Tattle: Bradley Cooper hooked with Jen, 'Star' says

By Howard Gensler
Philadelphia Daily News

Daily News Tattle Columnist

NOW THAT Philadelphia native Bradley Cooper has gone from popular supporting actor to movie star, thanks to "The Hangover," it was only a matter of time before he was linked to a movie-star girlfriend.

He might as well start at the top.

According to Star magazine, Bradley is "On! On! On!" with Jennifer Aniston.

Yes, they could just be friends from "He's Not That Into You," but that's no fun. Not when they could be "On! On! On!"

The "It Couple" du jour reportedly dined together at Manhattan's Il Cantinori on June 18 and the sparks, of course, flew. Soon after, Jen started "bubbling to pals," writes Star, that she's just so into Cooper.

So much so, Tattle projects, she already wants to remake next month's "I Love You, Beth Cooper," as "I Love You, Brad Cooper."

"Jen is really excited," the requisite anonymous insider says in Star's cover story. "She feels a connection to Bradley."

That was abundantly clear during their three-hour dinner (service must be slow at Il Cantinori) when the two did everything but slurp their spaghetti together like "Lady and the Tramp."

Star says they shared food and wine (a good thing at an Italian restaurant), laughed at one another's jokes (hey, they're both funny) and acted like two kids falling in love (Brad's 34, Jen's 40).

"I went over to say hi to them, and I noticed they were holding hands under the table because they let go to shake my hand," an eyewitness, who probably still hasn't washed his hand, tells Star.

But will our man Brad be able to stand up to the withering scrutiny of being an Aniston beau in a relationship sure to follow the gossip-tabloid-romance trajectory - "This Time It's Love!" "Engagement!" "Cooper Steps Out With Mystery Blonde," "Jen Cries on Other Brad's Shoulder!" "The Wedding's Off!" "Reunited!" and the inevitable "Jen's Heartache!"

"Bradley knows that Jen comes with a lot of baggage," says one of those Star secret sources. "But he's not denying he has feelings for her."

Cry for me, Argentina

Philandering South Carolina governor Mark Sanford has said little about the most beautiful sound he ever heard, "Maria," his horizontal tango partner from Argentina, so TMZ.com did a little lurking around Buenos Aires night spots.

Carlos Soto, owner of Guido's Bar, says Sanford and Maria Belen Chapur have stopped in several times over the last few months - most recently last week, while Sanford was - wink, wink - hiking the Appalachian Trail to decompress after a tough legislative session.

Soto says the lovers were "all over each other" last week, "kissing, holding hands and drinking wine."

Is he sure they weren't Jennifer Aniston and Bradley Cooper?

As for Maria, Soto said she has green eyes, dirty-blond hair and "un cuerpazo," which TMZ translated to mean "a banging body."

Falco nurses reform

Now that she portrays a nurse on TV (Showtime's "Nurse Jackie"), who better to talk about health-care reform than Edie Falco.

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