Singer jokes about not eating

May 23, 2009 10:51 GMT  ·  By

Lady Gaga is anything but a regular pop star, since a mere appearance of hers can lead to such incidents as being nearly arrested for not wearing pants or having the cops called on the paparazzi who simply can’t get enough of her. Controversy might as well be Gaga’s middle name, it has often been said, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that she courts it again in a statement to Us Magazine about how she stays in shape.

Asked by the magazine if there’s anything special she does to maintain her figure, other than dancing a lot and possibly hitting the gym as well every once in a while, Gaga’s answer was as blunt as it is potentially upsetting for the fans who look up to her. “It’s all about starvation! Pop stars don’t eat.” the singer reportedly said, hinting that she too is one of the many female stars who put good looks before health.

Knowing Lady Gaga and her always being intent on causing a stir, it could very well be that the above was said as a joke. After all, she’s not exactly a size 0, so she couldn’t possibly have been serious about it, fans are already saying on dedicated forums. Then again, Gaga does not strike anyone as the type of celebrity to do as she’s told, therefore starving herself for her image would perhaps be the last thing she’d do. However, even if either of the above be the case, she should have shown more responsibility in choosing her jokes, because there are many impressionable girls who would follow her “advice,” the same fans are saying.

The possibility that she was very serious about her statement also stands, several celebrity-oriented magazines are pointing out. Lady Gaga has always insisted, as fans must know, that she’s exactly what people see of her and that she was not putting up a front, a controversial persona, just for the publicity. She was, in her own words, all that met the eye because she hated the idea of being considered a fake, a poseur.

“The biggest misconception about me is I’m a character or a persona. That when the lights and cameras turn off, I turn into a pumpkin. It’s simply not true. I make music and art and design all day long. Yes, I wash my face and go to sleep but when I wake up, I am always Lady Gaga.” the singer was saying on her official website a while back. Being “always Lady Gaga” could also apply to what she says, fans are pointing out, which, in turn, would mean that she does starve herself to keep her weight under control.