Bradley Cooper has opened up about his friendship with Lady Gaga.
The pair played onscreen lovers in A Star Is Born last year, and their undeniable chemistry sparked rumours of romance – despite the fact that Bradley was in a relationship with model Irina Shayk at the time.
The 48-year-old has opened has now gushed over his friendship with the singer, at a red carpet event for his new film, Maestro.
Speaking to E! News at the Maestro premiere on December 12, Bradley revealed how the singer’s support “means the world” to him.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, stepped out at the film’s premiere to support the director and actor.
Bradley said: “It means the world to me.”
“Also because I’m really excited for her to see the movie. She’s a dear friend and we went through such an incredible experience together, so you just want to share the art with each other.”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper reunite at ‘Maestro’ premiere. pic.twitter.com/zkMdx2d6f9
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Lady Gaga and Bradley fuelled romance rumours even further at the Oscars earlier back in 2019, when they performed ‘Shallow’ at the ceremony.
Not long after, Bradley and Irina’s split hit headlines, and fans were convinced that he left her for Gaga – but that wasn’t the case at all.
Gaga was then interviewed by Oprah Winfrey for Elle, and she brought up the romance rumours surrounding her and Bradley.
Oprah said: “We [Oprah and Bradley] were talking about all the rumours about you guys last year. He said if they had been true, he never would have been able to look you in the eye sitting at that piano.”
Gaga replied, “Absolutely, absolutely,” before adding, “I mean, we made a love story.”
“For me, as a performer and as an actress, of course we wanted people to believe that we were in love. And we wanted people to feel that love at the Oscars.”
“We wanted it to go right through the lens of that camera and to every television that it was being watched on. And we worked hard on it, we worked for days. We mapped the whole thing out—it was orchestrated as a performance,” she added.
