Lady Gaga takes the 'Polar Plunge', gets bear hug

Lady Gaga jokes with the Polar Plunge mascot before Chicago's Polar Plunge. (AP)

Gaga and Al Roker were among the celebrities jumping into frigid Lake Michigan waters at the fundraiser for the Special Olympics. (AP)

Gaga hugs another Polar Plunge participant during Chicago's Polar Plunge. (AP)

Lady Gaga, Taylor Kinney, Al Roker, Dylan Dreyer take part in the 16th Annual Polar Plunge at North Avenue Beach. (Getty Images)

Lady Gaga (Getty Images)

Taylor Kinney and Lady Gaga (Getty Images)

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