Lady Gaga makes surprise stop at York Beach ice cream stand: Here's what she ordered

YORK, Maine — Steve Dunne did not know who the woman was who stepped out of her car Friday to make an order at his Nubble Road ice cream stand.

His young staff at Dunne’s Ice Cream certainly knew it was Stefani Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga. The pop star was in town attending her sister’s wedding at the ViewPoint Hotel across the street. She ordered a small chocolate walnut, then got back in her car and returned to the ViewPoint.

“Every kid in here knew her,” Dunne said. “I stood next to her cleaning the counter, didn’t know it was her.”

Gaga, 38, has topped the charts with songs like “Bad Romance” and “Paparazzi,” as well as appeared in films like “A Star is Born.” She is appearing in the upcoming film “Joker: Folie à Deux."

Gaga was in York to be the maid of honor at her sister’s wedding on Saturday, according to multiple media outlets.

The Sun reported the family rented the entire ViewPoint Hotel for the wedding weekend.

The ViewPoint declined to comment on the wedding out of respect for their guests’ privacy. The locally owned hotel is a favorite spot for weddings with spectacular seaside views of the Nubble Lighthouse.

Dunne said he learned Lady Gaga was looking to keep a low profile and they kept mum about her presence while she was in town.

“We felt like we would respect that for them rather than blow it all up,” Dunne said.

Dunne said he got a chance to talk with her briefly when she returned to the ice cream stand Sunday night. He said she was with her boyfriend.

“I scooped her some ice cream,” Dunne said. She told him it was a wonderful weekend during her stay on Nubble Road.

“She said it was nice to be a normal person here in York, Maine,” Dunne said.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Lady Gaga makes surprise stop at York Beach Maine ice cream stand