IF YOU HAVE been within milimetres of hitting your quota on the A Star Is Born front, then it’s likely that last night’s Oscars sent you over the edge entirely.
Let’s face it, since the film’s release in October last year, we’ve been gearing up for the 2019 Academy Awards, and every red carpet interview, tearful acceptance speech and prolonged on-stage gaze only served to increase the hype around it.
So, when word landed that Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper would actually be performing Shallow at the biggest event in the Hollywood diary, we knew we’d be in for four minutes of something particularly memorable.
And memorable, it was.
It started off innocuous enough with Bradley and Gaga facing each other on-stage, approximately five foot between them.
Bradley asked some questions about the modern world, Gaga made her way to the piano, and together they reminded the audience why Shallow was deserving of the Oscar which it duly won last night.
Then Bradley made the move and joined Gaga at the piano.
And honestly, what is it about those two that makes everyone feel like they’ve accidentally stumbled into a particularly intimate moment?
Arms around each other, eyes closed, sharing one microphone, Gaga and Bradley stoked the fire that suggests the love story between Jackson and Ally didn’t remain on screen.
And Twitter wasn’t quite able…
Star Is Born is great but it’s hella uncomfortable watching Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga perform and that’s my truth.
— Gillian Edevane (@GillianEdevane) February 25, 2019
lady gaga and bradley cooper constantly making heart eyes at each other makes me very uncomfortable
— ☾ (@rizzlestickzz) February 25, 2019
I'm really excited about not having to experience this uncomfortable energy between Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper anymore after tonight. #Oscars2019
— Eddie Mouradian (@eddie_mouradian) February 25, 2019
is this the part where lady cooper and bradley gaga make us uncomfortable on stage? #oscars
— Marina (@Marina_Mundo) February 25, 2019
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper make me uncomfortable please make less eye contact
— babs (@OR0R0MUNROE) February 25, 2019
Is anyone else uncomfortable watching Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper having an moment that’s clearly not meant for the rest of us
— Sean Holihan (@SeanHolihan) February 25, 2019
i can’t watch lady gaga look at bradley cooper like that it’s SO uncomfortable i have to look away
— abbie (@appiesoup) February 25, 2019
I feel like I just saw Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper make love. I'm uncomfortable. #Oscars19
— 🦄🌈 🌌📿🤓 (@Audreyalexis) February 25, 2019
I feel soo uncomfortable sitting here watching Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga perform because there’s so much raw emotion that I feel like I’m watching them have sex rn and I shouldn’t be watching such an intimate moment !!!
— Lucille Apples (@LucilleApples) February 25, 2019
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s relationship makes me so uncomfortable.
— Erika Garcia (@erikabethgarcia) February 25, 2019
