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She also expanded on the intense interest in her personal life. Her relationship with Cooper has been the source of many tabloid reports and speculation after Cooper's appearance in \"A Star Is Born.\"

“I think it's just human beings: if you cannot have it, you want to have it. There's a curtain there, you want to open the curtain. It's curiosity I guess,\" she said on interest in her family's life.

Shayk also spoke about how one shouldn't have to change when they have a child.

\"Tell me one reason why, just because you're a mother, you need to wear a longer skirt. No! I don't believe in that. I really don't,\" she said.

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“How is it that people think of this idea? Why should you have to change who you are and how you feel just because you become a mother? I'm like, tell me why,\" she added. \"Tell me one reason! I don't believe in that. I don't understand why.\"

Shayk also expressed her belief in the strength of women, having been raised by strong female influences, including her mother and two grandmothers.

“Women are the ones who can handle everything,” she said. “Women can raise the kids, women can do the job, and when she's back, she can cook and clean and do the heavy work too!”

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