- Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper performed a stunning duet of their Oscar-nominated song "Shallow" from A Star Is Born at the 2019 Oscars.
- Gaga shared a photo of the two onstage on Twitter and Instagram, calling Cooper "a true friend and artistic genius."
- Gaga and Cooper have an amazing working relationship, with Gaga once saying, "I don’t know that I've ever had a closer artistic relationship than I have had with Bradley."
In case you missed it, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper gave a very intimate performance of their Oscar winning duet "Shallow" at this year's Academy Awards. The Internet, of course, freaked out.
Lady Gaga finally addressed her duet with Cooper for the first time, sharing a touching tribute to her A Star Is Born director and co-star on Twitter and Instagram: "Nothing could be more special than sharing this moment at the Oscars with a true friend and artistic genius."
Gaga ultimately won the Oscar for Best Original Song that night, and gave an emotional shout-out to Cooper in her speech: "Bradley, there is not a single person on the planet that could have sung this song with me but you. Thank you for believing in us."
During a press conference backstage after winning her Oscar, Gaga revealed Cooper gave her some important advice ahead of their performance: "Bradley said to me yesterday, right before we did our last rehearsal for this performance of 'Shallow': 'Let's just drop a little bit of joy.' And I said, 'Okay.' And it turns out, joy did a lot for me."
Gaga and Cooper have had an incredible working relationship, with Cooper telling Time, "I love her so deeply. It's because we were at our most vulnerable together." Gaga echoed his sentiment during a press conference at the Toronto Internation Film Festival, revealing, "I don’t know that I've ever had a closer artistic relationship than I have had with Bradley, a closer exchange."
Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga's Adorable Friendship In Photos
Alexis Jones is an assistant editor at Women's Health where she writes across several verticals on WomensHealthmag.com, including life, health, sex and love, relationships and fitness, while also contributing to the print magazine. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Syracuse University, lives in Brooklyn, and proudly detests avocados.
