Gigi Hadid seen with boyfriend Bradley Cooper's daughter Lea, 7, for the FIRST time as they enjoy family vacation in Sardinia

Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid appear to have reached a new milestone in their relationship, nearly one year after kicking off their whirlwind romance in October 2023. 

On Thursday, the happy couple, who spent the weekend celebrating Blake Lively's 37th birthday at Taylor Swift's home in Rhode Island, were seen touching down in Sardinia together with the 49-year-old actor's daughter Lea De Seine, seven, and mother, Gloria Campano. 

This marks the first time the supermodel, 29, has been pictured with her boyfriend's little girl. The 12-time Oscar nominee shares his only child with his former partner Irina Shayk. 

The Maestro actor looked every inch the doting dad as he held Lea's hand as they got out of a luxury black SUV after traveling to second largest island in Italy via private jet. 

For the flight, Hadid looked effortlessly chic in a cropped white t-shirt, which showcased her toned midriff, light-wash blue jeans, several layered necklaces and an olive green baseball cap over her short blonde hair. 

The Vogue cover girl was seen sticking close to her man as she placed one hand on his back as they walked toward onto a boat to be tendered onto a luxury yacht. 

Cooper opted to wear a plain black t-shirt, maroon sweatpants and sneakers as they went sightseeing. 

He had his wavy brown hair pulled back in a messy man bun, which was secured by a light grey scrunchie. 

Meanwhile, Lea looked adorable in a pink dress with flowers on it and crocs. 

Cooper's mother, who is best known as the actor's favorite award season date, wore a black pinstripe blazer over a white t-shirt and dark pants. 

For a pop of color, she added a turquoise necklace to her ensemble. 

Hadid's daughter Khai, who Hadid shares with ex Zayn Malik, did not appear present on the trip. 

The Los Angeles native's little girl will turn four next month.

She and Malik, 31, share a 50/50 custody arrangement of Khai. 

In May, the English singer gushed how fatherhood 'changed him' for the better during a rare interview. 

While speaking on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast, he detailed his idyllic countryside life on a farm in Pennsylvania, where he spends quality father-daughter with Khai. 

He told how being a dad 'changed his approach to a lot of things in life', taught him patience and has given more depth to his song writing.

Zayn also admitted that before having her he thought he would be a strict parent but actually that has been far from the case.

He told Fearne in the wide-ranging interview: 'Fatherhood has changed me in general. It has changed my approach to a lot of things in life. I have developed a hell of a lot more patience.

'That has influenced me across the board. Being a father also gives me so much more depth to my song writing when I am talking about real life things. When I was 17 I didn't really have anything to write about, I had only just left school.

'But I have more to say now, I have this love for this being that I never understood before. I have no fears expressing that as it is such a good feeling that I've been through. And I want to share that with the world in a good fatherly way.'

On what kind of parent he is he added: 'I thought I was going to be way stricter than I am.

I thought 'oh I won't let them get away with this' and that but actually I do everything she asks me to do!'

He also detailed their countryside life in Pennsylvania saying he left New York as it was too 'intrusive' living there with a young child.

Zayn described his joy at watching Khai 'running through fields', collecting eggs from their chickens and being able to go camping.

He said: 'We left New York when having the kid as it was too intrusive and we wanted to have her away from all of that.

'She gets to run round in the fields and we get to go camping and BBQ outside without people watching us straight out the front door. We have three dogs, four cats and 10 chickens. We collect the eggs every day with Khai she loves it.'

He also spoke about how he manages his 50/50 custody with his ex Gigi, saying when Khai isn't with him he uses the time to paint and read and live a quiet life.

The star explained: 'I have my daughter 50 per cent of the time. That 50 per cent she's not with me for I try to look at it as glass half full not empty so in that time she's not here I can paint and read.

'When she's with me you can't do nothing I am a father then from the minute she wakes up until she goes to bed.'

Malik and Hadid dated from 2015 to 2018. After a brief split, they reconciled, only to break up again in 2019, before reuniting early in 2020 and welcoming their daughter. 

However, reported tension between Zayn and and Gigi's mother, Yolanda Hadid, eventually led to their separation.

Zayn was charged with four counts of harassment after he pleaded no contest to the charges after allegedly pushing Yolanda into a dresser and calling her a 'f*****g Dutch sl*t' in September 2021.

Court documents revealed that he had to complete 360 days probation in addition to completing an anger management class.

However Zayn seems to have put all that behind him as he explained how he has now matured through parenthood. 

He added: 'She's a force of nature. She's given me maturity. She's forced my sensibility to become this mature father for her, this good responsible role model that takes accountability for their actions and sticks to their work and proves that my word is bond.'

Cooper and Hadid's family vacation comes after a source told DailyMail.com that the actor is already looking to cement their future together. 

He is reportedly ready to take their romance to the next level and pop the question, with insiders claiming he is 'determined' to marry the supermodel, who is 20 years his junior. 

The pair, who both have one daughter each, have also reportedly discussed having children together, adding to their 'blended functional family' with their exes.  

'Bradley has already determined that he is going to ask Gigi to marry him,' an insider told DailyMail.com exclusively. 'This is not even a question. They discussed family and marriage early on in their relationship.

'They have been committed to each other and to their plans for some time and now it is just a matter of when.'

They continued: 'Bradley only has a couple of projects currently in production but has nothing lined up after that. He wants to take some time away to focus on this and give Gigi the attention and love she deserves.'

Cooper reportedly won't have any pushback from those closest to Hadid as he already has 'the blessing of her family, friends and even her daughter.' 

The source revealed that 'Bradley has met Zayn' and 'they have all moved on and are dedicated parents so there is never any issue at all.' 

'They have had contact numerous times when dealing with their kids who they all co-parent amicably,' the insider noted. 'In addition, Gigi and Zayn’s daughter gets along so well with Bradley and Irina’s daughter. She almost acts like a big sister to her. They have every intention of becoming a blended functional family.’