Gigi Hadid Says Honesty Defines Her Bond With Bradley Cooper

Gigi Hadid has opened up about why her bond with Bradley Cooper stands apart from every romance that came before him. In a fresh conversation with Vogue France, the 31-year-old supermodel gave a rare peek into their notoriously private partnership. The Oscar-nominated actor is 51 years old. "What is beautiful about my current relationship, and so different from what I have experienced, is an ability to be deeply honest," Hadid told the publication. She explained that this means saying exactly what you think when it comes to mind. When the interviewer pointed out that such honesty isn't always easy to maintain, Hadid did not hesitate to agree with the sentiment. "I know. But if that's impossible, it probably means he's not the right person," she replied without beating around the bush. These comments arrive just weeks after photos surfaced in Paris showing both wearing matching bands on their left ring fingers, which sparked marriage rumors across social media. Page Six claimed those rings were Boucheron wedding bands earlier this month, though neither Hadid nor Cooper confirmed they had tied the knot publicly. Days later, Us Weekly reported based on a source that the jewelry was actually a pair of "promise rings" and the couple remained unmarried. The pair have been romantically linked since late 2023 but kept their lives largely out of the spotlight until recently. Hadid previously told Vogue in 2025 that hiding from cameras wasn't necessarily a strategic move for them at all. "It's just not part of our relationship to share for whatever reason," she said back then, describing their bond as very romantic and happy. That privacy began to shift in May 2025 when Hadid made the romance official on Instagram while celebrating her thirtieth birthday. The model shared a series of photos from her party that included one of her and Cooper kissing in front of a multi-tiered cake. "I feel so lucky to be 30!" Hadid wrote at the time alongside other reflections on life's lessons. She added that she felt grateful for being a mom, friend, partner, sister, daughter, and colleague to unbelievable humans. Now, more than a year later, Hadid appears to have settled into a quieter chapter of her life. Asked by Vogue France how she was feeling recently, she noted that friends told her she looked nineteen again. "Right now my friends are saying to me: 'Gigi, what's going on? Looks like you're 19 again,'" she said. "I just think I'm... serene." Part of this calm comes from the life she has built away from the fashion industry's constant glare. Hadid told the outlet that spending time in the countryside with her daughter, partner, friends and animals helps ground her before returning to work. "Living in the countryside surrounded by animals, with my daughter, my partner, my friends, is part of what recharges my batteries," she said. It allows me to appreciate the richness of fashion when I come back to it.

Gigi Hadid recently opened up about family life to Vogue France, revealing that she shares daughter Khai with ex Zayn Malik while her boyfriend Sebastian Cooper has their own daughter, Lea, with Irina Shayk. The two models maintain a supportive dynamic even if they don't fully grasp every detail of each other's specific work demands. Hadid told the magazine, "We don't necessarily understand all the challenges of each other's job, but the main thing is to have someone who supports you – and helps you keep your feet on the ground." When pressed about what a strong bond takes from both sides, she replied simply, "I would say it's a trip for two." This view mirrors her earlier advice in Vogue regarding finding a partner who already knows what they want. She explained that knowing what you deserve is essential before you can find someone else at the same place in life where they know their own needs. Both partners must work separately to come together and become the best version of themselves. "I just feel really lucky. Yeah, lucky's the word."

The relationship has also reshaped how Hadid experiences Paris, a city tied deeply to her career for years. She described arriving there, driving straight to a hotel where twenty photographers waited, finding it impossible to walk around before heading in a car to a windowless studio. That routine shifted thanks to Cooper, who loves France and speaks the language fluently. "Except that, recently, thanks to my boyfriend who loves France and speaks French, I discovered a completely different Paris that I adore," she said. When asked if she could see herself living there permanently, she did not rule it out. "So at some point, why not move there, yes..."

Her sense of peace has grown alongside her changing perspective on fame and the image shown to millions online. Hadid told Vogue France, "99% of my daily life is not online." She views her posts as a way to celebrate wonderful things while admitting that Instagram remains just 1% of her existence. The model became one of the industry's most recognizable faces in her teens and lived much of her adult life under the public eye. She noted that around age nineteen, the visibility she once dreamed of began to feel heavy. "At first, it's true that this is what you dream of. And, little by little, the noose tightens. You lose control," she said. "And it becomes overwhelming, because you end up only living through the eyes of others." Today, Hadid says she has found a better balance between her life as a mom in Pennsylvania and her public persona.