Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk kept their distance from one another as they arrived separately at their six-year-old Lea’s school in New York City on Wednesday.
While the exes have maintained an amicable co-parenting relationship since their 2019 split, an eyewitness told DailyMail.com that the Maestro star, 49, and 38-year-old Russian model ‘completely avoided one another’ during their latest exchange.
After the 12-time Oscar nominee dropped off his little girl, her mother ‘walked in by herself’ about five minutes later.
Shortly after, Shayk left ‘the school for coffee’ before making a quick return.
Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk kept their distance from one another as they arrived separately at their six-year-old Lea’s school in New York City on Wednesday
Cooper looked handsome in a navy peacoat, jeans and white sneakers with grey accents as he left the building with both hands buried into his pockets.
Shayk looked typically chic in an all-black ensemble, including a long coat and stiletto boots
Both Lea’s parents have both moved on romantically from one another. Cooper is currently in a relationship with Gigi Hadid while Shayk is dating Tom Brady.
Despite opting to ignore each other, Shayk recently called the actor ‘the best father’ that she could dream of for their child.
In November, she told Elle that they ‘always made it work’ when it comes to co-parenting.
‘We both take Lea everywhere with us. She’s super easy. Two days ago, I had to go to the gym, so I just got her a drawing book and said, ”Mama’s working out.” she explained.
The catwalk queen continued: ‘She was drawing for an hour. Then we went to the Michael Kors fitting. She met all the girls. Michael gave her a bag. She drew him a kitty cat.’
Irina added that even when Bradley is in the middle of filming, they plan a schedule that works for both of them, saying: ‘We always find a way.
While the exes have maintained an amicable co-parenting relationship since their 2019 split, an eyewitness told DailyMail.com that the Maestro star, 49, and 38-year-old Russian model ‘completely avoided one another’ during their latest exchange
Shayk looked typically chic in an all-black ensemble, including a long coat and stiletto boots
‘He’s the best father Lea and I could dream of. It always works, but it always works because we make it work.
‘I share my work stuff because I decided to keep my personal life personal. That’s why it’s called personal, because it’s something that belongs to me. If one day I feel like I want to share it, I will.’
While reflecting on her own career, Irina admitted she finds the practice of categorizing models as ‘commercial’ or ‘fashion’ to be very grating, and simply views her job as something that pays the bills.
Speaking in a mock-contrite tone, she said: ‘I’m so sorry I did this lingerie job,’ before dismissing the idea that she is no longer in financial straits.
‘It doesn’t matter even if I’m doing it now,’ she said. ‘I have to pay my bills. I don’t have a rich husband. I don’t have a sugar daddy, so I have to pay.’
Irina is also raising her daughter to be aware of why she works so hard, explaining that when Lea complains she is going away, she tells her: ‘You want to go on vacation, right? You want to go shopping? So I’m going to London. You’re going to be with Daddy, because Mama has to work.’
Despite opting to ignore each other, Shayk recently called the actor ‘the best father’ that she could dream of for their child (Cooper and Lea pictured in December 2023)
‘Looking at my daughter now, she’s growing up in a completely different environment,’ the cover girl marveled.
‘She lives in the West Village. She went to all these countries in two months. But we want her to know the value of stuff. We want to show our daughter, ”You have to work hard to get something.”’
Irina, who grew up in Yemanzhelinsk, a small town in Russia, admitted she came from a ‘humble background,’ but never thought she ‘wanted to have a different life.’
When her coal miner father passed away when she was 14, Irina said she felt a responsibility to ease the strain on her mother, who was now a single parent raising two daughters.
She explained: ‘My dad had always wanted to have a boy. He loved us, but when he died, I kind of felt like, ”I have to take care of the family.”
‘I always thought I was born in the wrong body. I hated being a girl. I remember fights with my mom; she wanted to dress me in something flowery.
‘I wanted dark colours and something solid. It wasn’t that I wanted to be a boy, but I felt like, ”I don’t belong to my body.”
In November, she told Elle that they ‘always made it work’ when it comes to co-parenting; pictured in 2018
Shayk, who grew up in Yemanzhelinsk, a small town in Russia, admitted she came from a ‘humble background,’ but never thought she ‘wanted to have a different life’ (seen in 2016)
Irina moved to Paris when she kickstarted her modelling career, but faced a mixed reaction to her figure.
‘I had agents who said, ‘You have to cut your hair, lose 20 pounds, and become blonde. And I was like, ”Absolutely f**king no.”’
No stranger to social media criticism and commentary, Irina insists she’s not a people pleaser and the opinions simply come with her job.
She said: ‘That’s what you get. Not everybody is going to like you. And I don’t want everyone to like me. I am who I am.
‘I’m not going to change because somebody who has nothing to do in their life is saying some bulls**t about me or how I dress or how I’m parenting. No, get your life together.’
It’s been reported that Irina was the one who introduced Bradley to his new girlfriend.
It’s been reported that Irina was the one who introduced Bradley to his new girlfriend, Gigi Hadid (pictured above this week)
Meanwhile Shayk is reportedly dating Tom Brady (seen last month)
‘Gigi was introduced to Bradley through Irina [Shayk] and their mutual friends in the industry,’ a source previously dished to The Messenger.
‘Gigi and Irina have been close over the years while working together, and Gigi and Bradley have hung out before, but it has always been friendly in social settings,’ the source continued.
Bradley and Gigi have plenty in common, including having children from prior relationships.
‘Gigi and Bradley were in touch recently, and were bonding over their daughters, when Bradley asked her out,’ a source told Page Six, before adding,’ He pursued her and she was definitely interested and excited’.
Gigi co-parents her three-year-old daughter Khai with her ex-boyfriend Zayn Malik, 30, who dated on/off for nearly five years before their finite split in late 2021.
