Dirty, I scream: Lady Gaga takes polar plunge to help raise $1m for charity

Lady Gaga and Hollywood actor Vince Vaughn braved the freezing waters of Chicago’s Lake Michigan to raise money for charity. The stars were among more than 4,500 people to take part in the annual Polar Plunge event in aid of the Special Olympics. It was a far cry from the glitz and glamour usually associated with a celebrity lifestyle. Dirty ice Cream singer Lady Gaga, who swapped her eye-catching stage costumes for a more down-to-earth and practical black T-shirt and leggings for the icy challenge, on which she was joined by her actor fiance Taylor Kinney.

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She emerged from the water with ice stuck to her hair. Vaughn, a Chicago native, wore the shirt of the city’s ice hockey team, the Blackhawks, to undertake the frigid fundraiser. The Wedding Crashers star went up to his knees, before easing himself backwards into the sub-zero waters. Organisers say this year’s event has raised more than $1m (£650,000), with the proceeds going towards providing year-round activities for athletes with special needs.

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