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Lady Gaga's mother: 'Seeing my daughter as a victim of bullying was heartbreaking'

Pop superstar Lady Gaga and her mother Cynthia Germanotta have both made an emotional pledge to youngsters as they prepare to launch the next phase of their Born This Way Foundation campaign. 

The 'Bad Romance' sensation opened up about her experiences of being bullied and reassured fans that she wants to work with them to help tackle bullying and to try to change things for young people today:

"I know what it's like to feel depressed, to feel humiliated, to feel isolated and I know too many young people that, no matter who they are or where they come from, they're feeling the same way I do. It was so beautiful in a way that our sadness bonded us at the shows, and yet I so badly wanted to understand why that cloud was there at all."

"How could I help to lift it, how could I help be a part of a more global change. Working together we can help make the world a kinder and braver place where all voices are heard, all feelings are respected."

Cynthia Germanotta then opened up about what it was like as a mother to see her daughter be torn down by bullies: "When my daughter Stefani was a child, she had to learn painful lessons about the dangers of cruelty and the importance of kindness. [Gaga] was creative and unequivocally her own person, but her peers didn't always appreciate the things that made her unique and different."

"As a result they would sometimes taunt, humiliate or exclude her. It was hurtful for her to experience and heartbreaking for me to watch."

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Watch Gaga and her mother working together here: