Bradley Cooper puts the “da” in Dada.
We are told that the ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ actor and ex Irina Shayk have such a cozy custody arrangement that they both take their three-year-old daughter, Lea De Seine, to a specialized school in the Financial District every Thursday, where the toddler follows. lessons in Russian from Shayk.
The school promises “full immersion in the Russian language and culture from an early age by creating fun learning experiences” to “anyone interested in preserving their heritage. [or] adding a new cultural experience. “
Shayk was born Yemanzhelinsk in the USSR – now in western Russia – but moved to the United States around 2007 when her modeling career took off after being the first Russian to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
Cooper and Shayk – who got together in 2015 – had Leah in 2017, but broke up in 2019.
According to TMZ, they reached a custody agreement in January that called for them to live in New York City to co-parent together, even though Cooper had previously lived in Los Angeles for much of his time. The site said they will split legal and physical custody 50/50, “although with work schedules it varies from month to month.”
TMZ also said they don’t have a formal written custody agreement. “They’re so in sync with co-parenting, they don’t feel the need to rethink it,” it said.
The model recently told Elle magazine that Cooper is “the most amazing dad” and insisted that – despite the split – they are still “parents” to Leah, rather than “co-parents.”
“I never understood the term co-parenting,” Shayk told the magazine, “When I’m with my daughter, I’m 100 percent a mom, and when she’s with her dad, he’s 100 percent her dad. parenting is parenting. “
A representative for Cooper did not return to us and a representative for Shayk could not be reached.