At the age of seven, Cooper moved to Courtenay, Vancouver Island with her parents. She has tried to pursue a career in the arts whenever the opportunity presented itself. After she completed high-school, she moved to Vancouver for more film opportunities. She started dating Peter Van Auker, an associate Producer on #RealityHigh, after the film had completely wrapped on November 21, 2016. On October 15, 2017, Nesta adopted a husky one week after fostering and named him Juneau.