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Lady Gaga reportedly wants a "hugely elaborate" wedding. The 32-year-old singer-turned-actress confirmed her engagement to fiance Christian Carino - whom she has been dating since the start of 2017 - in October this year. And although she's barely had time to think about her nuptials after being so busy with her new movie A Star Is Born, sources say she wants the event to be extravagant.

One insider said: "Gaga is so over the moon at the moment. She is constantly telling those close to her how grateful she is to be at this point in her life and work with such incredible artistes and be with the man she loves so dearly.

"Gaga is incredibly elated about her engagement, but because of how busy she's been with [A Star Is Born], she can't even begin to think about a wedding.

Despite being too busy to get a head start on wedding planning, the Million Reasons hitmaker still has the support of her husband-to-be, as he's "so proud of her success".

Ellen DeGeneres returned to stand-up comedy because she was craving a "challenge". The 60-year-old TV star has ended her 15-year hiatus from the stand-up scene with her new Netflix special, Relatable, and she admitted she initially quit because she was "done" with being on stage after 20 years.

Ellen - who has hosted The Ellen DeGeneres Show since 2003 - said: "I was done with it, you know? I did it for like 20 years. I used to joke, when I was touring, 'Someday, you'll all come to me.' And now they do. So I just stopped going out."

The presenter admitted to fellow TV host Jimmy Kimmel that she used to find touring to be an exhausting experience.

However, she also missed the challenge of writing new material and performing it in front of a live audience.

Ellen - who is married to actress Portia de Rossi - shared: "Then it had been 15 years and I decided I miss it and [thought] it would be a challenge to do another one, and I just decided to start writing. And I'm really happy with it."