Lady Gaga’s biggest verified development in the past few days is her unexpected new role as a Japanese convenience store employee. FamilyMart launched a nationwide recruitment campaign on September 25 featuring Gaga behind the register, mopping floors, restocking shelves and serving fried chicken in a dramatic black and white commercial. AFP reports that the campaign aims to help address staffing shortages across FamilyMart’s more than 16,000 Japanese stores, while the company is promoting greater freedom for employees to express their individuality. The Straits Times says Gaga delivers the campaign’s Japanese message, “Want to work at FamilyMart?” The advertisement was filmed in Los Angeles on a replica store set, not in Japan.
The campaign is also a significant commercial chapter in Gaga’s biography. FamilyMart is using her image to make convenience store work appear more creative and appealing, with the company reportedly advertising more than 10,000 part time positions. Exclusive Gaga footage has also appeared on FamilyMart’s in store digital screens. The financial terms of the partnership have not been disclosed.
On social media, Gaga returned to Instagram on September 25 with a get ready with me video showing her dancing through a skincare and makeup routine. Yahoo Entertainment described it as her first post since reports emerged that she and fiancé Michael Polansky had welcomed a daughter. Those reports, first publicized by Page Six and repeated by other outlets, say the baby is named Rose Bean Polansky and was born via surrogate on June 9. Gaga and Polansky have not publicly confirmed those details, so the birth and name remain unconfirmed in the strongest sense.
Gaga also did not attend the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on September 27, despite reportedly receiving two nominations for her Doechii collaboration Runaway. Entertainment coverage interpreted her absence as a decision to remain out of the spotlight and focus on family, but that explanation has not been officially confirmed.
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