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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

The couple’s unexpected chemistry in 2019 A star is born and the subsequent press tour blinded fans to the fact that the actor and director were dating Irina Shayk and the pop star was engaged to Christian Carano.

Still, it was clear the partners had a close bond, with Gaga revealing she had an “instant connection” with Bradley that happened “the second I saw him.”

Of course, that closeness was on full display when the couple took the Oscars stage in 2019, hand-in-hand, to perform their best song-winning number, “Shallow,” just days after Gaga ended her his engagement.

But the Gucci House the star quickly shut down romance rumors after the performance, telling Jimmy Kimmel“Yes, people saw love and, guess what, that’s what we wanted you to see.”

Bradley, whose romance with Irina ended later that year, never addressed the speculation until November 2021, telling The Hollywood Reporter they were playing during the Oscars performance.

“They kind of fall in love in that scene in the movie,” he explained. “It’s this explosive moment that happens to them on stage in front of thousands of people… It would have been so weird if we were both on stools facing the audience.”