The young girls of Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper, who are both single parents, forced the rumored new couple to get together.

They were seen having dinner together at Via Carota in Manhattan almost a week ago. The Messenger claimed that the single parents were “bonding over” their young daughters when The Hangover actor asked the supermodel to go on a date.

A source told the outlet that the two single parents have “hung out” before and that “Gigi and Bradley were in touch recently, and were bonding over their daughters, when Bradley asked her out.”

The source also said that Cooper’s ex-supermodel girlfriend Irina Shayk was the one who first put Hadid in touch with her new boyfriend. The two have “been close over the years.”

There were rumors that Hadid, 28, and Cooper, 48, were dating after a short romantic weekend trip last Friday.

She was “definitely interested and excited” about the actor from A Star Is Born, but she “doesn’t want a serious relationship.”

Hadid and her ex-boyfriend Zayn Malik have a three-year-old daughter together named Khai. Cooper and Shayk share a six-year-old daughter named Lea de Seine.

“They have a lot in common,” the person said. “They both relate to being parents in the industry.”