Bradley Cooper.Photo:Jamie Squire/Getty
Jamie Squire/Getty
Bradley Cooperis excited to pass his love for the Philadelphia Eagles on to his daughter!
“I’m just one of thousands and thousands that get the opportunity to love this team and live for this team, be a part of Philadelphia,” Cooper said in a post-game interview withFox Sports: NFL. “I used to come with my dad and now I get to bring my daughter, it’s just a beautiful thing in life."
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The diehard Eagles fan shares Lea with his ex-girlfriendIrina Shayk. The pair welcomed Lea in 2017 and splittwo years later. Regardless of their relationship status, Cooper and Shayk are “friendly and get along” for their daughter’s sake. A source told PEOPLE in August 2023 that the family traveled to Italy together that summer at Lea’s request.
“Lea wants them all to travel together,” the insider said at the time. “They bothwant to make Lea happy.”
Although theA Star Is Borndirector is very private about his daughter, he spoke candidly aboutadjusting to fatherhoodin a 2018NPRinterview.
“I guess having a child, and having a family of my own — which is a miracle and something I’ve always dreamt of — has opened me up even more, I guess, to the day, and to be present,” he said.
Bradley Cooper and daughter Lea wear matching Philadelphia Eagles jackets.John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock
John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock
In a 2023 episode ofRunning Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge, Cooper opened up to hostBear Grylls, 50, about how losing his dadimpacted his own fatherhood journey.
“I mean you learn from your predecessor’s mistakes and I’ll make tons that hopefully Lea will learn from and then being rigorous with myself to grow,” the actor said as he and Grylls hung off the side of a canyon in the Wyoming Basin. “To help unburden her with any of my bulls—.”
Shayk also discussed the parenting dynamic between her and Cooper, tellingEllein an interview published in November 2023: “He’s the best father Lea and I could dream of,” she said. “It always works, but it always works because we make it work.”
source: people.com
