Bradley Cooper used to try and date every girl in high school.

The Hollywood heartthrob says he was never part of any group when he was growing up and just used from one gang to another as it helped him romance as many girls as possible.

He said: "I was like most kids. You're trying to figure out who you want to be, who you are pretending to be, who you are, but I was never in one group. I never really had a home, a clique. I was freelance and tried to date women in every group."

Bradley -- who was recently linked to Jennifer Lopez and has previously dated Renee Zellweger and Jennifer Aniston -- is still a hit with the ladies but admits his habit of chewing tobacco can put them off.

He told Reveal magazine: "My favourite habit is chewing tobacco. I quit it, but for some reason, no matter how many women tells me it's disgusting, deep down I still think, 'You love it. You want a real man.'"