Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk Proved That It’s Possible to Break Up and Still Raise a Happy Child Together
We often want to have a single partner and a relationship survive through the years. Unfortunately, things typically go a different way: partners have disagreements, and the couple breaks up. But if they have children, it’s hard to just end the relationship forever. How much it affects the child really depends on the couple. The people we’re going to tell you about in this article are Irina Shayk and Bradley Cooper. They prioritized their daughter’s happiness and became close friends to her.
2 years after the romance between Bradley and Irina started, they had a daughter.
Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper and top model Irina Shayk started dating in the spring of 2015. They were seen together in New York and at the Met Gala in May. That same month, Irina went to London to see Bradley’s performance in The Elephant Man and they spent a weekend together.
Their relationship really started during the summer trip along the Italian seacoast of Amalfi. In September, Cooper introduced Shayk to his mom, and in November, he moved into her apartment in New York.
The couple tried to keep their relationship private for a long time. They first appeared at a big event together only in the March 2016. Since then, they have been seen in public together more often, and in November 2016, they confirmed that they were expecting a baby. Their daughter, Lea De Seine Shayk Cooper, was born on March 21, 2017.
They broke up after 4 years, due to frequent fights and their tight schedules.
The rumors about their wedding appeared right after the news of Irina’s pregnancy. She started wearing a stunning emerald ring on her left hand. The fans thought that Bradley gave it to her on their engagement, but the couple never confirmed it. Later, the press wrote that Shayk was expecting Cooper to make the next step and was worried that they wouldn’t get married.
The first information about their possible break-up appeared after the release of A Star Is Born. The director and main actor Bradley had incredible chemistry with his on-set partner Lady Gaga. They showed the same chemistry on the red carpet, so rumors about infidelity started to travel fast.
The rumors were never confirmed, but on June 6, 2019, Bradley and Irina announced their break-up. The reason was simple: exhausting work schedules wouldn’t let them spend enough time together, so they had disagreements. They couldn’t handle the frequent fighting and decided to break up.
They are raising their child together.
Their daughter Lea became the most precious thing in their lives. For her, they even tried to save the relationship. When their love died down, they tried to restore it, but the break-up was inevitable. So, the couple decided: even though they couldn’t be good partners for each other, they could still become the best parents for their daughter. They agreed to raise her together and maintained joint custody.
They decided that they needed to live in the same city. This way, Lea can spend enough time with both parents. For a long time, they lived between 2 cities: New York and Los Angeles. At the beginning of their relationship, Bradley moved into Irina’s place in New York, and then they moved to Los Angeles together. But in 2018, they returned to Manhattan again and decided to settle down there.
They put their disagreements aside and preserved respect for each other.
Even if the relationship is not working out, it doesn’t mean that people work together to be good parents. Bradley and Irina make sure their daughter spends time with both of them. So, they often go on vacations together. For example, in summer, they went to the sea together and took photos in front of tropical landscapes.
Bradley and Irina also try to praise each other for their successes as parents and show full respect to each other. For example, they don’t control one another when the child is alone with one of them.
They made their child a № 1 priority.
In 2017, people found out that Bradley and Irina lived just a few blocks apart from each other in New York. So, they often do things together, such as having picnics and driving her to each other without any babysitters.
Bradley and Irina regularly do special activities with their child: they spend time together on Halloween, go to the theater, visit their friends for dinners, and walk in parks. Of course, there are many rumors that they are back together as a couple, but in fact, they just want their daughter to have a family like other children.
They became true friends.
Over time, the couple started to spend time not only with their daughter but also together, as friends. It seems they overcame the period of painful differences, and now they can communicate as 2 adults without any romantic subtext.
In November 2021, they were seen together walking in New York without their daughter. Bradley was smiling. And some time later, Irina attended the premier of his film Nightmare Alley in New York. The actor was really moved and said that her support meant a lot to him.
Lea has helped keep Bradley and Irina connected, even after their romantic relationship ended. They prove that even big differences and problems can be put aside when a child’s happiness is at stake. And when the wounds heal, people can become friends again.
In your opinion, how should a child be raised after the parents break up?