Inez Whitfield may just be one of Edmonton’s hippest seniors. She’s also one of Lady Gaga’s biggest — if not one of her oldest  fans. Monday’s concert at Rexall Place was the 86-year-old’s second Lady Gaga experience. The senior, whose caregivers nicknamed her “Granny Gaga,” was able to get a special pass from her care centre to go to the show.

She explains that what she loves most about Lady Gaga is her youthful energy. She also feels there’s a lot of warmth and love beneath all of Gaga’s glitz and the glam. 

“You know, in this dark world…with all these horrible things going on — she’s like a little sunbeam that comes in and dances and sings, and you never know what to expect. And that’s so lovely, that's why we decided to ‘bling it up’ as best as we could…because it’s a sparkly night.”

Inez had two emergency surgeries within the last two weeks and her daughter claimed that the anticipation of going to see Gaga again is what helped her recover. Kendra's ultimate goal was to get Gaga to meet her mother. On Monday night, she succeeded.

After the show, Gaga took Inez and her daughter backstage. Gaga posted an image on Instagram of the two of them with the caption: 86 yrs old Inez ‘Granny Gaga’ from Edmonton and I. We had a lovely chat after the show, what an inspiring lady!