Shayking things up

Bradley Cooper gets serious with Irina Shayk following split from Suki Waterhouse

LOS ANGELES: Actor Bradley Cooper is reportedly ‘smitten’ with model Irina Shayk. The Hangover actor has been spotted several times with his rumoured love-interest in recent weeks and, although the two haven’t officially confirmed they are a couple, they seem to be getting serious.

“Cooper’s smitten and has been for a few weeks. He adores Shayk and was raving about her to friends Sienna Miller and Madonna at the Met Gala,” Grazia magazine quoted a source as saying. “They were careful not to go on the red carpet together, but while they arrived and left separately, they were officially each other’s date,” the source added.

The duo was introduced by mutual friend Leonardo DiCaprio, shortly after Cooper split from British model Suki Waterhouse. “Cooper was taken by Shayk when he first saw her at the Oscars in February. He and [Waterhouse] were on the rocks and, once they split, DiCaprio introduced him to Shayk,” said the source.

The Russian model was previously in a rocky relationship with Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo, but now she seems happy with Cooper. Last month, singer Justin Bieber was spotted flirting with the Victoria’s Secret model at a Coachella after-party. He “couldn’t stop flirting” with Shayk, who reportedly flirted back.

“Bieber was surrounded by all the Victoria’s Secret models. It was like a line of angels outside his cabana,” said a source. The insider added that the 21-year-old singer flirted with most of the ‘newbies’, but had his eye on Shayk for most of the night.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 15^th,  2015.

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