked in 2020, when they were photographed kissing at a New Year’s Eve party in Las Vegas. They made their relationship Instagram official at the 2020 Super Bowl in Miami. In July 2024, Gaga revealed to French Prime MinisterGabriel Attalat the2024 Paris Olympicsthatshe and Polansky are engaged.Lady Gaga at TCL Chinese Theatre on September 30, 2024 in Hollywood, California.Monica Schipper/GettyPolansky is credited as Gaga’s co-writer on songs featured onHarlequin,including, “Good Morning,” “Get Happy,” “Oh, When the Saints” and “If My Friends Could See Me Now.” The songs to which he contributed are standards and show tunes that they updated sonically and lyrically.The 13-track album consists of all covers, except for two original songs, “Happy Mistake” and “Folie à Deux.”While Polansky worked on what Gaga has dubbed her“LG 6.5” album, she toldVoguein early September that her upcoming seventh album was Polanksy’s idea.“Michael is the person who told me to make a new pop record,” she told the fashion magazine. “He was like, ‘Babe. I love you. You need to make pop music.’ ”Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky during the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2024 in Venice, Italy.Matt Winkelmeyer/GettyThe “Poker Face” singer and Polanskymade their red carpet debutat the Venice Film Festival. On Sept. 26, theHouse of Gucciactress and Polansky appeared at the film’s London premiere.Days before the London premiere, the “Paparazzi” singer toldBuzzfeed Canadathat she’s looking forward tocreating a family with Polanskyin the next 15 years. “You know, I’m so happy to be in love and I’m so excited to have a family,” Gaga responded. “So that’s definitely number one.”During the Sept. 27 episode ofThe Graham Norton Show, she confessed thatshe thought Polansky’s proposal was a jokeat first.“He proposed on April 1st, and I thought he was joking,” Gaga revealed of the engagement on April Fool’s Day.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Joker: Folie à Deuxpremieres in theaters on Friday, Oct. 4.

Lady Gagasays everything has changed since meeting fiancéMichael Polansky.

At the Monday, Sept. 30, Los Angeles premiere of her upcoming filmJoker: Folie à Deux, the Grammy winner, 38, exclusively tells PEOPLE what it’s been like to collaborate with her fiancé on her latest studio album,Harlequin— which also serves as a companion album to the upcoming film. Polanksy, 41, worked as a co-executive producer on the project with Gaga.

“It’s just the first time that we decided to fully just go into it and do it. It just felt right,” she exclusively tells PEOPLE of their collaboration.

“We were both so excited,” she adds. “We were all warmed up and ready to go.”

Gaga also tells PEOPLE how much she adores Polansky. “I just love my fiancé so much,” she says. “He’s my best friend. He’s my partner, and I just feel like when you are with your best friend, everything changes.”

Michael Polansky and Lady Gaga on September 25, 2024 in London, England.Karwai Tang/WireImage

Karwai Tang/WireImage

The pair were first linked in 2020, when they were photographed kissing at a New Year’s Eve party in Las Vegas. They made their relationship Instagram official at the 2020 Super Bowl in Miami. In July 2024, Gaga revealed to French Prime MinisterGabriel Attalat the2024 Paris Olympicsthatshe and Polansky are engaged.

Lady Gaga at TCL Chinese Theatre on September 30, 2024 in Hollywood, California.Monica Schipper/Getty

Monica Schipper/Getty

Polansky is credited as Gaga’s co-writer on songs featured onHarlequin,including, “Good Morning,” “Get Happy,” “Oh, When the Saints” and “If My Friends Could See Me Now.” The songs to which he contributed are standards and show tunes that they updated sonically and lyrically.

The 13-track album consists of all covers, except for two original songs, “Happy Mistake” and “Folie à Deux.”

While Polansky worked on what Gaga has dubbed her“LG 6.5” album, she toldVoguein early September that her upcoming seventh album was Polanksy’s idea.

“Michael is the person who told me to make a new pop record,” she told the fashion magazine. “He was like, ‘Babe. I love you. You need to make pop music.’ ”

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky during the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2024 in Venice, Italy.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

The “Poker Face” singer and Polanskymade their red carpet debutat the Venice Film Festival. On Sept. 26, theHouse of Gucciactress and Polansky appeared at the film’s London premiere.

Days before the London premiere, the “Paparazzi” singer toldBuzzfeed Canadathat she’s looking forward tocreating a family with Polanskyin the next 15 years. “You know, I’m so happy to be in love and I’m so excited to have a family,” Gaga responded. “So that’s definitely number one.”During the Sept. 27 episode ofThe Graham Norton Show, she confessed thatshe thought Polansky’s proposal was a jokeat first.

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

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Joker: Folie à Deuxpremieres in theaters on Friday, Oct. 4.

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