Lady Gaga Looks Back at Her 'Embarrassing' Cameo in Hidden Camera ShowBoiling Points

Mar. 15, 2025

Three years before her debut albumThe Famewas released in 2008, the then-unknown aspiring actress and pop star became an unwitting participant in the hidden-camera prank show, which put people in frustrating situations to see how long they could go before blowing up. Folks who could keep their cool for a minimum of 14 minutes were awarded $100.

“Who puts that in their mouth? Would you put that in your mouth? It has s— all over it!” she rants.

In an interview withEntertainment Weeklyposted on Thursday, Mar. 6, the “Born This Way” singer admitted that her reaction was 100% genuine.

“That was not acting,” she said. “That was just so long ago, so embarrassing.”

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TheBoiling Pointsclip has continued to pop up on social media in recent years alongsideGaga’s brief appearance in a 2001 episode ofThe Sopranosas fans rediscover the singer’s pre-fame forays into acting.

Lady Gaga in ‘The Sopranos’.HBO

“I look back on that and I just go — I was so sweet,” she continued. “Just imagine me screaming in the bathroom or my dorm room with excitement.”

The singer, whose new albumMayhemis out March 7, said she can’t believe theBoiling Pointsclip continues to resurface.

“So, you know, careful what you wish for,” she joked.

source: people.com