“What Happened to Him?” Bradley Cooper, 50, Debuts a Striking New Look — Plastic Surgery Rumors Swirl

When Bradley Coop­er stepped onto the red car­pet this fall, fans did a dou­ble take. The 50-year-old actor, known for his effort­less­ly charm­ing style, appeared notice­ably refreshed — and the inter­net imme­di­ate­ly went into spec­u­la­tion over­drive. Was it a new hair­cut? A bold style choice? Or per­haps a few sub­tle cos­met­ic tweaks?

Plas­tic surgery experts have weighed in on Cooper’s trans­formed appear­ance. Dr. Maer­cks, founder of The Maer­cks Insti­tute, sug­gest­ed that Bradley may have had a neck lift or a lat­er­al facelift to achieve a more youth­ful, sculpt­ed look. “It doesn’t affect the cen­tral part of the face,” Dr. Maer­cks explained, “but it can dra­mat­i­cal­ly alter over­all appear­ance.”

Fans first caught a glimpse of Bradley’s refreshed look dur­ing a casu­al din­ner with long­time friend Jen­nifer Gar­ner. Paparazzi snaps quick­ly made the rounds online, prompt­ing a wave of “Who is that?!” reac­tions.

But it wasn’t just his face mak­ing head­lines. Coop­er debuted a new mid-length, slight­ly tou­sled hair­cut paired with a salt-and-pep­per mus­tache, a look that’s both messy and delib­er­ate­ly styl­ish. He car­ried the same vibe weeks ear­li­er at Paris Fash­ion Week: shag­gy waves graz­ing his col­lar and an air of con­fi­dence that screamed, I do what I want.

Of course, reac­tions have been mixed. While some fans admired the actor’s dar­ing new style, oth­ers were less than impressed:

• “What hap­pened to Bradley Coop­er???? He was the hottest man alive in Hang­over… now he looks unrec­og­niz­able?”
• “The hair and mus­tache 😫 some­body please tell him…”
• “I didn’t rec­og­nize him for a sec­ond.”
• “Dear God, Bradley, run a brush through your hair. You’ve got a lot of mon­ey, look like it.”

Mean­while, off the red car­pet, Bradley’s per­son­al life is also mak­ing head­lines. Insid­ers report that his romance with super­mod­el Gigi Hadid is going strong, and she’s report­ed­ly nev­er been hap­pi­er.

Whether it’s a new style, a lit­tle cos­met­ic help, or sim­ply a midlife rein­ven­tion, Bradley Coop­er is remind­ing every­one that at 50, a celebri­ty can still keep fans guess­ing — and talk­ing.