Bradley Cooper Says He Doesn’t Know if He ‘Really’ Loved His Kid for the First 8 Months

Bradley Cooper is getting real about his relationship with his 6-year-old daughter, Lea, whom he shares with ex-girlfriend Irina Shayk. During a recent appearance on Dax Shepard's Armchair Expert podcast, Cooper opened up about being a father and the ways it changed him.

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"It’s dope, it’s cool, I’m watching this thing morph, and then all of a sudden, my experience was totally that. Fascinated by it, love taking care of it. Would I die if someone came in with a gun? It’s only a couple of months!… She could be an a–hole!" he said.

"And then all of a sudden, it’s like, no question," he added.

Cooper shared that he was also amazed at how well Lea can speak about her feelings at such a young age. "Her mother and I are bowled over at this human being that we’re raising that is able to articulate, and by the way, in her voice," he shared. "I don’t even think I found what my speaking voice was really like until a couple years ago."