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American pop star Lady Gaga spices things up at Maxwell Food Centre

American pop star Lady Gaga spices things up at Maxwell Food Centre

Straits Times21-05-2025

Lady Gaga was spotted having lunch at Maxwell Food Centre in Chinatown. PHOTOS: HUOZANGCHANGTIANHOU/XIAOHONGSHU
SINGAPORE – Even Mother Monster cannot resist sampling some of Singapore's local makan.
According to photos and videos posted on social media platforms like Xiaohongshu on May 20, American pop star Lady Gaga was spotted having lunch at Maxwell Food Centre in Chinatown, during a break between her four National Stadium concerts.
Fully clad in black, the 39-year-old was seated with her entourage and her fiance, American entrepreneur Michael Polansky, at a table in front of the Fortune Popiah stall.
As she was leaving the famed hawker centre, she stopped briefly to sign an eager male fan's vinyl of her new album Mayhem, before her team escorted her into a black limousine. A small group of onlookers had gathered by then, with some screaming her name and cheering.
In November 2024, British-Albanian pop star Dua Lipa – who staged two concerts at the Singapore Indoor Stadium – also visited Maxwell Food Centre before taking to Instagram to reminisce about the slate of local delights she had shared with her crew.
Lady Gaga is in town for a run of Asia-exclusive shows to promote Mayhem on May 18, 19, 21 and 24.
A bevy of celebrities were spotted at her earlier two sets, including K-pop girl group Babymonster, Hong Kong actress Gigi Leung, Malaysian actress Angelica Lee, Taiwanese singer Elva Hsiao, Taiwanese actress Joe Chen and veteran Hong Kong actor Simon Yam.
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