She was forced to cancel a string of shows on her Born This Way tour to undergo delicate hip surgery.
And Lady GaGa admits the injury that prompted her to pull out of 25 sold-out gigs and go under the knife was so serious she almost needed hip replacement.
Speaking to Women’s Wear Daily, the 27-year-old singer says the injury left coin shaped holes in her legs. ‘When we got all the MRI’s finished before I went to surgery there were giant craters, a hole in my hip the size of a quarter, and the cartilage was just hanging out the other side of my hip,’ she revealed.
GaGa underwent surgery in February, after which she cut a typically outlandish figure in a string of garish wheelchairs – amongst them a gold plated number and a custom made wheelchair from designer Louis Vuitton.
But while she’s back on her feet and preparing for the release of her new album, the hit-maker says the outcome would have been much worse had she continued with the tour. ‘I had a tear on the inside of my joint and a huge breakage,’ she said. ‘The surgeon told me that if I had done another show I might have needed a full hip replacement. I would have been out for at least a year, maybe longer.’ GaGa is now looking ahead to the release of ARTPOP – her third album – and she admits her long lay-off gave her plenty of time to focus on her new music.
I had six months to beef up my brain and body,’ she said. ‘I got to put a giant white or black sheet of paint over my whole canvas and I got to review ARTPOP again. I was given the time to really be creative because it’s a gazing process, it really is. ‘I have to gaze into the work for long periods of time for it to be good.’
Nearly on the edge! Lady Gaga speaks about her ordeal
