Bradley Cooper is every inch the doting dad as he holds hands with daughter Lea during NYC stroll

Bradley Cooper was every inch the doting dad as he enjoyed a stroll with daughter Lea de Seine in New York City on Wednesday.

The actor, 49, sweetly held hands with his seven-year-old daughter as they crossed a street in the bustling Big Apple.

Bradley, who shares his daughter with ex-girlfriend Irina Shayk, donned a ‘Pearl Jam’ hat, flannel button down, blue trousers and suede footwear for the outing.

He adorably carried his daughter’s belongings as well, slinging her pink backpack over his shoulder and carrying her glittering jacket.

The Hangover star has recently returned home to New York after spending the waning days of the summer yachting around the Mediterranean with his girlfriend Gigi Hadid. 

Bradley Cooper was every inch the doting dad as he enjoyed a stroll with daughter Lea de Seine in New York City on Wednesday

During their travels, they mingled with fellow celebrities including pregnant Margot Robbie and her husband Tom Acklerley, as well as Benedict Cumberbatch.

Little Lea was also included in the fun – she was seen last week on a banana boat with Bradley and Gigi off the South Of France.

Meanwhile Irina has a star-studded dating history including Cristiano Ronaldo and Kanye West, and was also recently linked to Tom Brady.

Bradley and Irina were first linked in 2015 before going public as a couple in 2016, welcoming their little girl in 2017 and then parting ways two years later.

Shortly after their breakup it emerged they had decided to split custody and to both remain based in New York in order to make joint parenting easier, via TMZ.

In fact she and Bradley are such close co-parents that they have made sure to live just blocks apart in Greenwich Village in order to raise their daughter.

‘He’s a full-on, hands-on dad – no nanny,’ Irina told Highsnobiety. ‘Lea went on holiday with him for almost two weeks – I didn’t call them once.’

Irina has explained that she and Bradley ‘always find a way’ to align their work schedules with their parenting responsibilities, in an interview with Elle.

He adorably carried his daughter's belongings as well, slinging her pink backpack over his shoulder and carrying her glittering jacket

He adorably carried his daughter’s belongings as well, slinging her pink backpack over his shoulder and carrying her glittering jacket

Bradley shares his daughter with ex-girlfriend, model Irina Shayk; Shayk and Lea pictured earlier this month

Bradley shares his daughter with ex-girlfriend, model Irina Shayk; Shayk and Lea pictured earlier this month 

‘He’s the best father Lea and I could dream of. It always works, but it always works because we make it work,’ she gushed.

Irina, who hails from an industrial Soviet town on the foothills of the Urals, noted that she and Bradley hoped to provide their daughter with an ordinary upbringing in spite of their celebrity, as they themselves both had ‘normal backgrounds.’

Bradley has been linked to Gigi since October 2023, and the pair have often been spotted out in public enjoying interludes together.

Bradley has been dating Gigi Hadid since October 2023

Bradley has been dating Gigi Hadid since October 2023 

Near the beginning of this year, Bradley gave an interview to the British Film Institute and remarked on the glare of public scrutiny on his personal life.

‘I definitely think I’m a private person,’ he reflected. ‘But you almost sort of have to give over to the fact that it’s impossible to be private these days.’

The star acknowledged: ‘So it’s more about acceptance of the reality, instead of creating my own reality that doesn’t exist.’

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