The moment we've all been waiting for finally happened. We got to see the live Oscars performance of Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's "Shallow"—and it was even hotter and steamier than we imagined. Did you see his hand around her waist? How close their faces were together when they were both at the mic? I can't handle it, Twitter can't handle it, and the reactions are spot on.

First of all, the intense eye contact.

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Then when Cooper abandoned his mic stand to share the piano bench with Gaga.

The performance even silenced some of the doubters.

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Alexis Jones is an assistant editor at Women's Health where she writes across several verticals on WomensHealthmag.com, including life, health, sex and love, relationships and fitness, while also contributing to the print magazine. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Syracuse University, lives in Brooklyn, and proudly detests avocados.