Lady Gaga Brings Back Signature Blonde Hair for Fashionable Arrival in Venice with Fiancé Michael Polansky

Mar. 15, 2025

Lady Gagaonce sang,“I’m as free as my hair,”and in recent weeks, she might be feeling quite free if her hair color changes are any indication.

The“Die with a Smile”singer, 38, arrived to theVenice Film Festivalon Monday, Sept. 2, rocking her signature blonde hair, nearly three weeks after she posted a selfie of herself withblack hair and bleached brows.

The 13-time Grammy winner, who is at the film festival to promoteJoker: Folie à Deux, traversed the waterways in Italy on a gondola with fiancéMichael Polansky. They hugged and shared a kiss on the rowing boat and exchanged another kiss when they arrived at the Hotel Cipriani dock.

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky kiss on Sept. 2, 2024.Franco Origlia/Getty

Franco Origlia/Getty

Lady Gaga’s return to blonde comes just 18 days after she posted a candid photo of herdark hair transformationon Instagram on Aug. 15. She was still sporting the dark locks as recently as six days prior.

A month prior to that drastic reveal, the “Million Reasons” singer sported aplatinum blonde hairdowhen she performed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Lady Gaga shared her dark hair selfie on Aug. 15, 2024.Lady Gaga/Instagram

Lady Gaga/Instagram

Though Lady Gaga has donned various hair colors throughout her career, she is best known for her blonde hair, which she’s been sporting on-and-off since the music video for her debut single,”Just Dance,”came out in 2008.

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 2, 2024.Franco Origlia/Getty

At the Venice Film Festival on Monday, the Oscar winner paired her blonde hair with a short black polka-dot dress with white dots. She completed the look with black sunglasses and high heels.

Meanwhile, her fiancé wore an all-black outfit and casual shoes.

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky on Sept. 2, 2024.Franco Origlia/Getty

The Venice Film Festival runs from Aug. 28 to Sept. 7.

source: people.com