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13th November 2023
11:58am GMT
While Irina Shayk and Bradley Cooper ended their romantic relationship in 2019, there is no love lost between the two.
The supermodel recently opened up about the co-parenting rapport that she and the 'Limitless' actor have in place for their six-year-old daughter, Lea.
Speaking to ELLE, Irina revealed that despite their busy schedules, they "always find a way" to prioritise their role as parents together and separately.
The model rarely gives the public an insight into her life as a mother or how she and Bradley choose to parent their daughter.
However, she says that her former flame does an amazing job as a father.
"He’s the best father Lea and I could dream of. It always works, but it always works because we make it work."
The mum-of-one says that reminding their daughter of how lucky they are in life and the value of hard work is of the utmost importance to both parents and she cites her own upbringing in Russia as an example.
"Looking at my daughter now, she’s growing up in a completely different environment.
"She lives in the West Village. She went to all these countries in two months. But we want her to know the value of stuff. We want to show our daughter, 'You have to work hard to get something'."
Irina adds that she has to give Lea a refresher at times when she moans about her mum needing to travel for work.
"'You want to go on vacation, right? You want to go shopping? So I’m going to London. You’re going to be with Daddy, because Mama has to work.'"
The 37-year-old also got candid about negativity on social media that sadly comes with being in the public eye, and has had to block out criticism about her parenting and how she dresses.
"That’s what you get. Not everybody is going to like you. And I don’t want everyone to like me. I am who I am.
"I’m not going to change because somebody who has nothing to do in their life is saying some bullshit about me or how I dress or how I’m parenting. No, get your life together."
