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No, Lady Gaga Is Not Pregnant

By Kayleigh Donaldson | Celebrity | June 5, 2024

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Header Image Source: David Jon via Getty Images for HBO

Ladies, I have a question for you. Have you ever just been out in the world, minding your own business, only to have a total stranger ask you when your baby is due? And you’re not actually pregnant? It’s happened to me, and let me tell you, it sucks! It’s a very special kind of public humiliation to have some random point out your stomach and wonder aloud what trimester you’re in.

Now being pushed into the discourse is Lady Gaga, who was photographed with a telescopic lens while she attended her sister Natali’s wedding. Gaga was on bridesmaid duties, and the attention was not meant to be on her. But being a major star means having to worry about helicopters and snoopers following you around while your sister gets married. In a few images of the after-party, Gaga wore a cute short black dress and oh no, she had a visible belly. Scandal! She must be pregnant, right?! How dare a woman not have a convex gut while we’re spying on her.

Gaga had no time for this nonsense and took to Instagram Stories to quash the rumours as quickly as possible. She shared a video on Twitter too, telling people she wasn’t up the duff but that you should totally register to vote while you’re there.



She quoted Taylor Swift with her rebuttal too.


This is maybe the only time in my life I’ve ever had something in common with Lady Gaga. I think a lot of women will relate to having total strangers gawk at their stomachs and ask intrusive questions about pregnancies. The misogyny of it is evident, as is the fatphobia. One wonders if humanity is truly this clueless about how bodies work or if they’re so allergic to the idea of body fat percentages higher than skimmed milk that they lose their minds once someone has a big lunch.

It’s especially tough for women dealing with chronic health issues, as Gaga does. She’s been candid about her experiences with fibromyalgia, a condition that has caused her intense pain for several years, and issues brought on by a hip injury she incurred in the early 2010s. Maybe she’s on some medication that causes bloating, or maybe she’s dealing with side effects from her injuries, or maybe she’s just eating well, and it’s none of your damn business.

At the heart of this, aside from the endless policing of women’s bodies in a post-Roe American society, is the sheer hatred of fatness. Gaga is by no stretch of the imagination plus-sized, but in a few images taken without her consent, she had a slight stomach bulge and rounder face, and that was enough for the press and public to declare open season on her body. It’s gross and unfair and, again, nobody else’s business.

So, a word of advice to you all: unless you see a literal infant exiting someone’s body, don’t ask them how far along they are. Avoid embarrassment and leave us be.