'Chicago Fire' actor Taylor Kinney has opened up about his relationship with pop superstar Lady Gaga and admitted that one of the reasons he fell for her was because of her strong work ethic.

Speaking to Britain's The Sun newspaper, the heartthrob explained that she reminded him of his mother and he admires women who are powerful and know what they want out of life:

"I look up to a strong woman, maybe that's why I fell for Gaga. She works incredibly hard and is very strong and inspirational like mom, with a great work ethic."

"I still talk to my pop, Dan, but he wasn't prominent in my life. If anyone gets the credit it's mom. Me and my brothers all rally behind mom. She was the matriarch and backbone of our family, our constant. Mom still works 50 hours a week, though she doesn't have to. She enjoys it."

In the same interview, Kinney confessed that he wants to have children in the future, adding: "I do want to give Mom grandchildren, of course. I think I'd be a good dad, it would be a pleasure. I'd love it - and I'm in my 30s now. My mum wants me to get married, and have children of course. She's met Gaga, we've been dating a while, we're in a committed relationship and I'm really happy in my relationship."

"I'm a very lucky guy. As far as having more of a domestic life and settling down into my relationship we have to see what happens."

 Watch Kinney talk about dating Lady Gaga here: