Washington (ANI): It appears that actress Renee Zellweger"s relationship with her boyfriend Bradley Cooper has gone a notch higher, after she was spotted shopping with his mother this Christmas. Zellweger, 40, and Cooper, 34, had started dating in the summer this year, and it appears she is very serious about him, especially since she spent their first festive season together with his parents, Gloria and Charlie, in Los Angeles.

The actress was seen strolling with the Coopers in Venice, California last week, before picking up last-minute gifts with Gloria at the Bay Cities Italian Deli in Santa Monica on Christmas Eve. According to People magazine, an onlooker revealed Zellweger made an extra effort to impress Cooper"s Italian-American mother, asking her to help pick out her favourite delicacies as they browsed the deli.

“Renee seems to get along really well with Bradley"s parents," Contactmusic quoted the source as saying. “Bradley"s mom is Italian-American and it was obvious that Renee was making an effort to impress Bradley"s mom with Christmas dishes. Renee was in a great mood and seemed very happy," the source added.