KEY POINTS
- Kanye West and Irina Shayk have been seeing each other for "months," multiple reports said
- The two were spotted together in France Tuesday
- West and Shayk "have known each other professionally for years," one report said
Kanye West has found new love amid his ongoing divorce from estranged wife Kim Kardashian, according to multiple reports.
Just four months after Kardashian filed for divorce from the rapper, multiple outlets reported that he has moved on with supermodel Irina Shayk.
"Kanye and Irina [are] dating," one unnamed source told Us Weekly, which claimed the two are "officially an item." "They’ve been quietly seeing each other for a couple months."
"Irina and Kanye have been spending time together and getting to know one another. He’s always thought she was beautiful and they’re both looking forward to seeing where this goes," a second anonymous insider told the outlet.
West and Shayk were first romantically linked last month. In photos published by the Daily Mail, the two can be seen taking a stroll together in Provence, France, on Tuesday, which was the Yeezy designer’s 44th birthday.
Photos published by TMZ also showed West and Shayk arriving Wednesday at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, "where they exited the same private plane," according to the outlet. TMZ earlier reported that the two are "100% romantically together," but it is not clear how serious their relationship is at this point.
The "Gold Digger" rapper and Bradley Cooper's ex-girlfriend have known each other for years, People reported, citing unnamed sources. They met "a while back" when they crossed paths in the fashion industry, one insider told the outlet.
"They have known each other professionally for years. He started pursuing her a few weeks ago. Kanye is a persuasive guy," another anonymous source told People. "He hung out with her in NYC before they celebrated his birthday in France."
"She seems smitten. He invited her to France and she happily accepted," the source continued, adding that Shayk and West "are not officially dating, but there is an interest from both sides."
Shayk previously modeled for West's Yeezy and appeared in his music video for "Power." The rapper also name-dropped her in "Christian Dior Flow" in 2010 with the lyric "I wanna see Irina Shayk next to Doutzen," People noted.
The reports came months after Kardashian filed for divorce from West in February following six years of marriage. The exes share daughters North, 7, and Chicago, 3, and sons Saint, 5, Psalm, 2.
"Irina isn't friends with Kim at all, so there's no weirdness there," the first insider told People.
Meanwhile, Shayk shares daughter Lea De Seine, 3, with Cooper. They broke up in 2019 after four years together.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 06: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attend the WSJ Mag 2019 Innovator Awards at The Museum of Modern Art on November 06, 2019 in New York City. Photo: Mark Sagliocco/WireImage
