Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky’s engagement wasn’t marked by a massive diamond—at least not at first. Instead, Polansky popped the question with a simple blade of grass.
In a new interview with the BBC published on March 6, Gaga, 38, shared the heartfelt story behind their engagement.
“A long time ago, we were in the backyard, and he asked me, ‘If I ever proposed to you, how should I do it?’ And I just said, **‘Just get a blade of grass from the backyard and wrap it around my finger, and that will make me so happy,’” she recalled.
The moment was deeply meaningful to the singer, as her backyard was also the venue for her late friend Sonja Durham’s wedding before Durham’s passing from cancer in 2017.
“There was so much loss, but this happy thing was happening for me,” Gaga reflected. “To get engaged at 38 … I was thinking about what it took to get to this moment.”
The Proposal Inspires a Song
Gaga’s intimate engagement with Polansky also served as the inspiration for her song “Blade of Grass” from her new album, Mayhem, released on March 7.
The song’s lyrics capture the magic of the proposal:
“Come on and wrap that blade of grass / Around my finger like a cast / ‘Cause even though the church burned down / I’ll be your queen without a crown.”
In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Gaga explained, “I wrote ‘Blade of Grass’ because I remembered the way his face looked and the grass in the backyard.”
A Love That Grew Over Time
Gaga and Polansky, who began dating in 2019, confirmed their engagement at the Paris Olympics in July 2024. While meeting French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, Gaga introduced Polansky as “my fiancé, Michael.”
In a September 2024 interview with Vogue, Gaga revealed they actually got engaged in April 2024 after a day of rock climbing.
“The missing piece in my life was having real love,” she gushed. “My mom met him and said, ‘I think I just met your husband.’ And I said, ‘I’m not ready to meet my husband!’”
But it turns out her mom was right—and Gaga later debuted her $500,000 engagement ring in a December 2024 trailer for A Carpool Karaoke Christmas Special on Apple TV+ and Apple Music.
A Supportive Partner
While Gaga has kept much of her relationship private, she gave a rare glimpse into their dynamic during a recent appearance on the Australian radio show “Will & Woody.”
“It’s so cute,” she shared. “If I’ve been working all day and then I have another idea, he’s like, ‘Just go do it.’ Like, he knows I have to go write the song.”
With Mayhem now out in the world and wedding bells in the air, it seems Gaga’s love story is just beginning.