Amy Schumer, 43, Recalls Recent Awkward Encounter with Bradley Cooper When He Asked If She Was 50

Mar. 15, 2025

Amy Schumeris in no huge hurry to be ushered out of her 40s.

TheKinda Pregnantstar appeared onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTuesday, Jan. 28, where she recalled a recent awkward encounter withBradley Cooper, who turned 50 on Jan. 5.

“He said, ‘You know, I turned 50 this year,’ " said Schumer. “And he goes, ‘You 50?’ "

After revealing to Cooper that she was 43, she told hostJimmy Fallonthat she attempted to “recover” from the question.

‘Cause whatever, I’m 43, but you know, I’m like, ‘Iwillbe 50,’ " Schumer said. “But I’m not 50 yet.”

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Amy Schumer and Bradley Cooper.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; Swan Gallet/WWD via Getty

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" ‘You 50?’ ‘Yeah, no, I’m not, Bradley, you know. I’m not. But thank you for thinking of me,’ " she said as Fallon, who himself turned 50 last year, laughed along with the audience.

Schumer continued, “Look, we all wanna be hot. I’m sorry, we do. People go through a lot … this is how bad people want to be hot: People literally run. They run, Jimmy.”

“They’re riding a bike to nowhere to theWickedsoundtrack. It’s pathetic!” she quipped.

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Amy Schumer and Jimmy Fallon.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

Schumer told PEOPLE earlier this month surroundingits trailer releasethatKinda Pregnantis “laugh-out-loud funny and relatable.”

“Our society loves to make women feel like they are failing,” she said. “This story shows women as human beings who are trying to make choices that are right for them and having fun together along the way.”

And Forte, 54, is the “funniest person alive, and now people will see what a great romantic lead he is too,” Schumer added.

Kinda Pregnantis on Netflix Feb. 5.

source: people.com