Lady Gaga battled through pain and got treatment mid-show before cancelling tour
LADY GAGA was forced to cancel the final dates of her world tour after she was treated by doctors backstage.
The singer disappointed fans after pulling out of the final ten European shows of her Joanne concerts with “severe pain” that has “affected her ability to perform”.
I can now reveal that she received medical attention at Birmingham Arena, where she was performing on Wednesday night amid concerns for her welfare.
A source said: “Obviously Lady Gaga’s health was the most important priority for everybody on her team.
While Gaga wowed her fans onstage, no one was aware of the health struggles she was going through behind the scenes. But she was determined to battle through and not let anybody down.
“There was only so long she could carry on without risking longer term consequences.”
I can also reveal that the prospect of cancelling her remaining dates — which had already been rescheduled after being postponed on health grounds last year — was first considered a week ago.
Following the Grammys in LA on Sunday, it was thought Gaga had not fully recovered from a debilitating bout of fibromyalgia, a condition that causes pain all over the body.
As a result, she moved the recording of her tour DVD from London’s O2 — where she should have been tonight — to Wednesday’s show in Birmingham as a precaution. The source continued: “After it became apparent that Gaga’s health was failing, her team organised crisis talks.
“Tour DVDs are very lucrative and everyone knew that if Gaga had to cancel her dates then they’d lose out on millions of pounds. They couldn’t face missing out on more.
“So they felt it was best to bring forward the recording.”
A spokesman for promoter Live Nation said Gaga was now “in the care of expert medical professionals”.
A spokesman for the singer last night declined to comment.
Here’s hoping she makes a speedy recovery.
A night out fur Selena
SELENA GOMEZ pops out for dinner in a floor-length satin gown and fur coat . . . as you do.
The singer enjoyed a night at posh LA restaurant Ysabel, where she made a fashion statement with the scary faces on the back of her coat – even though I’m not sure what that statement is.
As diners could see, it also had a heart on it – maybe for her boyfriend JUSTIN BIEBER.
They were reunited in November after Selena split from THE WEEKND a month earlier.
And while she isn’t quite wearing her heart on her sleeve, she’s nearly there.
Treehouse battle
VICTORIA and DAVID BECKHAM have stepped up their battle to keep a treehouse built at their country estate.
The couple came under fire after Posh shared a photo of the lavish garden structure with her 18million Instagram followers.
But the playhouse was built without planning permission – upsetting locals. The Beckhams have now applied to their local council for consent for the “modest” timber structure which even has its own name – Oak Tree House.
And they have offered to provide extra screening by planting oak and beech trees nearby to help it blend in with the area. They will also keep out prying eyes from a nearby road and public footpath at their £6.15million Cotswold retreat.
Planners at West Oxfordshire Council are expected to make a decision later this month and so far there have been no objections from their neighbours.
But then again, if there are any, when you’re the Beckhams you can just throw more money at the problem.
Spears keen to see the top Brit sights..one more time
BRITNEY SPEARS is going to make the most of her UK tour dates this year by squeezing in some serious, slightly geeky sightseeing.
The singer is bringing her Las Vegas tour to Europe this summer, kicking off with a headlining slot at Brighton Pride on August 4.
And I can reveal the Hit Me Baby One More Time star will be arriving in London a few days early in a bid to explore London’s top attractions.
So you shouldn’t be too surprised if you see the pop diva sinking champagne on the London Eye or posing for a selfie outside Buckingham Palace.
My source tells me: “Britney hasn’t spent time in London for a while so she can’t wait to kick back and explore some of the tourist hot spots.
“She has asked her team to pull together a list of suggestions and plans to work through them all.”
Unfortunately though there is no chance the star will be riding the seaside dodgems, candyfloss in hand, after her Brighton gig as she has to jet back to the Continent.
But she might have some time to look around Manchester and Dublin in between her gigs in August. Britney will also take in Scarborough that month and if she can find time there, locals have recommended their favourite spots.
The last time Brit had some time free in London was in 2013 and she took a trip on a hop-on, hop-off bus.
Two years before that she spent time in Hackney to shoot the video for her single Criminal.
Britney is bringing her Piece Of Me show over from her Las Vegas residency to cities in the UK, North America and Europe and she’s clearly making the most of her trips.
Good for her for not holing herself up in the Dorchester and avoiding us mere mortals.
Sloppy seconds for Simon
SIMON COWELL was not happy on the BGT set this week after it emerged one half of his golden buzzer act was a reject from The Voice Kids.
The youngster and his partner, who performed as a duo, won over the mogul instantly and he sent them straight through to the semis.
But my sources say he was not too pleased to discover one of them was on the rival show last year.
My source said: “It was a bit of a downer that he had already found fame on another talent show. Luckily, it was a different type of act, so fans of The Voice are unlikely to recognise him.”
You just can’t get the reality TV wannabes these days.
Toff's paint ball
GEORGIA TOFFOLO proves posh people are happy to get their hands dirty.
But it’s unlikely the I’m A Celeb champ got any splinters as her DIY efforts with planks and paintbrushes were just for show.
She was plugging a brand of dungarees usually modelled by RUBY MAE, girlfriend of Spurs ace DELE ALLI.
While Toff may be the nation’s new sweetheart, I’m sure NICK KNOWLES and his DIY SOS team have nothing to worry about.
Accio Audition
JACK WHITEHALL failed an audition to play Harry Potter – because he hadn’t read the books.
On Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs he told host KIRSTY YOUNG: “I did it, but I hadn’t read the book and there were a lot of questions about the book in the audition, and having not read it I slightly let myself down and didn’t get the part.”
Let’s hope Jack casts a more impressive spell when he hosts The Brits later this month.
Kyie's wining formula
KYLIE flora-d her army of fans as she marked her comeback in another impressive red carpet outfit.
The pop princess, who has made a return with new single Dancing, stepped out in a flowery maxi dress for the gala dinner of the ABB FIA Formula E race in Chile’s capital Santiago on Friday.
And Kylie got the ultimate revenge on her love-rat ex JOSHUA SASSE by strutting her stuff in a frilled white dress on the day he was due to get married.
The British actor was set to wed girlfriend Harriet Colling, who he started dating just weeks after he and Kylie split last year, but was jilted days beforehand.
Kylie is well rid.