This is Why Lady Gaga is Using Her Real Name For 'Star is Born'

You may or may not have heard that Lady Gaga will be credited as Stefani Germanotta for her big screen debut.

A new report claims the 31-year-old entertainer is using her real name for A Star is Born partially because that’s what the film is about too.

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“There’s something appropriate about Gaga being credited as Stefani in the role of an unknown ingenue being discovered and turned into a star,” a source told Variety.

Pictured: Gaga wears an interesting pilgrim-like look while leaving her apartment and heading to a studio on Sunday (May 14) in New York City.

FYI: Gaga is wearing an Erickson Beamon choker.