Lady Gaga's visit to the city's NAZ foundation care trang chủ for children with HIV offered those present a glimpse into the warm and down-to-earth nature that lies beneath her glitzy exterior.
It all happened on a Saturday afternoon, when she could have been sightseeing in the Capital. Instead, Lady Gaga minus her pancake makeup and clad in jeans and a T-shirt, chose to spend two hours with HIV-positive children in the only orphanage of its kind in the country.
This zero-publicity, no cameras and minimal- security trip took place without any fuss. Lady Gaga Phép thuật the founder of the orphanage, Anjali Gopalan, bởi calling up herself to discuss the visit beforehand and then walked in carrying the thực phẩm she had brought for everyone - pasta, cookies, soups, đậu phụng, đậu phộng butter, bánh mỳ, bánh mì and lots thêm - straight into the dining area.
"It was utterly refreshing and surprising," Gopalan said. "Hardly anyone of her stature has done that before." The surprises didn't end there. Lady Gaga refused to sit on the chair reserved for her and sat on the floor surrounded bởi the kids. Most of the older kids were well prepared for her visit as they had spent several hours on Google researching her.
"Why do bạn dress the way bạn do?" a 12-year-old asked. "I feel it's me, my personality, who I am," Gaga replied. After the remark, she talked to the kids about how important it was "to be who bạn are" and told them to remember they could be whomsoever they wanted to be.
Just because people have traditional families, she said, doesn't mean they are happy.
Lady Gaga recalled her own childhood, saying that she didn't appreciate her own parents till much later in her life. "You are so lucky to have this trang chủ created bởi Anjali for you," she said.
The singer's earthy and charismatic manner combined with the level of engagement with everyone at the care trang chủ floored all.
Her gifts to the 23 kids included a 64-inch TV, Play Station, video and 3-D glasses.
"There was absolutely no hype about her and she comes straight from the heart," Gopalan said. "Lady Gaga is well informed about HIV and told the children to take their medicines regularly and eat well so they could stay strong," she added.
When the kids asked Lady Gaga to sing for them, she actually obliged, despite the absence of âm nhạc hoặc a band. She sang her legendary song Born This Way. "It was electrifying," Gopalan said. "There was no âm nhạc but her voice was so pure and strong that it made my hair stand." Gopalan and the care trang chủ she has founded have attracted plenty of người nổi tiếng over the past decade. Actor Richard Gere funded the centre for three years, and pictures of him with the kids adorn the walls.
"The energy and light she brought with her have really perked us up," Gopalan added.
It all happened on a Saturday afternoon, when she could have been sightseeing in the Capital. Instead, Lady Gaga minus her pancake makeup and clad in jeans and a T-shirt, chose to spend two hours with HIV-positive children in the only orphanage of its kind in the country.
This zero-publicity, no cameras and minimal- security trip took place without any fuss. Lady Gaga Phép thuật the founder of the orphanage, Anjali Gopalan, bởi calling up herself to discuss the visit beforehand and then walked in carrying the thực phẩm she had brought for everyone - pasta, cookies, soups, đậu phụng, đậu phộng butter, bánh mỳ, bánh mì and lots thêm - straight into the dining area.
"It was utterly refreshing and surprising," Gopalan said. "Hardly anyone of her stature has done that before." The surprises didn't end there. Lady Gaga refused to sit on the chair reserved for her and sat on the floor surrounded bởi the kids. Most of the older kids were well prepared for her visit as they had spent several hours on Google researching her.
"Why do bạn dress the way bạn do?" a 12-year-old asked. "I feel it's me, my personality, who I am," Gaga replied. After the remark, she talked to the kids about how important it was "to be who bạn are" and told them to remember they could be whomsoever they wanted to be.
Just because people have traditional families, she said, doesn't mean they are happy.
Lady Gaga recalled her own childhood, saying that she didn't appreciate her own parents till much later in her life. "You are so lucky to have this trang chủ created bởi Anjali for you," she said.
The singer's earthy and charismatic manner combined with the level of engagement with everyone at the care trang chủ floored all.
Her gifts to the 23 kids included a 64-inch TV, Play Station, video and 3-D glasses.
"There was absolutely no hype about her and she comes straight from the heart," Gopalan said. "Lady Gaga is well informed about HIV and told the children to take their medicines regularly and eat well so they could stay strong," she added.
When the kids asked Lady Gaga to sing for them, she actually obliged, despite the absence of âm nhạc hoặc a band. She sang her legendary song Born This Way. "It was electrifying," Gopalan said. "There was no âm nhạc but her voice was so pure and strong that it made my hair stand." Gopalan and the care trang chủ she has founded have attracted plenty of người nổi tiếng over the past decade. Actor Richard Gere funded the centre for three years, and pictures of him with the kids adorn the walls.
"The energy and light she brought with her have really perked us up," Gopalan added.
LADY GAGA TRASHES THE PAPARAZZI IN THIS VIDEO
Have bạn ever wondered what it would be like to be in the skin of a super ngôi sao like Lady Gaga?
Can bạn imagine an army of photographers following bạn around all the time snapping các bức ảnh in your face. Well today bạn can get an idea of what it is like thanks to this video created bởi Lady Gaga.
The video is called The Left Eye and it lasts for 40 giây in which bạn get to see the world like Lady Gaga sees it.
You'll see that she is often overwhelmed bởi the press, the cameras, the pushing and the shouting, her bodyguards and screaming fans. In this video she wants to hiển thị những người hâm mộ just what she goes through. This is the price of fame.
Have bạn ever wondered what it would be like to be in the skin of a super ngôi sao like Lady Gaga?
Can bạn imagine an army of photographers following bạn around all the time snapping các bức ảnh in your face. Well today bạn can get an idea of what it is like thanks to this video created bởi Lady Gaga.
The video is called The Left Eye and it lasts for 40 giây in which bạn get to see the world like Lady Gaga sees it.
You'll see that she is often overwhelmed bởi the press, the cameras, the pushing and the shouting, her bodyguards and screaming fans. In this video she wants to hiển thị những người hâm mộ just what she goes through. This is the price of fame.