Lady Gaga insists it wasn’t ‘exhausting’ to stay in character with an Italian accent for NINE MONTHS during House of Gucci filming
Lady Gaga went to incredible lengths for her portrayal of Patrizia Reggianni during filming for House of Gucci, speaking in an Italian accent at home for nine months.
Appearing on Australian TV show The Sunday Project this week, the singer, 35, insisted to host Carrie Bickmore that it wasn’t ‘exhausting’ as she simply ‘loves art’.
Lady Gaga, who won an Oscar in 2019 for Best Original Song for A Star Is Born, previously revealed that she spoke in the accent with her own mother Cynthia Germanotta in order to remain in character.
‘I love art’: Lady Gaga, 35, insisted on Australian TV show The Sunday Project this week, that it wasn’t ‘exhausting’ to stay in character with an Italian accent for NINE MONTHS during House of Gucci filming
Asked by host Carrie whether it was ‘exhausting’, Lady Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, responded: ‘Well no, I actually find it more exhausting to go in and out of character. I found it less exhausting to stay in it.’
The Born This Way hit-maker added with a laugh that she won’t be following these methods when she has a child.
‘I lived inside of the character and inside this world of the Gucci’s for so long because I love art,’ she went on to say.
Dedicated: The singer told host Carrie Bickmore that it wasn’t ‘exhausting’ as she simply ‘loves art’. ‘I lived inside of the character and inside this world of the Gucci’s for so long because I love art,’ she said. Pictured in character as Patrizia Reggiani
‘I love the nature of the type of acting that I like to do, and I stayed with her so that when I was off-set or on-set it was this fluid life.
‘This is something that makes me excited as an actor. It’s something I like. I don’t think that it’s the way to do things necessarily, but it’s my way.’
Despite her attempts, Lady Gaga’s efforts at perfecting the Italian pronunciation was recently panned by the movie’s dialect coach.
Her way: ‘I love the nature of the type of acting that I like to do, and I stayed with her so that when I was off-set or on-set it was this fluid life,’ the Born This Way hit-maker added
Impressive: Lady Gaga previously revealed that she spoke in the accent with her own mother Cynthia Germanotta in order to remain in character (pictured together in 2019)
Italian actress Francesca De Martini spoke to The Daily Beast about the Bad Romance singer’s transformation into Patrizia, who famously hired a hitman to murder her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, in 1995.
Clearly unconvinced, Francesca, who auditioned for roles in the movie before coming back as a vocal coach, said of the star: ‘I feel bad saying this, but her accent is not exactly an Italian accent, it sounds more Russian.’
Francesca also spoke of working with Salma Hayek in the film, saying: ‘What happened was this. Salma shot for one day and then asked for a dialogue coach.
Focused: Lady Gaga (left as Patrizia) has spoken at length about her transformation into Patrizia (pictured in 1985, right) and using the accent for an entire nine months to remain in character
‘I think she heard the accent wasn’t right and she was worried — she wanted to do well.’
Lady Gaga has spoken at length about her transformation into Patrizia and using the accent for an entire nine months to remain in character.
She previously said: ‘I started in the voice six months before we started shooting and I stayed in it for the whole of filming, which I am sure was super annoying for Adam [Driver]. For me I thought it was harder to go in and out, so I stayed in character.’
The star then told British Vogue: ‘I lived as her [Reggiani] for a year and a half. And I spoke with an accent for nine months of that. I never broke. I stayed with her.’
Eek: Despite winning an Oscar for her role in 2018’s A Star Is Born, Lady Gaga’s attempt at the Italian pronunciation was recently panned by the movie’s own dialect coach
Lady Gaga then revealed she dyed her hair to stay in character: ‘It was nearly impossible for me to speak in the accent as a blonde. I instantly had to dye my hair.’
The film is based on Sara Gay Forden’s novel titled The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed.
Set in Italy, the story explores three decades of numerous themes, including love, betrayal and revenge.
Significantly depicted during the course of the film is the aftermath of the 1995 murder of Maurizio Gucci (played by Adam), the Italian businessman and head of the fashion house Gucci, by his ex-wife Patrizia (played by Lady Gaga).
Oh no! Clearly unconvinced, Francesca De Martini said of Lady Gaga (pictured as Patrizia): ‘I feel bad saying this, but her accent is not exactly an Italian accent, it sounds more Russian’
Jared Leto plays vice-president of the luxury fashion house Paolo Gucci, cousin of Maurizio, while Al Pacino portrays Aldo Gucci, the company’s chairman from 1953 to 1986.
The cold-blooded murder of fashion scion Maurizio in 1995 shocked the world – especially when his ex-wife Patrizia was found guilty of arranging the crime.
During the murder trial, which transfixed Italy, Patrizia arrived each day wearing head-to-toe Gucci clothes and accessories.
The court heard how she had ordered the murder of her husband after he offered her $650,000 in a divorce settlement.
She was initially sentenced to 29 years in 1998, which was reduced to 26 on appeal. She served 18 – with her pet ferret Bambi as a companion for some of the time – before being released in October 2014.
Well-known for her luxury lifestyle, Patrizia once said: ‘I’d rather cry in a Rolls than be happy on a bicycle’ and turned down the offer of day release while in prison because it would have meant doing ‘menial’ work.
House of Gucci is set for release in Australia on January 1 2022. It was released on November 24 in the US and November 26 in the UK.
Inside the House of Gucci: The real life family behind one of fashion’s most scandalous sagas
The Murderess: Lady Gaga portrays Patrizia Reggiani
Reggiani was notorious for ordering a hit on her ex husband Maurizio Gucci, grandson of Gucci founder Guccio Gucci and heir of the family brand
The Victim: Adam Driver portrays Maurizio Gucci
Maurizio, the Gucci heir and head designer of the brand in the 1980s, was gunned down in 1995 after a hit was placed on him by ex wife Patrizia Reggiani; the pair were married from 1973 until 1991
The Maverick: Jared Leto portrays Paolo Gucci
During the 80s, Paolo attempted to capitalize on his family’s well-known brand by launching an outfit called Gucci Plus on his own, which caused major family tensions.
The Patriarch: Al Pacino portrays Aldo Gucci
Aldo, son of historic Gucci founder Guccio Gucci, was sentenced to one year in prison at the age of 81 in 1983 for tax evasion
The Actor: Jeremy Irons portrays Rodolfo Gucci
Rodolfo also went by the screen name Maurizio D’Ancora, appearing in over 40 Italian films between 1929 and 1946
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