Surgery recovery not keeping 86-year-old Lady Gaga fan from going to concert

CTV Edmonton: Lady Gaga superfan going to concert One of the world's most outlandish performers, Lady Gaga, is taking the stage at Rexall, and one of her biggest fans will be there.

Like many of Lady Gaga's ‘Little Monsters’  in the Edmonton-area, Inez Whitfield spent much of Monday in anticipation, preparing to see the performer in concert at Rexall Place.

Whitfield’s daughter, Kendra, showed off the glittery outfit her 86-year-old mother was planning to wear to the concert that evening.

“My personal motto is ‘no glitter, no glory’,” Kendra said.

“Well, I live for glitter,” Inez quips.

It’s not just an affinity for over-the-top outfits that Inez has in common with the 28-year-old artist.

“I think we both love life, we both love the bright side of life,” Inez said.

“She’s gutsy, she’s daring, she’s beautiful, she has a message in her songs.”

Her adoration for Gaga started a few years ago, when she saw her on Oprah – with one particular song turning her from a fan, to a super fan: ‘Born This Way’.

“’We are all superstars in this world’, I don’t know it just did something for me,” Inez said.

“I have a funny ear, there are few people that will resonate with me, like the Beatles – and Lady Gaga did.”

Mother and daughter planned to take in the concert together, just like they did the last time Lady Gaga made a stop in Edmonton on her Monsters Ball Tour – however this time around, the trip to Rexall Place will carry a little more risk.

Inez is recovering from surgery earlier this month, for a perforated appendix.

“It is pretty gutsy, but we’ve got a wheelchair and we’ll make it work,” Kendra said.

For Kendra’s mother, life is simply too short not to go. “I like her philosophy on life. And I can relate to her in that respect,” Inez said.

“Just live, live every day.”

With files from Nicole Weisberg