Elton confirms Lady Gaga as godmother
Saturday, April 23 2011
After a lot of speculation, Elton John has confirmed that Lady Gaga is his son's godmother.
In an interview with Barbara Walters that was teased during "Good Morning America" on April 22, 2011, Elton, with his husband David Furnish by his side, opened up about his decision to name Gaga godmother to their son, Zachary.
"Yes, yes she is. When you get to the real person under there, there's a real simple person under there who loves her parents," he explained. David added, "Zachary's going to inherit an incredible musical legacy from his father one day, and she will be a good person to guide him through the ins and outs of the music business, 'cause she sure knows everything about the business now."
Talk of Gaga's involvement in Zachary's life began to surface earlier in 2011, but the couple wasn't in a hurry to confirm the reports. In a February 2011 interview, David wouldn't confirm or deny whether Gaga was the godmother. "We haven't publicly confirmed that yet but your sources are very good!" he said. "I prefer not to comment on it because we are going to make a statement about godparents later on."
When Elton hosted "Saturday Night Live" on April 2, 2011, he joked about Lady Gaga being his son's godmother. "For those of you concerned that we are unusual parents, do not worry. It's not like we are the only two people involved in the child's life. His godmother is Lady Gaga. That's true, that's not a joke ... which is ironic because I've always said that Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids. And Gaga loves Mars. She says Mars has good schools and great discos."
