“Co-parenting is parenting.”
Irina Shayk is giving some rare tips on how she and ex-Bradley Cooper raise their 3-year-old daughter.
Speaking to Elle for her March digital cover story, the model, 35, shared her thoughts on why she doesn’t like the term “co-parenting” and explained how she and Cooper, 46, work together to care for their daughter , Lea.
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“I never understood the term co-parenting,” she said. “When I am with my daughter, I am 100 percent mother, and when she is with her father, he is 100 percent her father. Co-parenting is parenting.”
Shayk said he is hesitant to talk about Cooper publicly, noting that she likes to keep their relationship private.
“My previous relationship is something that belongs to me and is private,” she told the magazine. “It’s just a piece of my inner self that I don’t want to reveal.”
Shayk also explained why she doesn’t read what the media writes about her and her ex.
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“I don’t read what’s there. Honestly, I’m very busy raising a child,” she said. “If they want to write articles [about me], they are doing their job. I’m focusing on my life and my friends. The rest is just noise. “
Shayk and Cooper split in June 2019, after four years together.
Despite the separation, the two have a “very friendly and cordial relationship,” a source told Entertainment Tonight in January.
“The co-parent routine and schedule is going well and they have respect for each other. Bradley’s first priority is Lea and Irina is also a hardworking mother,” added the source. “They both want the best for Lea, so it’s easy for them to form a team in this regard.”
