Lady Gaga‘s performance in House of Gucci is getting the recognition it deserves.
W Magazine featured the actress on the first cover of the new year, which highlights the best performances of 2021. This annual feature is curated by W’s editor-at-large Lynn Hirschberg.
In her interview, the 35-year-old actress and singer said she was attracted to playing Patrizia because she was an underdog.
On top of the world: Lady Gaga’s performance in House of Gucci is getting the recognition it deserves. W Magazine featured the actress on the first cover of the new year, which highlights the best performances of 2021
A role of a lifetime: In her interview, the 35-year-old actress and singer said she was attracted to playing Patrizia because she was an underdog. Seen with Adam Driver in the film
‘Fashion was a key part of Patrizia’s survival; she tried so hard, but she was never as shiny as the Guccis,’ said the crooner.
She added that Patrizia was a climber.
‘Patrizia was a disco queen who so wanted to be a socialite. When she was just 12 years old, her mother showed her photos of eligible bachelors,’ she said.
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‘I felt Patrizia would dance like she was underwater, like she was coming up for air. Everything about her had to do with striving. At the disco, she knew she was seen—and in a way, it was the last time she was free.’
Fashion minded: ‘Fashion was a key part of Patrizia’s survival; she tried so hard, but she was never as shiny as the Guccis,’ said the crooner
Gaga also discussed what it was like to get into character for her role as Maurizo Gucci’s wife, Patrizia.
‘The most important element in becoming Patrizia was dyeing my own hair brown,’ she said.
‘I couldn’t be blonde with that Italian accent—I was still myself. It was also important to me that the film not be a red carpet.
Gaga continued on with the magazine about the romantic chemistry seen between her character, Patrizia, and Maurizo Gucci, played by Adam Driver.
‘Romantic scenes can’t just be two people who look good together—there has to be that nonverbal communication,’ she said.
In W magazine Gaga looked incredible.
She stood out: She added that Patrizia was a climber. ‘Patrizia was a disco queen who so wanted to be a socialite. When she was just 12 years old, her mother showed her photos of eligible bachelors,’ she said
Dark edge: In the issue, The Bad Romance singer brought a dark edge to the magazine as she was photographed by Tim Walker holding her own head in one hand and a pair of scissors in the other
In one photo she wore a white dress with white platform boots.
She also stunned in a black pantsuit with a bright red flower stealing the show on her chest.
The pantsuit featured a cut-out that exposed the top of her tummy and fastened behind her neck in a criss-cross design.
In the issue, The Bad Romance singer brought a dark edge to the magazine as she was photographed by Tim Walker holding her own head in one hand and a pair of scissors in the other.
Lady Gaga wore a red cape that draped around her head in the first image and in the second, she has on the same attire, but her face is missing.
The star’s look was styled by W Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Sara Moonves. Lady Gaga’s blonde hair was pulled back as she showed off her features with a smoky eye shadow look and a bold red lip.
Admiration: ‘I felt Patrizia would dance like she was underwater, like she was coming up for air. Everything about her had to do with striving. At the disco, she knew she was seen—and in a way, it was the last time she was free.’ Seen at the premiere in November
The cast: Lady Gaga was joined by her fellow co-stars (from left), Salma Hayek, Jared Leto and Adam Driver at the UK premiere of House of Gucci in November
