Pop
diva Lady Gaga announced to the world that she is getting married -- to
an actor she met making a video, in which she wore her mother's wedding
dress.
The 28-year-old superstar, who has become as known for
her extravagant outfits as for her music, revealed the engagement by
showing a simple, heart-shaped ring that fiancé Taylor Kinney gave her.
"He
gave me his heart on Valentine's Day, and I said YES!" Gaga said in a
caption to the picture she shared with her 5.5 million followers on
Instagram on Monday.
Gaga met Kinney in 2011 when filming the
video for "You & I" in the open fields of Nebraska. Despite the
romantic title, the video was full of disturbing imagery including
simulated torture of Gaga.
In
a foreshadowing of the relationship to come, Gaga revealed that she
wore her mother's wedding dress for the video. It also showed Gaga --
clad as a mermaid -- having sex with Kinney.
Kinney popped the
question to Gaga, an Italian American whose real name is Stefani
Germanotta, over a Valentine's Day dinner at the New York restaurant
Joanne Trattoria which is owned by her parents, according to celebrity
magazine Us Weekly.
Kinney, 33, has acted in a range of television shows, such as "Chicago Fire," and films.
He
had a recurring role on the television series "The Vampire Diaries" and
played a Navy SEAL in "Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's
controversial thriller about the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Gaga
started off in the New York underground before her 2008 debut album
"The Fame," with its infectious dance sound and her racy persona, became
an unexpected global smash hit.
Her success was fueled by the
popularity of her song "Poker Face," in which Gaga hints at her
bisexuality and boyfriends' struggles to understand it.
Gaga
became known for her sexually charged live shows as well as her
outrage-inducing attire, including a dress made of raw meat that she
wore to the MTV Video Music Awards in 2010.
More recently, Gaga
has sought to show herself as more than a sensational persona. She has
teamed up with 88-year-old Tony Bennett for an album of jazz standards,
"Cheek to Cheek," accompanied by a tour with little of her past on-stage
theatrics.
