Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid Packed on the PDA Inside the Met Gala After He Skipped the Carpet as Seen in Rare Photo

NEED TO KNOW

• Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid packed on the PDA inside the 2026 Met Gala as seen in a rare photo of the two

• On Monday, May 4, the model walked the carpet while the actor skipped posing on the famous steps

• Hadid and Cooper have been romantically linked since 2023

Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid may have been surrounded by stars at the 2026 Met Gala, but they spent the night like they were the only two lovebirds in the room.

Monday, May 4, marked the return of the annual fashion event, which turned into date night for a handful of couples, including Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade, and Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster (who made a romantic debut at the ball). However, it was Hadid and Cooper who decided to keep their outing under wraps.

Hadid, 31, greeted the crowd in her custom Miu Miu look while Cooper (whose ex Irina Shayk was also at this year’s Met) skipped walking the famous steps altogether and was photographed inside wearing a suit. But a picture taken by Landon Nordeman and published by The New York Times shows the two engaging in PDA and sharing a smooch at the party.

Gigi Hadid in Miu Miu n the Met Gala red carpet
Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Chatting with Vogue for its livestream, Hadid mentioned the 51-year-old Maestro actor by name — and also as her “man.”

During her conversation with correspondents Ashley Graham and Cara Delevingne, she talked about staying focused in front of the cameras by tapping into her “happy place.” That means visualizing her boyfriend as well as her 5-year-old daughter Khai, whom she shares with ex Zayn Malik.

Hadid and Cooper started dating in October 2023. Nearly two years later, in March 2025, the model told Vogue that their relationship is a “very romantic and happy dynamic,” though she did admit that it has come with challenges, given the couple’s fame.

“To find someone that is in a place in their life where they know what they want and deserve and you both do work separately to come together and be the best partner that you can be. I just feel really lucky,” she said.

Bradley Cooper photogprahed inside the 2026 Met Gala after skipping the carpet
Credit: Arturo Holmes/MG26/Getty

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Then she added, “I respect him so much as a creative, and I feel that he gives so much to me: encouragement and, just, belief.”

The two have been spotted holding hands on multiple date nights out, but a birthday recap of Hadid’s 30th last year revealed a rare PDA-packed snapshot of the two sharing a smooch.

She captioned the post: “I feel so lucky to be 30! I feel so lucky for every high and low — for all the lessons and gifts both have brought me. To get to feel it all! I’m so lucky to be a mom, friend, partner, sister, daughter, colleague to some of the most unbelievable humans!!”

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