Bradley Cooper was thrilled to witness the Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl — and he’s even more excited that his daughter was there to see it with him.
Cooper, 50, was asked on Sunday, February 9, about watching the Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 as a lifelong fan of the organization. “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,” he told Fox Sports: NFL.
The actor then reflected on making the experience a bonding moment with his 7-year-old daughter, Lea De Seine.
“I used to come with my dad and now I get to bring my daughter, it’s just a beautiful thing in life,” he gushed. “It’s a miracle. I’m so blessed to be here and I love this team so much. What a squad.”
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Cooper, who wore Eagles merch at the game, was seen walking the sidelines of the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans with his daughter before kickoff. The duo were joined by 8-year-old Eagles fan Declan LeBaron, who was given Super Bowl tickets by Cooper during an appearance on the Today show earlier this month.
Throughout the NFL season, Lea was seen cheering on the Eagles with her dad, celebrating as the team won the NFC Championship Game last month. Cooper welcomed Lea with ex Irina Shayk in 2017, two years after they began dating. Cooper and Shayk, 39, called it quits in 2019 but have remained on friendly terms.
Shayk previously opened up about how she and Cooper tackle raising their daughter together, telling Elle in March 2021, “When I’m with my daughter, I’m 100 percent a mother, and when she’s with her dad, he’s 100 percent her dad. Coparenting is parenting.”
The model explained why she has remained tight-lipped about her bond with Cooper. “My past relationship, it’s something that belongs to me, and it’s private. It’s just a piece of my inner self that I don’t want to give away,” she added.
Later that year, Shayk praised Cooper for being a “full-on, hands-on dad,” telling Highsnobiety in September 2021, “No nanny. Lea went on holiday with him for almost two weeks — I didn’t call them once.”
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The pair have been on the same page about enforcing some “strict” rules for their daughter. “When [Lea] finishes eating, she gets up from the table, takes her plate, says, ‘Thank you.’ Without ‘please’ or ‘thank you,’ she’s not getting anything,” Shayk continued at the time. “It’s hard, because she has so many toys. I had one doll, and I still have this doll. Blonde, blue eyes, big Russian doll. My grandma used to make clothes for her. And I always explain, ‘Look, this is my doll. I had only one.’ Or sometimes, ‘You have this candy. I used to have candy only for Christmas.’”
Cooper also shared insight into his parenting approach during a July 2023 episode of Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge.
“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,” he said. “To help unburden her with any of my bulls—.”
