'I'm not against it!' Supermodel Irina Shayk insists she DOES still believe in marriage, as she poses on the cover of Harper's Bazaar just one month after her split from Bradley Cooper
- The Russian supermodel, 33, appears on the digital cover of Harper's Bazaar
- During the interview, she confessed to wanting to get married and how she recognized the 'curiosity' behind her public relationship with Bradley, 44
- 'I think it's just human beings: if you cannot have it, you want to have it,' she said
- Irina and Bradley share a two-year-old daughter, Lea De Seine, together
- The model said she doesn't think she should have to change her job or priorities in the fashion industry to be a good mother to Lea
Irina Shayk has insisted she still believes in marriage, as she poses on the cover of Harper's Bazaar's digital issue just one month after splitting from partner Bradley Cooper with whom she shares a two-year-old child.
The 33-year-old Russian supermodel and Bradley, 44, announced that they had separated in June, after four years of dating, during which time they welcomed daughter Lea De Seine,
But despite her recent break-up, Irina insisted in her Harper's Bazaar interview that she is 'not the kind of person who is against' getting married.
Stunning: Irina Shayk, 33, posed for the digital cover of Harper's Bazaar wearing a Brandon Maxwell dress, just one month after her split from actor Bradley Cooper, 44
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Exposed: During the interview, she confessed to wanting to get married and how she recognized the 'curiosity' behind her public relationship with Bradley
Moving on: Irina and Bradley, pictured together in January during the Golden Globes, share a two-year-old daughter, Lea De Seine, together but split after four years of dating
'Do I believe in marriage? Yes, of course. I'm not the kind of person who is against it,' she confided in the publication.
Her public breakup in June shocked fans around the world, with some people coming up with their own theories on why the relationship ended.
These theories were further boosted from Bradley and Lady Gaga, who starred together in A Star is Born, previously performing their popular song Shallow at the Oscars in February. After the performance, speculation heated up among fans about the undeniable on-screen chemistry between the two stars.
Then three months later, Bradley and Irina announced their split — leading some to wonder if Lady Gaga was the reason.
Irina and Bradley kept their relationship relatively private in the last four years together by only appearing together during events. Despite staying away from the limelight, obsession formed among fans about the couple, and it has not gone unnoticed by Irina.
'I think it's just human beings: if you cannot have it, you want to have it,' she said. 'There's a curtain there, you want to open the curtain. It's curiosity I guess.'
Since Bradley and Irina share a daughter together, the break won't be clean as the couple learns to navigate co-parenting.
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Gorgeous: Irina used her platform to inform people she was not 'perfect' and often has bad skin or hair days like everyone else
End of a chapter: 'Do I believe in marriage? Yes, of course. I'm not the kind of person who is against it,' she confided in the publication following her breakup with Bradley
Priorities: The model confessed she did not think she needed to give up her career as a model in order to be a good mother to her daughter
Life as a mother for Irina, she explained, entailed her always being herself around her young daughter.
'You have to be really truly yourself for your kids, otherwise you're living in a lie,' she said.
'Tell me one reason why, just because you're a mother, that you need to wear a longer skirt. No! I don't believe in that. I really don't… Why should you have to change who you are and how you feel just because you become a mother?'
Busy: Irina has modeled for a plethora of brands — such as Victoria's Secret, Versace (pictured on the runway for the brand) and Burberry
Irina has modeled for a plethora of brands — such as Victoria's Secret, Versace and Burberry — which will sometimes entail her baring skin in photo shoots and runways.
And prioritizing her job or showing skin, Irina said, doesn't impact her ability to be a good mother to her daughter.
'I really believe if you love something, you can prioritize your time,' Irina said. '[Motherhood] is just an addition to your life.'
After years in the fashion industry, Irina has become a veteran with the high-power jobs she books. And her experience has helped her stand up to who she wants to be as a model.
'You have to know what you want and you have to stick with your decisions,' Irina said, adding: 'People will tell you, "you're too skinny, you're too fat." You have to learn how to love you and be comfortable in your own skin. If you really love you for who you are, I think you can do anything.'
Irina boasts 12.3 million followers on Instagram alone, and her relationship with Bradley further propelled her into the spotlight.
But despite all the attention and being a supermodel, Irina said did not want people to see her as 'perfect'.
'I have bad skin days and bad hair days. Sometimes I don't look like a model. I'm just a real human being,' she said.
'I always promote natural beauty because I think we live in this perfect world where everyone wants to be perfect,' Irina continued, adding: 'But I'm not perfect. Sometimes I have a double chin. Perfection doesn't exist.
'I'm going to have wrinkles and I have wrinkles. You just have to accept the idea of aging and of bodies at every stage, and just celebrate it. In life we have to let it go and understand it's a human process not to be perfect.'
