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"Well, hello there, Brawny Cooper! Bradley Cooper was barely recognizable leaving the Tom Ford store in Beverly Hills on Thursday, May 1&amp;#x2014;where the Oscar-nominated actor looked shockingly bulkier and beefier than just a couple months ago.\r\n\r\nSporting a ginger-hued full beard, the American Hustle hunk, 39, wore a tight blue T-shirt that emphasized his puffed-up pecs and biceps. Failing to crack his famous smile, Cooper stayed hidden behind a pair of black sunglasses.\r\n\r\nThe big transformation, naturally, is for a movie role in American Sniper, a true story based on the impressive career of a late Navy SEAL.  According to his costar, Eric Close, Cooper has gained about 40 pounds.  &amp;quot;He&amp;#x2019;s really been working hard. He looks great. He&amp;#x2019;s really taken on this character,&amp;quot; Close told E! News.\r\n\r\n\r\nIn the more immediate future, the bulked-up Cooper will get tuxed-up at this Monday&amp;apos;s Met Gala in NYC, presumably with model girlfriend Suki Waterhouse.\r\n\r\nTell Us: Do you like Bradley&amp;apos;s brawny new body?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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