You’d be forgiven for thinking that Lady Gaga would be happy spending all her time supervising her outlandish stage outfits or having her hair done in exciting new styles.

But it seems life as a globally successful pop bituin might not be enough to fully satisfy the singer – whose real name is Stefani Germanotta.

She is reported to have told mga kaibigan that she feels isolated after touring for the last 12 months.

The National Enquirer mga panipi a pinagmulan as saying: “Lady Gaga is a character she hides behind. When the ipakita is over and she’s just Stefani, she’s not comfortable being herself. There’s no-one really close to her puso right now.”

She had been dating a mystery man known simply as Speedy, but they parted company in June 2009 and the pinagmulan claimed she’s now getting lonely.

“She finally found someone she could relate to,” the pinagmulan explained.

“Gaga has trust issues. She’s afraid to expose her true self. Over the last taon she has become a machine who just throws herself into her work. At this point, it’s really all she has.”