«Alligators Are Cute Here»: Lana Del Rey on Moving to Louisiana, Family Life, and Her New Album
In an interview with W Magazine
American singer Lana Del Rey graces the cover of the latest W Magazine The Fashion Issue. The star posed for a photoshoot by Steven Meisel, wearing pieces from Prada and Loewe, with styling by Karl Templer.
In her interview with the magazine, the artist spoke candidly for the first time about her relationship with Jeremy Dufrene — an alligator farm guide from Louisiana whom she married in September 2024. The couple first met five years ago during a tour and later reconnected.
According to the singer, their wedding was under intense media scrutiny, with paparazzi drones circling above the ceremony. Yet it was Jeremy’s calm demeanor that helped Lana get through the stress. «He always supports me and says: just be yourself, and I’ll love you even more,» Del Rey shared.
The move to Louisiana and the quieter pace of life in the countryside also inspired her creativity. In Nashville, the singer is currently working on a country album titled Stove, set to be released at the end of January. The record is being produced in collaboration with Luke Laird and Jack Antonoff.
Del Rey has already been performing new material at her concerts — opening the show with Stars Fell on Alabama, a song dedicated to her husband. During one performance, the singer was overcome with emotion and broke down in tears on stage.
«Jeremy is the most remarkable person in my life. In public, he’s quiet, but with me, he never stops talking. It’s strange in a way, but we have what we call ‘parking lot time.’ We just sit in the car in different parking lots, reading or talking to each other. You think you’re the only one in the world who enjoys sitting in the silence of a parking lot, and then you find a soul who feels the same way,» she said.
With humor, Del Rey also spoke about her «new neighbors» — the alligators in Louisiana. While she finds them adorable, her husband still doesn’t allow her to swim with them on her own.
Photo: Steven Meisel
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