Lady Gaga has officially taken on a brand-new role: mom.
The 40-year-old pop star and her fiancé, Michael Polansky, welcomed their first child together earlier this summer, a baby girl named Rose Bean Polansky. Rose was born on June 9 in Los Angeles, but Gaga managed to keep the news private for months before reports of the couple’s new addition surfaced in September.
For someone who has spent most of her career in the public eye, Gaga keeping such a major life moment private might be one of her most impressive moves yet. There was no huge social media announcement or magazine cover. Instead, fans first learned that Mother Monster had actually become a mother after Gaga and Polansky were spotted out with their baby in Northern California.
And, of course, even the baby’s name seems to have a connection to Gaga’s career.
Rose is reportedly inspired by “La Vie en Rose,” the classic song Gaga performed in A Star Is Born. The connection goes even deeper considering Gaga has a large rose tattoo running down her spine alongside the words “la vie en rose.” Rose’s middle name, Bean, may also be a tribute to singer and LGBTQ+ activist Carl Bean, whose song “I Was Born This Way” helped inspire Gaga’s own “Born This Way.”
Although Gaga and Polansky have remained extremely private about their daughter, motherhood is something Gaga has talked about wanting for years. In previous interviews, she has spoken about wanting children and allowing them to grow up without feeling pressured to follow in her footsteps.
Now, it seems like Gaga is getting exactly that opportunity. After years of albums, tours, movies and red carpets, she has reportedly stepped away from much of the spotlight to spend time with Rose.
Lady Gaga has reinvented herself more times than fans can count, but this might be her biggest new era yet. Mother Monster is officially just… mother.
