Lady Gaga has taken to social media to explain why she has been "so private" of late, after fans expressed concern at her silence.
The singer, 37, has taken a step back from posting on social media recently, with some fans criticizing her for only posting ad posts, while others were concerned for her wellbeing.
She shared a black-and-white photo of herself sitting on the floor with her eyes closed and her head tilted to one side as she addressed what's been going on lately.
Gaga - real name Stefani Germanotta - wrote: "I wanted to share a more personal moment with you today, I know I haven’t been doing a lot of that lately and some of you are really longing for me to share more of my artistic process."
She continued: "I’ve been experiencing my creativity ever since last summer in a really special and private way - I wrote and produced music for a special project, I prepared for months developing my character for Joker, I filmed Joker for many months (a very introspective time), I have been running my start-up Haus Labs, doing philanthropic work, and additionally have been working on The Chromatica Ball film edit.
"I can say for the first time in many years that my love of making art, music, fashion, and supporting community has never been more fulfilling."
Acknowledging that she's been under the radar for a while, Gaga continued: "I may not be sharing as much of myself online as I have in the past, but I hope you know this time to myself has been extremely healing and recharging for my heart, mind, body, and creativity - to create within myself and to have a personal life that’s just for me.
"I’m sure that may feel different because I haven’t always been so private (I bet that will make some of you laugh) - but I LOVE my fans, my little monsters, so much and that will never change. I can’t even begin to describe how much our global community inspires me every day to bring as much joy as I can to your lives."
Revealing what she's been up to in the interim, Gaga explained: "Here’s a photo of my working on The Chromatica Ball film edit (that’s a frame from the film behind me) - I can’t WAIT for you to experience it.
"Thank you for being willing to grow with me so that I can change and transform with the community I love so much. I hope you love all the things I’ve been creating for you and I hope this is a small reminder to you of my deep passion and commitment to art."
The 'Judas' star is also set to appear in the Joker sequel, which wrapped recently and for which she produced music, as well as her Chromatica Ball tour documentary.
Gaga had also previously opened up to Wallpaper magazine about her desire to have "a life of solitude", adding that it is "really nice to just have time to be alone."
