Little Monsters everywhere celebrated the release of Lady Gaga's sixth album, Chromatica, last week, but one little monster is the biggest cheerleader of them all: Gaga's younger sister, Natali Germanotta.
She's six years younger than Stefani, which means she was in high school when Gaga's debut Just Dance was the biggest album of 2008. Since then, she's appeared by Gaga's side on film sets, at awards shows, and in the studio. As a fashion designer and stylist, she proves that Gaga isn't the only creative visionary in the Germanotta familyshe studied fashion design at Parsons and has experience designing costumes for off-Broadway shows.
When asked on Twitter which new Gaga song is her favorite, Natali shouted out "Replay," the 12th track on the album. She has good taste, too: Billboard called "Replay" the best song on the album. "The '70s disco groove, mixed with the deep house elements that BloodPop expertly weaved throughout the fabric of the album, makes for some of the most danceable music on the album," writer Stephen Daw said, while ranking Chromatica's songs.
Replay!!! Already tweeted it before all of this amazing chaos https://t.co/lPvi0jwvlC Natali Germanotta (@germphobenotta)
My favorite one is Replay!!!!!!!! https://t.co/vexHWwWY0d Natali Germanotta (@germphobenotta)
She sat front row with Lady Gaga when she won the Oscar for her work on "Shallow," Oprah reported. To be fair, it was hard to pay attention to anyone else besides Gaga and Bradley Cooper that night. Natali was also Gaga's plus one at the CFDA Awards when she won a Fashion Icon award.
On Twitter, she has just over 2,600 followers, compared with Gaga's 81.6 million. (Which is probably a good thing, honestly.) In fact, some people think her account is fake, since she's not verified. But she's totally okay with that. "I can be myself and I dont have the world watching me," she tweeted recently.
I love when people think this is a fake account, like thank you. I can be myself and I dont have the world watching me. Natali Germanotta (@germphobenotta)
She's not afraid to block people, either.
Blocking people is my passion these days! Natali Germanotta (@germphobenotta)
Great skin seems to run in the family. Natali was bare-faced and beautiful with her big sis backstage at the Brandon Maxwell show during New York Fashion Week.
Natali was career-minded when she opted for the fashion program. She told Teen Vogue , "for me, college is less about getting drunk and more about learning what you need for your career."
Per Vogue UK , Natali designed costumes for the show Simon Says when she was a sophomore at Parsons.
In 2010, Lady Gaga included Natali in her music video for "Telephone." Her sister appeared as a prison inmate. And, yes, Beyonce also had a part.
This time, she played herself.
She was behind the scenes, but her work appeared throughout the film. She was Lady Gaga 's fashion stylist, per IMDB.
Her Instagram (@germ_aphobenotta) is currently private. However, her public Twitter account holds a handful of cute photos.
memories pic.twitter.com/Wf9OBJsc7X Natali Germanotta (@germphobenotta)
She shared a sweet tribute to Lady Gaga's horse, Arabella, when she passed away earlier this year. Natali has a more compact pet as well, a lizard, which she included in a shoot with Teen Vogue .
Already missing you... pic.twitter.com/vcePrfwWIc Natali Germanotta (@germphobenotta)
No, Gaga didn't attend Parsons. Both sisters went to the private all-girls school Convent of the Sacred Heart in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan, per Teen Vogue .
The day after the video for "Alejandro" premiered, during the Fame Monster era 10 years ago, Gaga attended Natali's graduation from Sacred Heart wearing a lacy jumpsuit and a black veil. Though her fans were extremely into the look, Natali tweeted "how can I forget..." when reminded of the moment recently.
How can I forget.... https://t.co/XP6kcSDy9Y Natali Germanotta (@germphobenotta)
When Gaga sang suspended over the stage in the middle of NRG Stadium, Natali was on hand to give her sis support. She gave her a big hug backstage as well.
Natali has been designing for years. Her graduation look featured a cap on the sleeve, Teen Vogue reported.
The sisters collaborated on a Monster High doll for Mattel for tweens. They created a zombie version of Gaga, and it's just as scary as you'd expect.
She calls her older sister "Stefi", Natali told Teen Vogue .
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