Lady Gaga sparked a whirlwind of excitement in the LGBTQ+ community last week with the release of her highly anticipated seventh album, Mayhem. However, during a recent interview with Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers on their popular podcast Las Culturistas, the pop icon had an unexpected emotional moment that revealed her true feelings about the intense attention surrounding her.
The interview took a dramatic turn toward the end when Gaga was asked to participate in the podcast’s signature game, “I Don’t Think So Honey,” where guests have 60 seconds to rant about something in pop culture. But Gaga wasn’t quite prepared for the pressure of ranting on command.
“Basically, I don’t think so, honey, that you guys are putting me on the spot to do this,” she began, expressing her discomfort. “I hate ranting. I hate confronting people, I feel super uncomfortable.”
As the hosts laughed, trying to get her to engage in the game, Gaga opened up about her desire to avoid confrontation altogether. “I would love to just, like, go on stage and sing and change my outfits and pick my wigs and write songs and make albums and go on tours. But I do not want to rant about anything.”
With the clock ticking down and the pressure mounting, Gaga became visibly emotional, admitting that being put on the spot was overwhelming. “I’m not just gonna do whatever you say, whenever you ask me to do it,” she said, clearly frustrated. “When you tell me to do things, it makes me wanna cry! It makes me insane!”
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Yang, realizing the moment had taken an emotional turn, quickly responded, “We shouldn’t have done this,” leading to a lighthearted end to the segment.
While the game didn’t go as planned, there was no hard feelings between Gaga and the Las Culturistas hosts. In a more vulnerable moment, Yang shared how Gaga’s anthem “Born This Way” helped him come to terms with his own identity during his college years, cementing the powerful bond between the singer and her LGBTQ+ fans.
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In another humorous moment from the interview, Yang stumbled over his words while discussing Gaga’s incredible talents, inadvertently calling her a “b*tch.” After quickly apologizing, Gaga, ever the professional, responded with her signature coolness: “Don’t apologize. Thank you!”
Lady Gaga thanks Bowen Yang and tells him not to apologize after he jokingly called her “a bitch”.
— Pop Tingz (@ThePopTingz) March 13, 2025
Gaga also reflected on her long-time relationship with the LGBTQ+ community, recalling her high school years when she found her first gay friends. “I went to an all-girls school, which means that when school was over, I used to walk eight blocks away to the boys’ school,” she shared. “They weren’t out yet, but we were friends, and we would do the musicals together, and I found my people.”
As Gaga’s career progressed, she grew even more connected to the LGBTQ+ community. “I was like, ‘Oh, this is the community that loved me when I was a child, and this is the community that I’m meant to be a part of now,'” she said, underscoring the deep, symbiotic relationship that has been central to her success.
Gaga also teased some behind-the-scenes moments from the making of Mayhem, including a song she almost didn’t include on the album, and spoke about the future of her music and life with her fiancé.
Fans can watch the full interview on Las Culturistas, where Gaga opens up about her experiences, her journey with her LGBTQ+ fanbase, and her emotional responses to the overwhelming demands of fame.
