Lady Gaga stripped bare! Superstar takes off make-up and changes into jeans and T-shirt for raw performance of Oscar-nominated track Hold My Hand at Academy Awards 2023

Lady Gaga gave a raw performance at the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday night.

The Poker Face hitmaker, 36, stripped off the stunning makeup she donned earlier on the Oscars red carpet and went for a bare-faced look. She also changed from her glamorous black Versace gown into a simple black t-shirt and ripped jeans.

The signer gave an emotional rendition of her Oscar-nominated song Hold My Hand from the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack.

Before flexing her vocals the star gave a short introduction, telling the audience of the song: ‘It’s deeply personal for me and I think that we all need each other, we need a lot of love to walk through this life.’

‘And we all need a hero sometimes, there’s heroes all around us. In unassuming places, but you might find that you can be your own hero, even if you feel broken inside,’ she poignantly added.

Gaga – who was earlier seen helping a photographer after he tripped and fell on the red carpet – was joined by a band on a dimly lit stage, as she passionately sang with her eyes closed.

Her hair was plaited into a simple braid for the mesmerizing performance of the hit, which is nominated for Original Song.

‘Hold my hand, everything will be okay/ I heard from the heavens that clouds have been grey/ Pull me close, wrap me in your aching arms/ I see that you’re hurtin’, why’d you take so long/ To tell me you need me?’ the star crooned.

‘So cry tonight/ But don’t you let go of my hand/ You can cry every last tear/ I won’t leave ’til I understand/ Promise me, just hold my hand.’

She received plenty of applause at the end of the performance, and appeared touched by the reaction.

Earlier in the evening Gaga stunned on the Oscars champagne-colored red carpet as she arrived in a risque sheer black Versace gown with a bralette top and low-slung skirt – revealing her bare derriere.

Gaga’s black long-sleeved gown revealed her underwear free form – with her bare derriere on full display in the see-through number.

The sheer number also revealed her midriff and her arms; the dress had a pointed bralette and low-slung skirt with a belt detail.