"It's my grandmother!" : when Jessica Chastain surprised her grandmother on Bradley Cooper's lap

Jessica Chastain's grandmother is not afraid of anything. And especially not Hollywood stars that his little girl sees. This is in any case what we can deduce from an anecdote told by the actress during her appearance on

on Wednesday January 5, for the promotion of the film

. By her own admission, Jessica Chastain has been looking, unsuccessfully, for a new boyfriend for her grandmother, Marilyn Herst, for several years. And it is only natural that one evening, the latter went to a movie star, during an evening given at her granddaughter's house.

“A few years ago I threw a party at my house and Bradley Cooper was there,” the 44-year-old actress recalled.

“My grandmother is now the age she really doesn't care.

So during the party, she just walked over to Bradley and sat on his lap.

He looked horrified, in fact.

He had never met her.

He didn't know who she was, ”said Jessica Chastain with a burst of laughter, before continuing.

"I just started to say, 'She's my grandmother! She's my grandmother!'

Then he replied, "Okay. Hi, Grandma ..." "Embarrassed, but polite above all.

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According to

, Jessica Chastain's grandmother moved in with her in April 2020, during containment due to the pandemic.

“She's one of my favorite people in the world.

I was in Morocco for a movie, I remember texting him, saying, "Don't go to the grocery store", and all that.

And then she came to my house at the end of April, and it was an incredible opportunity to spend time together, ”she confided.

If Jessica Chastain's grandmother has still not found love, the same goes for Bradley Cooper, separated from model Irina Shayk since 2019. We do not know if he adopted Marilyn Herst's technique for no longer remain lonely.

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