Irina Shayk is ‘so proud’ of ex Bradley Cooper and their daughter Lea, six, as she makes a special cameo in her father’s film Maestro

Irina Shayk is ‘so proud’ of her ex, Bradley Cooper, and their daughter, Lea – who notably made a cameo in the biographical Netflix drama titled, Maestro. 

The Russian-born model, 37 – who recently stunned while attending Art Basel in Miami – took to her Instagram stories on Tuesday to share a special tribute to the Oscar winner and their six-year-old daughter. 

Just hours before, Lea also made her red carpet debut at the L.A. premiere of Maestro alongside her father who sweetly held her hand during the festivities. 

The mother-of-one uploaded a movie poster that showed Cooper, 48, as well as co-star Carey Mulligan and his daughter in the midst of a lighthearted scene. 

In text added towards the bottom, the star typed out, ‘Congrats @maestrofilm So proud Daddy and Lea,’ followed by pink heart emojis.  

On the film’s main IMDB page, the little one is listed on the cast as Lea Cooper and portrayed Little Jamie – the younger version of Maya Hawke’s character. 

The movie is based on the love story between American composer, Leonard Bernstein, and his wife Felicia Montealegre – whom he married in 1951. The pair welcomed three children: Jamie, Alexander and also Nina. 

Irina also shared another image that was taken inside an empty movie theater with ‘Leapictures’ appearing on the screen in pink lettering. 

Shayk added a red heart emoji over the photo that showed her daughter looking up at the large picture.

Also on Tuesday, the six-year-old made her grand, red carpet debut as she joined Bradley during the film’s L.A. premiere at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. 

She was dressed for the occasion in a short-sleeved, leopard-print dress and also a pair of shimmering, gold flats. 

Lea held hands with Cooper who was dapper in a classic, dark navy suit as well as a vest that was buttoned at the front. 

The actor also opted for a white dress shirt along with a black tie. For a finishing touch, he donned a pair of sleek, black dress shoes. 

During a recent interview with Access Hollywood last month while attending the 2023 Gotham Awards, Bradley opened up about Lea starring in the project.

At one point, he was asked ‘how special’ it had been to work alongside his daughter in the upcoming Netflix drama – which is set to premiere on the streaming site on December 20. 

‘It was amazing,’ he told the outlet with a big smile, and then added, ‘It was incredible.’  

Irina and Bradley began dating in 2015 and welcomed Lea two years later in 2017. However, the two stars split in 2019. 

While talking to Elle last month in November, the model got candid about her co-parenting relationship with Bradley. 

‘Looking at my daughter now, she’s growing up in a completely different environment,’ the star explained. ‘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,”‘ she added.

The beauty expressed that both she and Cooper had come from rather ‘normal backgrounds,’ and explained that they wanted the same for Lea.

Shayk stated that their daughter walks to school and that both she and Bradley don’t have a nanny. ‘We both take Lea everywhere with us.’

‘She’s super easy. Two days ago, I had to go to the gym, so I just got her a drawing book and said, “Mama’s working out.” She was drawing for an hour…’

Despite the two stars having busy schedules, the model stated that both she and her ex ‘always find a way’ when it comes to raising their daughter.

While Shayk didn’t discuss their past relationship, she gushed that Bradley was the ‘best father Lea and I could dream of. It always works, but it always works because we make it work.’

She also gave rare a look at her close bond with Lea, and revealed that the pair speak Russian to each other, calling it their ‘secret language.’ 

Maestro’s star-studded cast not only includes Cooper, but also Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer and Vincenzo Amato. 

The premise is a ‘love story’ that ‘chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein,’ per an official IMDB synopsis. 

Bradley not only took on the leading role of Leonard Bernstein in the film, but also directed the movie, co-wrote the screenplay with Josh Singer, and was one of the producers. 

Following a limited theatrical release last month, viewers will have a chance to watch the Netflix biographical drama starting on December 20.