(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Lady Gaga's boyfriend Taylor Kinney has opened up about the couple's budding romance.

The 31-year-old Chicago Fire star celebrated his one-year anniversary with the 26-year-old singer in August.

Taylor has been tight-lipped about their relationship in public.

Appearing on US breakfast programme Today on Wednesday, the actor couldn't help but gush about the supportive star.

When anchor Hoda Kotb noted it was sweet of Gaga to tweet a promotion for his new television series, he admitted: "I was surprised. I think she's proud of, you know, girlfriend being proud of her boyfriend," adding, "She's been to the set a couple times."

Taylor was reluctant to say much more about the singer. Brushing off her worldwide fame, he insisted she's just the girl he fell in love with: Stefani Germanotta.

"I don't have that outside view," he explained. "For whatever reason, it works. I'm a lucky guy."

Taylor's interview comes weeks after reports surfaced the couple was planning a wedding in Venice, Italy.

The actor did not comment on those claims. (C) Cover Media