Lady Gaga sparked rumors again that she might be pregnant when she was seen at her sister’s wedding on Friday evening.
The 38-year-old singer showed off what appeared to be a baby bump as well as a massive diamond ring at the rehearsal dinner for her sister Natali Germanotta’s wedding in York, Maine.
Gaga made only one public outing recently at the premiere of her HBO concert film titled Gaga Chromatica Ball, wearing a quirky ensemble which concealed her tummy.
But who exactly is her partner Michael Polansky and how did he meet Lady Gaga in the first place?
Read on below for a look inside the couple’s relationship – which they have kept extremely low-key since first dating one another.
Who is Michael Polansky?
Who is Lady Gaga’s boyfriend Michael Polansky? Inside their very low key relationship – he is a businessman and entrepreneur who holds several roles among not-for-profit organisations and other companies, Polansky helped create the Parker Foundation
In addition to his work at the foundation, Polansky is a board member of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, which funds research for cancer treatments
According to his LinkedIn profile, Polansky attended Harvard University between 2002 and 2006 – and graduated from the prestigious American university with a degree in applied mathematics and computer science.
A businessman and entrepreneur who holds several roles among not-for-profit organisations and other companies, Polansky helped create the Parker Foundation in 2015 alongside Sean Parker, the co-founder of Facebook and Napster.
The Parker Foundation seeks to create positive changes in global public health, life sciences and civic engagement.
In addition to his work at the foundation, Polansky is a board member of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, which funds research for cancer treatments.
According to People magazine, Michael and Lady Gaga first bonded over a shared ‘focus’ on charity, with the singer being a vocal advocate for the mental health and wellness of young people after founding the Born This Way Foundation.
In an interview with MSNBC’s Morning Joe, the singer also mentioned that Michael had been putting his tech-savvy skills to good use by helping her develop an app for the foundation.
‘With Born This Way Foundation, my mother, Cynthia Germanotta, and our co-founder Maya [Enista Smith], who I love so very much — they are working with my, the love of my life on something for mental health,’ Gaga revealed.
How did Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky meet?
Back in March 2021, it was reported that Gaga’s romance with Polansky was heating up and she had expressed the desire to start a family with him
According to Page Six, Gaga and Polansky have ‘known each other for a while through events Parker has hosted at his LA mansion.’
Speaking to the publication in 2020, an inside source claimed that the couple connected at Parker’s birthday party in December 2019.
The couple were then seen kissing and celebrating New Year’s together in 2020.
That February, the pair went Instagram official when Gaga shared a photo of them cuddling on a boat in Miami together.
In March 2021, it was reported that Gaga’s romance with Polansky was getting serious and she had expressed the desire to start a family with him.
‘She has been telling her friends that she wants to get through a few projects and then focus on settling down,’ a source told Entertainment Tonight at the time.
Prior to dating Polansky, Gaga was engaged twice before, first to Taylor Kinney before they broke off their engagement in July 2016 and then to her talent manager, Christian Carino, before the pair called it quits in February 2019.
The last time she was spotted out in public with Polansky was in April in Malibu.
At the end of the month, Gaga bundled up in an oversize sweatshirt with long sleeves, which she used to conceal her left hand amid rumors that the pair had gotten engaged.
The private couple made a rare appearance to enjoy a game of tennis together before they stepped out for a low-key dinner date at Nobu.
For their evening outing, Gaga wrapped herself up in a black leather oversized blazer.
The pregnancy rumors come just weeks before she is expected to be kicking off her eight-date Las Vegas jazz and piano residency.
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky are seen in Midtown on October 22, 2023 in New York City