Desperate, striking SAG actors will try anything to remind us they exist

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started July 14, Cooper can’t promote the upcoming film. But, in a stroke of incredible convenience, the 48-year-old actor is reportedly in the early stages of a new romance with supermodel Gigi Hadid, 28.As the actors’ strike drags on and prevents movie stars from doing traditional press such as talk shows and magazine interviews, A-Listers are still staying in the public eye — and in the minds of Emmy and Oscar voters — through less conventional means.

That includes walking any red carpet they can without being a scab, attending major sporting events and concerts and, of course, putting in some photogenic time on the picket lines.“Actors have to remind [Oscar and Emmy] voters they’re important [and remind] casting agents that they’ve got great social numbers,” a veteran celebrity publicist told The Post.The Oscar nominations are months away, but “Barbie” star Simu Liu can’t let the world forget he’s Kenough to warrant a Supporting Actor nod.

Earlier this week, Liu attended the premiere of the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” movie in Los Angeles. In addition to posing for pictures on the red carpet with girlfriend Allison Hsu, he shared the night out on Instagram with his 3.2 million followers.Meanwhile, Emmy frontrunners — TV nominations were announced just days before the strike began, and the ceremony will be held in January — have been prominently picketing for months.

Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”), Melanie Lynskey (“The Last of Us”), Nick Offerman (also for “The Last of Us”), Alan Ruck (“Succession”) and Jennifer Coolidge (“White Lotus”) have all held signs with their union brethren Sure, they’re earnestly showing solidarity with their fellow actors, but they’re also,intentionally or not, courting peers who.