Bradley Cooper, who has a relationship with Irina Sheyk as a model, has remained relatively silent about it. The People It was confirmed that the couple officially broke up. They’ve remained in touch over the years, since they have a shared child. This is especially true during lockdown. It was reported that, in summer 2022, they might consider getting together again and perhaps even expanding their families.
Here, a breakdown of the couple’s private four years together, the suspected rekindling, and their status in 2023 amid Shayk’s new romance with Tom Brady.
April 2015
Cooper and Shayk first met by Page Six sleuths, who spotted the couple at a performance. Finding Neverland Broadway. At the time, a source told the paper that it was “a friendly relationship—for the time being.”
The next day, they went to the Vanity Fair-Bloomberg White House Correspondents’ Dinner party in Washington D.C. but reportedly “kept any obvious flirting to a minimum.”
Cooper and Shayk both recently ended long-term relationships. In January, Shayk split with her boyfriend of five years, soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, after rumors of Ronaldo’s infidelity became public, while Cooper had ended his two-year relationship with actress Suki Waterhouse in March.
May 2015
The couple’s first official photo was taken the following month, when paparazzi caught them strolling through New York City together.
Cooper and Shayk both attended the Met Gala at the beginning of the month. They arrived and left the event separately. Still, Page Six spies reportedly saw them “making out” until the wee hours of the morning at Rihanna’s after party at a nightclub in Manhattan.
The new couple appeared to be much more at ease with their P.D.A. As they were photographed kissing on the streets of London in daylight.
June 2015
In June, the couple made their Buckingham Palace debut at a dinner for The Prince of Wales’ Charitable Foundation hosted by Prince Charles. According to Us Weekly, Cooper and Shayk were a little confused over what fork to use during the meal, but that didn’t stop them from enjoying the evening together. A source told the magazine, “Irina is smart and mature. They have a wonderful connection. Bradley needs a girl who can keep up with him.”
August 2015
Later in the summer, they took a romantic getaway to Italy’s Amalfi Coast, where the pair was photographed looking into each other’s eyes on a rock beach. These photos put any doubts about their relationship to rest.
September 2015
Shayk met Cooper’s mother, Gloria Campano, over Labor Day Weekend in 2015 as the trio hung out on the beach together in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
A week later, Shayk and Campano headed out in New York City for a walk with Cooper’s dog, Charlotte. During this time a source said to E! News, “Irina is just so happy how things are going with Bradley. She adores his mother and they get along great.”
Shayk and Cooper’s mother walking his dog.
October 2015
While the couple wasn’t prepared to make their relationship red carpet official, they did attend the premiere of Cooper’s film Burnt Invite both mothers to come with you.
November 2015
The couple took the next big step in their relationship the following month, with Cooper moving into Shayk’s New York apartment. Cooper had previously been checking out apartments in the city, a supposed “bachelor pad,” according to the New York Daily News, but gave up the hunt to move in with Shayk in the West Village.
March 2016
Cooper and Shayk debuted on the red carpet at L’Oreal Red Obsession during Paris Fashion Week, almost a year after starting to date. Cooper and Shayk’s appearance during Paris Fashion Week dispelled rumors about the couple splitting up, with Cooper moving on to another supermodel.
A source told Page Six, “Bradley and Irina are both friends with Naomi.”
The couple attended the Arop Charity Gala at the Opera during Paris Fashion Week. Shayk received a standing applause despite the fact that everyone around her was a dud.
May 2016
The couple held hands briefly while walking the red carpet at the Met Gala 2016, giving a rare glimpse into their love life.
July 2016
Cooper and Shayk appeared at Wimbledon in London where they seemed to be fighting, which caused Shayk shed some tears. The couple was photographed at the match looking happy and smiling. Soon after the video of an alleged fight was made viral, there were reports that her tears could be due to hay fever. Naturally!
The couple went on another Italian holiday in late August, visiting the beaches of Lake Garda.
November 2016
November is a month of celebration. Us Weekly Shayk’s and Cooper’s first pregnancy was reported. The model showed off her ever-so-slight baby bump while walking the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Paris.
December 2016
Then comes the baby, and then marriage? A new emerald ring on Shayk’s left hand ignited rumors of an engagement to Cooper, but the couple remained mum on any new changes to their relationship.
March 2017
Cooper and Shayk had their first baby on March 21, Lea De Seine Shayk Cooper.
July 2017
Few months after becoming parents the couple went on a star studded vacation to Tahiti, with Allison Williams and Andy Cohen. Diane Von Furstenberg was also there. Further proof that if the couple knows how to do anything, it’s vacation.
October 2017
In the fall of that year, the newlyweds headed to Los Angeles for a day trip with their family. They visited a pumpkin farm. Shayk took Cooper’s baby in a carrier while she walked their dog.
January 2018
A few months later, they enjoyed another family outing to Sunset Beach in Los Angeles, where 10-month-old Lea crawled in the sand and sat on her dad’s shoulders while Shayk looked on smiling.
May 2018
At the 2018 Met Gala the couple appeared on the red carpet again, and Shayk was wearing the same emerald that had been spotted over a decade earlier. Cooper and Shayk have not commented on the engagement rumors.
The couple had a quiet night out later that month. They sneaked in through a back door to watch a movie. Solo: A Star Wars Story. They spent some time with celebrities such as Tiffany Haddish, Ali Hewson and others before the film.
August 2018
The couple transformed the Venice Film Festival in August into a family event. Cooper was at the festival to promote A Star Is BornShayk accompanied by his daughter Lea was photographed on boats, walking in the city and riding them.
October 2018
While press for Cooper’s Oscar-nominated film A Star Is Born In the fall of that year, when rumors about a troubled marriage were at their highest point, they began to circulate. A source told Page Six, “They are miserable together. It’s been months. He doesn’t drink and is into spirituality. She wants to go out.”
December 2018
No rumors! Cooper attended the Versace Fashion Show in New York, where Shayk walked, to show his support.
Few weeks later, the couple appeared happy on a trip with their family to Disneyland. A source told Us Weekly, “They were all smiles and looked like they were having such a fun time. When I saw the kids, they were heading from Disneyland to California Adventure. He was carrying [Lea]. I was between him and [Shayk], so I saw him look back laughing and gesturing for her to come up next to him.”
January 2019
Copper and the couple attended the Golden Globes, which were held on January 6th. Copper was nominated in the Best Director category for A Star Is Born as well as Best Actor.
Shayk accompanied Cooper a few days later to the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala where they were photographed at dinner.
February 2019
In early February, Shayk explained the couple’s need for privacy during an interview with Glamour UK.
“I have a lot of friends who share a lot of their personal life on Instagram or social media, very publicly,” she said. “I admire it and I think it’s great—but I think it’s all about personal choice.”
She added: “Because my work requires me to be out there, I just decided my personal life will be quiet. That’s why it’s called personal, because it’s something for you and your family, and I feel happy with it.”
Cooper has explained why he keeps his relationship with Shayk private. During a 2017 interview, Howard Stern asked the actor why he wouldn’t want to flaunt his model girlfriend to the world on red carpets.
“You’re right, it’s so great to take someone you’re with to a place where a hundred people are going to photograph you every step you make and ask you tons of questions, and then rip it apart the next day,” he replied. “No, no, no, no, no.”
Still, the couple’s romance seems to be going strong despite their hectic schedules. Shayk attended the Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards on February 2, and during Cooper’s acceptance speech at the BAFTAs on February 10, he thanked Shayk for “putting up with me.”
“I also need to thank Irina for putting up with me while I was trying to make music in our basement for a year,” he told the audience.
The first hint of scandal is revealed at the Oscars. However, it is quickly brushed aside.
Cooper performs with Lady Gaga “Shallow”, and their chemistry-filled performance sparks relationship rumors. Shayk as well as Lady Gaga denied the rumors.
Shayk dispels these myths with her actions. She hugged Gaga on stage. A source confirmed that Us Weekly Shayk said that she was not bothered by Cooper’s and Gaga’s big moments because she knew they were acting. “Irina knows that Bradley and Gaga are artists,” Us’s source said. “It’s a nonissue for her. They were acting out an Oscar performance.”
Gaga tells Jimmy Kimmel, however, that it was all staged and they were only acting. “Yeah. People saw love. Guess what? That’s what we wanted you to see,” she said. “Shallow is a song of love, I mean. The movie, A Star Is BornIt’s a story of love. We worked hard. “We worked hard all week to prepare for that performance.”
April 2019
The People Cooper prioritizes spending time with family after his awards season campaign. “Since the awards season ended, Bradley spends every day with his family,” the outlet’s source says. “Most days, Bradley and Irina take Lea out for activities together. They sometimes just walk on the beach. Bradley and Irina seem great.”
June 2019
Trouble really starts brewing as the month begins. Page Six is the first outlet to report that Cooper and Shayk are on the cusp of breaking up. “Because of their daughter, they keep trying,” a source says. “Things are not good. Neither one is happy. The relationship is hanging by a thread.”
Then The Sun, E!, and Us Weekly join in.
The Sun reports that Shayk has moved out of the home she and Cooper shared in Los Angeles. A source close to the couple tells the outlet that, “Things are cooling off between Bradley and Irina in a big way. They haven’t been good for a few months and Irina decided it would be best if she moved into her own place. It’s not looking like there’s much long left for the two of them together.”
E! reports that the two have been “questioning” their relationship for a while. “Things get a little bit better but then they find themselves back in the same place of questioning whether being a couple is what’s best,” E!’s source started. “They want to stay together for their daughter, but neither of them are very happy.”
“They’ve spent time apart to test the waters and see if they are better off,” the source continued. “They have a lot invested and it’s very difficult to completely walk away from. They are trying out different arrangements and trying to find their way. They love their little girl dearly and that’s not going to change no matter what.”
Us Weekly is told by a source that “they aren’t calling it quits yet, but they are not in a great place.” But significantly, the outlet reports a source said that Shayk and Cooper’s struggles have “nothing to do with Gaga.” A second source adds that “nothing romantic” happened between Gaga and Cooper when they played each other’s love interests in A Star Is Born.
Finally, People reports on June 6 that Cooper and Shayk are officially done. An insider tells the outlet that the two”are amicably working out how to share custody of their daughter Lea De Seine.”
August 2022
Irina Shayk shared some photos of a family vacation on Instagram, in which she and Cooper are enjoying each other’s company and the company of a bunch of feral pigs.
A source told Page Six, “It was a real family getaway and they are considering getting back together… She would like her daughter to have a sibling.”
The source continued, “They both [Bradley and Irina] haven’t gotten serious with anyone else and they are both into the idea of having a kid… It’s not Bennifer 2.0 where the other person is always in the back of their head, it’s more like, ‘why not?’ They have to deal with each other anyway since they are parents together. They are both thinking, maybe it’s time to finally really settle in.”
The two “get along well and enjoy each other’s company.”
During the previous year, Cooper had been linked to Huma Abedin, while Shayk enjoyed brief flings with Vito Schnabel and Kanye West.
November 2022
In early November, rumors of a reconciliation were stoked even higher by some paparazzi photos of the duo in NYC being described as full of “PDA.”
They are a little handsy in the photos, with Cooper wrapping an arm around Shayk, and Shayk having her hand on Cooper’s behind in one shot. Both their arms are wrapped around each other in another. You can see the photos here.
Later that month, a source told Page Six that Cooper is on board with making another baby together.
“He is on board to expand their family,” said a source. “They are trying to get pregnant.”
However, it seems “marriage is probably not on the table.”
The source added, “Bradley seems to have a European laissez-faire attitude towards the institution.”
July 2023
Reports came out of Shayk dating Tom Brady in late July. A source told Daily Mail that Cooper was not happy about it. “To say he is not bothered by this would be a lie,” the source said. “He has been on and off and on with Irina and he has so much love for her. She is the mother to his girl and they are his two favorite women in the world. He feels that, for the first time, she met someone in Tom that would take her heart away from him forever.”
Shortly after, Page Six got a very different take from a source. “Right now, he is taking a wait-and-see attitude,” the source said. “[Brady and Shayk] didn’t declare their love. This could be over in two, three weeks. He isn’t freaked out. He knew she was going to meet someone.”
August 2023
During the last week of August, Cooper and Shayk made headlines for taking a family vacation in Italy. Shayk shared topless photos of both of them on her Instagram. Cooper was also photographed keeping very close to Shayk while on the trip in photos Page Six ran.
A week before, a source told People that Shayk was very happy dating Brady. “He is her dream guy. She loves dating him,” the source said. “They work around their schedules and meet up wherever they can. Irina doesn’t mind traveling to see him. She is very excited about their relationship.”
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