Lady Gaga wants to get married in a British castle

The ‘Bad Romance’ hitmaker has reportedly told members of her stage crew that she wants to tie the knot with rumoured boyfriend Luc Carl after performing her UK shows in December.

A source told The Sun newspaper: “Lady Gaga has told everyone she plans to get married. She has said she wants a fairytale wedding in a castle.

“We finish the European leg in London just before Christmas and the timing is perfect for the wedding.”

According to the insider, the eccentric singer has a string of wishes for her big day, including arriving in a horse-drawn carriage, wearing wedding rings similar to Elvis Presley’s horseshoe ring and to have burlesque star Dita Von Teese spring from a cake and perform one of her raunchy routines.

It was recently claimed the ‘Poker Face’ singer – who first dated Luc in 2005 before rekindling their romance recently – plans to buy a British castle, fuelling speculation she wants to host her wedding in her own house.

A source said recently: “No expense will be spared in her quest to make this dream come true.
“It’s her childhood dream and she’s particularly interested in castles in the north of England or Scotland.”

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Lady Gaga was hospitalised six times last year because of her extreme dieting

The ‘Bad Romance’ singer’s former tour manager, David Ciemny, claims she would binge on junk food such as cakes and sweets, then not eat for weeks to fit into her costumes – once losing 20lbs between fittings for one of her outfits.

Describing her condition, David says in Maureen Callahan‘s new book ‘Poker Face: The Rise and Rise of Lady Gaga’: “When I say she was sick, I mean physically and mentally.”

Talent scout Wendy Starland added: “The pressure on her to lose weight was very high.”

Also in the book, David’s wife Angela claims she used to accompany Gaga on tour alongside her husband, and the ‘Paparazzi’ singer would cuddle up to her in bed before performances.

She said: “I would say, ‘Gaga, I have a husband to go home to. I’ll be in the room next door.’

“She’d call and text me, ‘I miss you, Ange, can you come back?’ So I would.

“We literally would do our make-up together every morning and get ready for bed together at night.”

Despite six hospital stints last year, the 24-year-old star’s health problems have continued into 2010, with her being forced to cancel four US shows in January suffering from an irregular heartbeat, brought on by exhaustion. She also broke down in New Zealand in March and has recently tested “borderline positive” for Lupus, a tissue disease which killed her aunt.

Gaga has previously admitted to being “insecure”, but claims she hides behind her onstage persona.

She said: “When I wake up in the morning, I feel just like any other insecure 24-year-old girl. Then I say, ‘B***h, you’re Lady Gaga, you get up and walk the walk today.”

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Lady Gaga’s boyfriend Luc Carl dumped his girlfriend to get back together with the pop star.

New York-barman Luc has been close to Gaga – real name Stefani Germanotta – for four years, and the pair rekindled their romance after she returned to the ‘Big Apple’ to visit him last month.

The ‘Alejandro’ singer was unaware Luc was dating someone else when she went to see him and the hunk ditched his other love when he knew Gaga was interested in him again.

A friend of the ‘Poker Face’ singer’s said: “Luc was like the cat that got the cream. He had the most famous woman in the world vying for his attention and a hot young blonde waiting in the wings.

“It could have ended really badly, but the other girl melted into the background. She knows what Luc’s like – he has women all over the place… Gaga has convinced herself that this time she’s got Luc back for good.

“She says it’s serious and that, after a few false starts, she thinks they are back on for good.”

Gaga first met Luc when she was working in New York club St. Jerome’s in 2006, but rekindled their friendship when she invited him to a New York Mets baseball game in June.

Since then the pair have been “together”, with Gaga even flying Luc out to join her on her ‘Monster Ball’ tour in Houston, Texas.

However, Luc’s mother Melinda is not over-enthusiastic about their reunion, because the relationship ended badly last time.

She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “They had a very nasty break-up last time. And I have no idea how this will end. I deliberately haven’t talked to him about what’s going on. With those two, you never know.”

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Sir Elton John has given Lady Gaga a vintage tea set.

The ‘Rocket Man’ hitmaker wanted to show the ‘Poker Face’ singer his appreciation after she performed at his White Tie and Tiara ball on Thursday night (24.06.10) and soon found the perfect gift when he gave her a tour of the home he shares with partner David Furnish.

A source told The Sun newspaper: “Gaga had a tour of his home and was awestruck by his china collection. She kept complimenting him on it.

“He was tickled by her fascination so presented her with a set.

“She was thrilled with the present. It was a vintage set and probably worth quite a lot of money.”

The ball – which was attended by guests including Peter Andre, Liz Hurley, David Walliams and his new wife Lara Stone –raised over £5.6 million for the 63-year-old singer’s AIDS Foundation.

Gaga – whose real name is Stefani Germanotta – famously carries her own china teacup and saucer everywhere with her and refuses to drink out of anything else.

Last year, she spent over £35 on a taxi ride to retrieve the crockery after accidentally leaving them in a restaurant.

Following the attention her obsession with the cup received, the eccentric singer admitted she was “jealous” of it.

She said: “My teacup is so famous. I yelled at her today I said, ‘You’re stealing my thunder go to bed!’

“You know now it’s a gimmick and it’s just my teacup. That’s my teacup that I like to take everywhere it makes me feel at home. It’s become a celebrity.”

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The ‘Poker Face’ singer took home trophies for International Album,
International Breakthrough Act and International Female Solo Artist.
Show host Peter Kay quipped: “She’s won every international awards
apart from International Male!”
Accepting her first award, Gaga said: “Thank you so much, I love my
fans, thank you so much for everything,” before reeling off a list of
people who she wanted to thank.
By the time she accepted her third award, for Best International
Album, she was in tears.
She said: “I was really excited about winning the first two awards,
but this one means more because I worked so hard on this album for so
long, and when I think about all that I went through and all the years
of struggling and my fans – they were the first ones to recognise my
abilities.”
Gaga also performed a song at the event – which she dedicated to
recently deceased fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
British boyband JLS were the surprise winners of two awards, taking
home British Single for their debut ‘Beat Again’ and British
Breakthrough Act. In a triumph for hip hop, ‘Bonkers’ rapper Dizzee
Rascal was named the British Male Solo Artist.
Accepting his award, he thanked his record label, saying: “Whoa, it’s
about time! Big up to all the Dirtee Stank family, Big up to all the
fans!”
Elsewhere, Florence and the Machine picked up the accolade for British
Album, while Lily Allen was named British Female Solo Artist.
Accepting her award in a bright ginger wig, she said: “I wore an
orange wig so it would make it harder for the cameramen to find me and
see the look of disappointment on my face. But that backfired.”
When urged to hurry her speech she replied: “No f**k off, I’m not
leaving, f**k off,” before thanking her family.

Full list of winners at the BRIT awards 2010:
British Male Solo Artist – Dizzee Rascal
British Female Solo Artist – Lily Allen
British Breakthrough Act – JLS
British Group – Kasabian
British Album – ‘Lungs’, Florence and the Machine
British Single – ‘Beat Again’, JLS
BRITs performance of 30 years – ‘Wannabe/Who Do You Think You Are’,
Spice Girls
International Male Solo Artist – Jay-Z
International Female Solo Artist – Lady Gaga
International Breakthrough Act – Lady Gaga
International Album – ‘The Fame’ Lady Gaga
BRITs Album of 30 Years – ‘What’s The Story (Morning Glory) – Oasis
Outstanding Contribution to Music – Robbie Williams

Liam Gallagher outraged the BRIT Awards tonight (16.02.10), throwing
his trophy in the crowd and snubbing his brother.
The former Oasis singer appeared to collect the award for BRITS Album
of 30 Years, a publicly voted accolade for the best album since the
event started.
Liam appeared onstage briefly to collect the trophy, and thanked the
band’s line up – apart from his brother Noel, the band’s main
songwriter and second vocalist.
Referring to one of the group’s hits, Liam said: “I’d like to thank
Bonehead, Guigsy, Alan White…. the best bands in the f**king world
live forever.”
He then threw his microphone and the award into the audience and
walked offstage.
Oasis split last year after a fallout between the volatile Gallagher
brothers, and while Noel is recording a new solo album, Liam has
formed a new band with the rest of the group’s members.
Backstage at the event, he said: “I don’t know if we deserved it
because there has been loads of great albums over the last 30 years.
“But if they’re gonna give it to us then I’ll play the game and turn
up and get it.
“Now can we go and take loads of Class A drugs?”
The missing microphone caused panic among the award organisers, and
while the show was at an advert break, one of the stage team pleaded
for its safe return.
He announced: “We need this mic back. Please, if you have the mic will
you return it, as one of our artists will not be able to perform
without it.”
The microphone thrown by Liam was given back and the show went on.
Other performances at the event included rock band Kasabian, who
performed their single ‘Fire’ on a stage which was partially engulfed
in flames. They later won the award for British Group.
Cheryl Cole – who is currently undergoing troubles in her marriage to
footballer Ashley Cole, after he was caught sending lewd messages to
other women – also performed her single ‘Fight For This Love’ singing
through what appeared to be gritted teeth as she did a dance routine
reminiscent of Michael Jackson.

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The ‘Poker Face’ singer is said to have grown increasingly close to her style collaborator Matthew Williams in recent months, who she previously romanced for over a year.

A source said: “Matthew and Gaga have been dating for months. They were together on and off for more than a year, but called it off when mixing work and love became too difficult.”

After the pair first went their separate ways, Gaga began dating an entrepreneur named Speedy while Matthew started a new relationship and became a father.

However, both romances fizzled out and the former couple have now reconciled after growing close on the star’s ‘Monster Ball’ tour.

The source added to InTouch magazine: “They spend all their time together, and travel everywhere, so it was bound to happen. Speedy dumped her, and Matthew left his girlfriend for Gaga.”

The singer has previously revealed Matthew was the creator of her infamous ‘hair bow’ hair style.

She said: “Me and Matt Williams, he’s my creative partner and my best friend, we design and creative direct everything together, we were on the set of my ‘Poker Face’ video. We were looking through books, and he was looking through a Gaultier fashion show, and Gaultier did all this amazing hair art with cats and giraffes, like crazy amazing.

“And I was yapping about bows. I was imagining myself with hundreds of bows. ‘Bows are everywhere! Bows are the next big thing! They’re not on the street but they’re at the parties!’ So he’s saying, ’Yeah, I like bows, but everyone’s going to do it.’ And I said, ‘Let me see that hair art. Go and put a f**king outfit on my head.’ ”

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Lady Gaga

The ‘Poker Face’ singer, who is currently on the US leg of her international Monster Ball tour, cancelled a show in Indiana yesterday (14.01.10) at the last minute after needing medical treatment for exhaustion and dehydration.

The 23-year-old star wrote on twitter: “I’ve been crying for hours, I feel like I let my fans down 2nite. An hour before the show, I was feeling dizzy and having trouble breathing.(sic)

“Paramedics came to take care of me, and told me my heart-rate was irregular – a result of exhaustion and dehydration.

“can’t apologize enough for how sorry I am. I could hear my fans cheering from my dressing room, I begged everyone to let me go on stage. My stage has complicated mechanical elements, everyone was concerned I’d be in danger during the 2hr show, since I had passed out earlier. (sic)

“I am so devastated. I have performed with the flu, a cold, strep throat: I would never cancel a show just based on discomfort.”

She then went on to confirm that the show would be re-scheduled for January 26 and appealed for her fans’ understanding.

She added: “I hope you can forgive me. I love my little monsters more than anything.”

Commenting on the events, gossip blogger Perez Hilton, who is a friend of the star’s said on twitter: “People don’t realise how hard you work and how it’s pretty much non-stop and has been for two years!”

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The ‘Poker Face’ singer will perform with the ‘Karma Chameleon’ singer – who is her teenage idol – on stage at London’s O2 Arena in February.

A source said: “Gaga has always been a fan and now he’s got his life back on track it’s the perfect opportunity to do something with him.”

The ‘Bad Romance’ singer previously revealed she was bullied at school for dressing like George – who shot to fame in the 80s with his flamboyant and androgynous appearance.

She said: “I didn’t fit in at high school, I wanted to be like Boy George and I felt like a freak. So now I like to create this atmosphere for my fans where they feel like they have a freak in me to hang out with, and they don’t feel alone.”

George – real name George O’Dowd – was released from prison in May 2009 after serving four months of a 15-month sentence for assault and false imprisonment of a male escort in his London home.

He has since been attempting to turn his life around, and has been fighting his drug addiction with visits to Narcotics Anonymous.

He said: “I was like. I don’t need it. I’m fine. Id been to one in the 80s and I just thought they were all weirdos, which is a common get out clause for anyone in denial but I went to one.”

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The ‘Poker Face’ singer will feature in a free animated magazine as part of a preview for American publishers Bluewater Productions’ upcoming Fame series.

According to Bluewater, the title will focus on “culturally relevant celebrities and other pop culture icons”.

The comic will be available on Free Comic Book Day on May 5 and the publishers are planning further issues featuring Robert Pattinson, 50 Cent, David Beckham and Taylor Swift.

The Fame series joins Bluewater’s other biographical titles Political Power and Female Force, which focus on political and high-profile female figures respectively.

Bluewater Productions President Darren G. Davis said: “Over the past year we saw an opportunity to broaden the scope of who reads comics.

“There were many who had never picked up a graphic novel or comic book but bought our biography titles like Female Force and Political Power. Fame is the natural extension of that trend.”

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The ‘Poker Face’ singer – who became a worldwide celebrity this year thanks to her debut LP ‘The Fame’ which sold more than eight million copies – thanked her fans for their love and support and wished them a very happy festive holiday.

The 23-year-old pop star wrote on her twitter page: “Merry Christmas, Ill love you + make music 4ever, never give up on ure dreams. Thank u for never giving up on me. On a date w Johhnie walker (sic).”

Lady Gaga – whose real name is Stefani Germanotta – also said she couldn’t believe how successful 2009 had been for her.

She added: “Tonight for xmas, they told me december marks 1 year since the fame was released, and today we are 8 million albums sold. I love u monsters (sic).”

Lady Gaga – who always refers to her fans as her “monsters” – recently described her followers as the most loyal fans in the world.

The singer – who recently released second album ‘The Fame Monster’ – said: “My fans are f***ing really smart – they’re art students, they’re club kids, and some of them are just normal top 40-listening kids in high school who don’t feel like they have an identity yet and they’re searching for one.”

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The actress thought she was going out for her first legal drink with her boyfriend at a Hollywood restaurant, but he had instead made plans for 100 of their friends to join them at East Restaurant and Lounge.

A guest at the party said: “When she walked in she was completely surprised!”

Revellers including Ashley Tisdale, Selena Gomez, Brittany Snow, and Corbin Bleu greeted her, and DJ Zen Freeman played a mix of hip-hop for the night.

Zac also gave a heartfelt speech wishing Vanessa a very happy birthday and encouraging guests to have a fun night.

A source said: “After she blew out the candles she made a sincere speech thanking everyone again and expressing her love for her family and friends.

“Then the DJ spun Kid Cudi’s remix of ‘Poker Face’ and Vanessa danced with her friends.”

Ashley, Vanessa’s ‘High School Musical’ co-star had previously taken to her personal Twitter page to wish Vanessa a happy birthday.

She wrote: “Its Nessa’s birthday!!! Yay! Goin shopping to get her a present. Woo hoo! (sic)”

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The ‘Paparazzi’ singer, who was recently nominated for five Grammy awards, always dreamt about being a star and was determined to do whatever it took to be successful.

She said: “I was fearless with my ambitions. I had this dream and really wanted to be a star.

“I left my family, school and said I want to do it alone. I got three jobs waitressing. I was good at serving Italian food in heels.

The 23-year-old also claimed Mick Jagger, David Bowie and Judy Garland were among her fashion icons.

She said: “All the kookiness, the blood and the craziness is my way of trying to understand that image.

“I’m part designer love, part fashionista and part handmade garments on my own. I made a lot of my clothes.”

The ‘Poker Face’ star – real name Stefani Germanotta – also spoke about her nickname, explaining that friends had compared her with Freddie Mercury, whose band Queen had a hit called ‘Radio Gaga’.

She explained to US TV host Barbara Walters: “My friends started to call me Gaga. They said I was very theatrical and that although I’m in pop music, there was a performance-art element to the show, like Freddie Mercury. So they said, ‘You’re Gaga’.”

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The ‘Poker Face’ singer struggles to cope with homesickness while out on the road but has now learned to accept her “darkness”.

She said: “The lowest point is loneliness, being on the road. I have a chronic sadness that recurs.

“The lowest point was in Australia in May. I was overwhelmingly sad, and I didn’t know why because I had all these things to be happy about.”

Despite her black moods, the singer says her emotional state inspired her to write her best ever material.

She added: “I went to the studio and played for hours and I wrote what is going to be the greatest record of my career, a beautiful song about my father.

“I remember watching the mascara tears flood the ivories and I thought, ‘It’s OK to be said.’ I’ve learned to love my darkness.”

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The late ‘Thriller’ singer’s brother Jermaine Jackson paid tribute to the star when accepting the prizes for Favourite Soul/ R’n’B Artist, Favourite Pop/Rock Male Vocalist, Favourite Pop/Rock Album and Favourite Soul/R’n’B Album for his ‘Number Ones’ greatest hits compilation, praising his life philosophy.

Wearing a single white glove in tribute to Michael, Jermaine said: “It’s not just about the winnings, the awards. It’s mainly the message. The message Michael had will live on forever. He saw good in everyone. Start with love and let’s love each other.”

Michael’s wins took him to a record-breaking total of 23 AMAs for his career, however, he failed to win Artist of the Year, the only other category he was nominated in.

The honour went instead to ‘Love Story’ singer Taylor Swift, who was amazed to be handed five accolades, including Favourite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favourite Adult-Contemporary Artist, Favourite Country Album for ‘Fearless’ and Favourite Country Female Artist.

After being named Artist of the Year, she said in a video acceptance speech from London: “To even be mentioned in a category with Michael Jackson is an unimaginable honour. I’m sending my love to the Jackson family.”

Black Eyed Peas were named Favourite Soul/ R’n’B Group and Favourite Pop/Rock Group and wowed the audience at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre with a rendition of their hits ‘I Got A Feeling’ and ‘Boom Boom Pow’, backed by dancers wearing outfits made of stereo speakers.

Janet Jackson had opened the show with a medley of her greatest hits, while Lady Gaga’s performance also proved a talking point.

The ‘Poker Face’ singer, wearing a spectacular headdress and vest filled with lights, performed songs from her new album, ‘The Fame Monster’, and used her microphone to break into a glass case containing a grand piano. As she started to play, the instrument caught fire.

Other performers included Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys and Jay-Z, and Jennifer Lopez, who fell over mid-way through her tricky dance routine.

American Music Awards 2009 full list of winners:

Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift

Pop/Rock:

Favourite Male Artist: Michael Jackson

Favourite Female Artist: Taylor Swift

Favourite Band, Duo or Group: The Black Eyed Peas

Favourite Album: ‘Number Ones’, Michael Jackson

Country:

Favourite Male Artist: Keith Urban

Favourite Female Artist: Taylor Swift

Favourite Band, Duo or Group: Rascal Flatts

Favourite Album: ‘Fearless’, Taylor Swift

Soul/ R’n’B:

Favourite Male Artist: Michael Jackson

Favourite Female Artist: Beyonce Knowles

Favourite Band, Duo or Group: The Black Eyed Peas

Favourite Album: ‘Number Ones’, Michael Jackson

Rap/ Hip Hop:

Favourite Male Artist: Jay-Z

Favourite Album: ‘Blueprint 3’, Jay-Z

Adult Contemporary:

Favourite Artist: Taylor Swift

Latin Music:

Favourite Artist: Aventura

Alternative Rock:

Favourite Artist: Green Day

Contemporary Inspirational:

Favourite Artist: Mary Mary

Soundtracks:

Favourite Album: Twilight Soundtrack

T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist: Gloriana

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The ‘Poker Face’ singer – who recently made her acting debut in an episode of US drama ‘Gossip Girl’ – is reportedly determined to pursue her dramatic ambitions further and has set her sights on a big-screen musical adventure.

A source said: “She sees acting as a natural progression in her career. “One idea she has is for a rock opera which would be a huge, big budget movie made to her own very unique ideas. But she is also keen on straight dramatic roles.

“She has the drive and confidence to make it big as an actress. It’s just a matter of finding time when she is not committed to her first love – music.”

The 23-year-old singer recently admitted she barely has time for a social life because she has such a heavy workload.

She said: “To be honest, I’m quite insulated, and I work very hard.  I don’t really socialise much.”

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