Fashion meets football! Donatella Versace flies to the Super Bowl on her private jet to support 'dear friend' Lady Gaga at her half-time show

  • Fashion icon Donatella Versace spent Sunday at the Super Bowl in Houston
  • She shared photos and videos with her followers on Instagram
  • Told fans: 'The atmosphere is electrifying there especially because my dear friend Lady Gaga will be performing'

By Sarah Mooney For Mailonline

Published: 04:39 EST, 6 February 2017 | Updated: 04:49 EST, 6 February 2017

It's not the first place you'd think to find her - but fashion icon Donatella Versace spent Sunday at the Super Bowl in Houston.

The 61-year-old is not known for her love of sports, but is a close pal of Lady Gaga who was performing at the hotly anticipated half-time show.

Before the big game, Donatella shared a video from her private jet to Instagram - letting her followers know she was there to support her 'dear friend' Gaga.

Donatella even managed to nip backstage to see pal Gaga, 30, right before her half-time gig - and the photo of the platinum-blonde pair racked up 74,000 likes in a matter of hours

Donatella even managed to nip backstage to see pal Gaga, 30, right before her half-time gig - and the photo of the platinum-blonde pair racked up 74,000 likes in a matter of hours

She wrote alongside the clip: 'Hi guys! I'm leaving for Houston for the Superbowl. 

'The atmosphere is electrifying there especially because my dear friend Lady Gaga will be performing. 

'She's going to be fierce. Wait and see!'

Hours later, the chief designer of the Versace Group shared a photo from her VIP spot in the stand, declaring: 'I am ready for the kickoff!'

The designer insisted her friend's performance was going to be 'fierce'

The designer insisted her friend's performance was going to be 'fierce'

Hours later, the chief designer of the Versace Group shared a photo from her VIP spot in the stand, declaring: 'I am ready for the kickoff!'

Hours later, the chief designer of the Versace Group shared a photo from her VIP spot in the stand, declaring: 'I am ready for the kickoff!'

Donatella even managed to nip backstage to see pal Gaga, 30, right before her half-time gig - and the photo of the platinum-blonde pair racked up 74,000 likes in a matter of hours. 

Lady Gaga tore the roof off of NRG Stadium with what's already being hailed as one of the greatest Super Bowl halftime shows in history and delivered not the anti-Donald Trump protest some feared, but a subtle message of inclusion and unity. 

Music speaks for itself: Her hit "Born This Way" became a gay rights anthem but in the context of Sunday's show fit into the idea of accepting differences, a thread through much of the game's commercial messaging

Music speaks for itself: Her hit 'Born This Way' became a gay rights anthem but in the context of Sunday's show fit into the idea of accepting differences, a thread through much of the game's commercial messaging

The singer, known for her audacious outfits, asked: 'How are you doing tonight, Texas? How are you doing tonight, America?'

'We're here to make you feel good,' she said. 

From the outset, Gaga served notice this was no ordinary halftime show -- she began her performance from the lip of the stadium roof, an army of 300 drones forming a twinkling American flag in the sky. 

Hell of a halftime show! Lady Gaga sang America The Beautiful from atop the stadium in Houston at the star of her Super Bowl 51 performance

Hell of a halftime show! Lady Gaga sang America The Beautiful from atop the stadium in Houston at the star of her Super Bowl 51 performance

She then swung down from the roof to a stage suspended on cables and embarked on a meticulously choreographed 13-minute set of her greatest hits

Then she took flight (literally) at the end of the pre-recorded sequence.

The singer, clad in a sparkling silver bodysuit and knee high boots, appeared to leap from the edge the retractable roof onto the stage with the help of some sturdy wires -- and the performance was nonstop from there. 

Meanwhile, on the field, the New England Patriots made the greatest ever comeback in Super Bowl history to beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime.

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