Gaga’s ‘Star is Born’ character nothing like her

Lady Gaga’s performance as an aspiring singer who makes it big in A Star is Born might seem to be modelled on her own rise to fame, but Gaga says nothing could be further from the truth.

In her first movie role, the New York-born musician plays a struggling singer called Ally who has a chance meeting and intense romance with country star Jackson Maine, played by Bradley Cooper.

“When I decided that I really wanted to go for it as a musician, as a singer, as a songwriter when I was 19, I hit the ground running. I was dragging my piano around New York City, banging down doors and I really believed in myself,” Gaga said at a red carpet event in London.

“Ally is not that way. Ally has completely given up on herself. She is in her 30s, she is jaded by the music industry, having people telling her she is not beautiful enough,” she said. A Star is Born releases in the UAE on October 4. — Reuters