Gigi Hadid is finally addressing the rumours surrounding her romance with Bradley Cooper. The supermodel, in a recent interview with Vogue, got candid about everything, her career, friendships, relationships, and, of course, her daughter Khai, whom she co-parents with ex Zayn Malik. Gigi also shared how she first met Bradley Cooper and how the two ended up falling for each other in what she calls a low-key meeting. She even revealed why the couple has chosen to keep their romance out of the spotlight.
“I think just getting to the point where you know what you want and deserve in a relationship is essential,” Gigi told Vogue, stressing what a healthy relationship looks like for her. And then to find someone who’s in a place in their life where they know what they want and deserve… and you both do the work separately to come together and be the best partner you can be,” she said.
Gigi Hadid then finally let her fans in on how things sparked with Bradley Cooper, and it’s surprisingly very normal. Forget fancy Hollywood setups or secret apps, these two A-listers first met at a backyard birthday party. A random get-together for a mutual friend’s kid was where it all started. And as Gigi puts it, that’s kind of the best way to meet if you’re two world-famous celebrities trying to date. “You want to give yourself a normal experience of dating,” Gigi shared in her new Vogue interview. “And even for my friends who aren’t public figures, that’s hard. Where do you go? And, what? You just start talking to people? And then there’s another added layer of privacy and security.”
But meeting Bradley seems to have brought a lot of calm and a little bit of Broadway into her life. “Bradley,” she says, “has opened me up to going to the theater more, and that’s something that’s so nice to bring back into my life.”
Despite all the noise that comes with dating in the spotlight, Gigi describes their relationship as “very romantic and happy.” Though she admits there are things she keeps private, not because they’re secret, but because “it’s just not part of our relationship to share for whatever reason.”
In the same interview, Gigi also opened up about her relationship with ex-Zayn Malik, with whom she co-parents their daughter Khai. The two were together for about six years, and while their breakup made plenty of headlines back then, Hadid made it clear that it’s all in the past now.
During the chat, she scrolled through photos on her phone, including one of Zayn holding Khai on her first day of pre-kindergarten. The soon-to-be 30-year-old mom pointed out Khai’s “innate musicality” that she gets from her dad.
When it comes to co-parenting, Gigi explained, “Zayn and I do our custody schedules months in advance.” She added, “That doesn’t mean it doesn’t change here and there, but we help each other out and have each other’s backs.”
She also said they’ve entered this new phase of their lives with “love and a feeling of camaraderie.” And while they know people are always going to speculate about their past, Gigi’s focus is clear: “We’re not interested in giving everyone our whole story. What we are interested in is raising our daughter together, with so much respect for each other, and not just as co-parents, but for what we’ve been through together.”