Inside Gemma Chan and Dominic Cooper’s lowkey love affair: the Crazy Rich Asians star and her British actor boyfriend are both in Marvel films, but keep their relationship very, very private
- Chan is next in Don’t Worry Darling with Harry Styles and Florence Pugh, as well as both Crazy Rich Asians sequels, after starring in Marvel’s Eternals and Captain Marvel
- Cooper previously dated co-star Amanda Seyfried from Mamma Mia and is soon to be seen in films The Duchess of Malfi and Nightfall after his Preacher claim to fame
Though British couple Gemma Chan and Dominic Cooper technically didn’t meet on screen, they both play characters in the Marvel cinematic universe. Here are five things to know about their uber-private relationship.
They’re both in the MCU
Chan, 39, and Cooper, 43, have been dating since 2018. The British actress plays Sersi in Eternals and Minn-Erva in Captain Marvel, while Cooper entered the MCU a little earlier, portraying Howard Stark in Captain America: The First Avenger, Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter and the series Agent Carter. Although they’ve not starred in the same film yet, perhaps one day their fictional characters will also meet.
They’re private about their personal life
In an interview with Elle, Chan’s first mention of Cooper is actually anonymous, referring to him only as her “partner”, indicating the level of privacy she likes to keep. “Over 10 years, you learn the importance of privacy, what you choose to share and what you don’t,” she said. “For me, my comfort level is to have a clear distinction between what is for me and what I’m happy to talk about.” She added, “I’m aware now that anything I say could become a clickbait headline – well, on a slow news day.”
Neither of them share that much on their social media accounts, though they do have the occasional snap together – just don’t expect anything too PDA from the hush-hush pair. If Astrid’s grace in Crazy Rich Asians (2018) is anything to go by, we’re understanding of Chan’s preferably paparazzi-free lifestyle.
