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Heartthrob Bradley Cooper has been at the center of plenty of swirling relationship rumors throughout his rise to the top echelon of Hollywood. Between his complex relationship status with Irina Shayk and his on-screen chemistry with Lady Gaga, fans have been eager to figure out just where his love life stands.

Now another rumor — this time that Cooper has a summer home in Connecticut — has suburban women flocking to the location in the hopes of catching a peek of the actor. At least these thirsty suburbanites have the decency to decoy their voyeurism with baked goods! 

Bradley Cooper has risen to a A-list star 

Cooper’s first credited role was a small spot on a single episode of Sex and the City back in 1999. He moved on to some lesser-known television series (including The $treet and Touching Evil) as well as TV movies.

Some small roles in big films like Weddings Crashers (2005) and Failure to Launch (2006) earned him a solid reputation among comedy fans, which really came to fruition in 2009’s He’s Just Not That Into You and The Hangover. By that point, Cooper’s star was clearly on the rise. 

The pivot to impressive dramas would come just a few years later. In 2012, he was in both The Place Beyond the Pines and Silver Linings Playbook, films that helped demonstrate his range and ability.

He received critical acclaim for his part in 2014’s American Sniper and then voiced the Marvel Cinematic Universe character of Rocket, keeping him busy in several of the films across the franchise. Without a doubt, the film that has gotten him the most attention recently, though, is 2018’s A Star is Born, a cinematic project he directed and did the screenplay for in addition to playing the starring role. 

Bradley Cooper’s love life has drawn attention

Bradley Cooper at the premiere of Twentieth Century Fox's 'All About Steve'
Bradley Cooper | Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

People really started to speculate about Cooper’s love life after seeing his amazing on-screen chemistry with A Star is Born co-star Lady Gaga. Many speculated that the pair were in a relationship, but others noted that Cooper was already with someone else.

Cooper was married back in 2006 to Jennifer Esposito, but the marriage only lasted a few months before they each went their separate ways. He was in a casual relationship with Isabella Brewster in 2009 and then dated Renee Zellweger for a couple of years. After that, he had a few dates with Jennifer Lopez before getting serious with Zoe Saldana for several months and then dating Suki Waterhouse from 2013 to 2015. 

That’s when he began dating Russian supermodel Irina Shayk who had appeared in Kanye West’s video for “Power” and hosted a Russian version of Next Top Model. The pair hid their relationship for a while, but things got seriously pretty quickly, and then they added a daughter to the mix in 2017.

When the rumors started swirling about Cooper and Lady Gaga, he was happily in a solid relationship with Shayk. In June 2019, however, it was reported that the pair had split. When they were photographed together in February 2020, fans wondered about a reconciliation, but there has not been a confirmation, and it’s likely they are just trying to make co-parenting work. 

Some bake cookies to sneak a peek at Bradley Cooper

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With Cooper potentially available, rumors that he is summering in Southport, Connecticut have drawn the attention of locals looking for love — or at least a brush with fame. According to Page Six, several local women of the ritzy suburb are trying to get closer to Cooper. They think he’s staying in a swank mansion, and they’ve been getting creative to make contact. 

“We have had things like women dropping off cookies or muffins that they bake at the gate with the request that he return the dish personally, dinner party invitations, etc.,” the listing broker for the location explained. It seems unlikely that Cooper is going to be returning plates to strangers during a pandemic as a way to find his next romantic partner, but you got to give these women props for shooting their shot.