Bradley Cooper Explains How Fatherhood Helped Him Stave Off Relapse

Bradley Cooper is saying the sweetest things about being a father.

Zack Sharf Howard Stern announced earlier this week a potential run for president in 2024, and it didn’t take long for the Sirius XM radio host to find the perfect running mate. Stern’s vice president pick is none other than Bradley Cooper. The host claimed on his eponymous radio show that he had texted with Cooper about being his vice president and that Cooper agreed, although the Oscar nominee’s camp has yet to confirm (via Entertainment Weekly).“Early this morning I was texting back-and-forth with someone I was interested in potentially being my vice president when I run,” Cooper said.

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SmartLess podcast, he was talking to a thrice-Oscar-nominated actress (whose name he also withheld) and the director. The helmer told the actor, “What world are we living in where you have seven nominations and she’s only got three?'”Cooper, who now has nine total Academy Award nominations for co-producing “Joker,” and “Nightmare Alley,” was stunned.

Bradley Cooper poured his heart out and openly spoke about an unpleasant chapter of his youth when he had an encounter with addiction. As he explained to his close friend of many years Will Arnet on the Wondery’s Smartless podcast, during those times he had manypersonal issues with drugs, alcohol and depression. Both talked about their strong bond as friends, which they maintained over the years and together they relived some of the darkest times they experienced together.

Bradley Cooper got candid about his struggles with addiction.

Bradley Cooper has spoken out about his past struggles with drug and alcohol addiction.While featuring on the Smartless podcast – hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett – Cooper opened up about the difficult time in his life, before finding fame in 2009’s The Hangover.The actor recalled a time in 2004, where Arnett stopped by his home late in the afternoon and noticed that Cooper hadn’t yet let his dogs outside to relieve themselves. “That was the first time I ever realised I had a problem with drugs and alcohol.“It was Will saying that to me, I’ll never forget it… It changed my entire life.”Cooper went on to say that he had “zero self-esteem” at the time. “I was so lost.

Bradley Cooper admitted he had a drug addiction in his late 20s. Cooper, 47, opened up about his substance abuse issues on a recent episode of the "SmartLess" podcast, hosted by actors Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes.The "A Star is Born" actor also spoke about how fatherhood "changed" everything for him. "I was so lost, and I was addicted to cocaine — that was the other thing," Cooper revealed.

Bradley Cooper has spoken out about “feeling lost” during his addictions to drugs and alcohol two decades ago, before making “major breakthroughs” and becoming a father. The 47 year old welcomed his daughter Lea in 2017 with his then-partner Irina Shayk and has since gone on to become one of Hollywood’s most successful leading actors. Bradley candidly discussed his experience struggling with addiction in his late twenties as he appeared on the Smartless podcast with hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett.

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His candid experience. While reflecting on his past struggles with addiction, Bradley Cooper opened up about how it affected his career and why he decided to get sober.

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Bradley Cooper and Matt Bomer get close on the set of their new movie.

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