Ines Rau has been the subject of wide media coverage for quite a while now. She was rumored to be the girlfriend of one of the biggest soccer stars in the world, Kylian Mbappe. The rumors of the pair’s shared romantic interest first started coming out in the summer of 2022.
The media and fans were begging for some clarity on the question after the pair had been spotted together earlier this year. Rau and Mbappe had been pictured together at the Cannes film festival as reported by Corriere dello Sport. Subsequent pictures of the alleged couple poured in Kylian Mbappe carried the 32-year-old model in his arms on a yacht.
Since then, rumors of the French duo being in a relationship were being reported thick and fast. However, these rumors were never confirmed by either the PSG forward or the French model. On the other hand, the rumors hadn’t been denied as well, fueling gossip on social media.
Kylian Mbappé is reportedly dating 32-year-old transgender model Ines Rau.
Inès Rau seen with #PSG superstar Kylian Mbappé at the Cannes Film Festival and Mbappe was then seen carrying Rau on a luxury yacht, according to Italian magazine Corriere dello Sports.#WatsUpTV #mbappe pic.twitter.com/MBKHI7SOIW
— WatsUp TV (@WatsUpTV) September 23, 2022
One of the other main reasons why the media covered Ines Rau so comprehensively stems from the fact that she is one of the very few outspoken transgender models. She also became the first transgender model to be featured in Playboy magazine in November 2017.
Aside from that, Rau is also a storyteller. Her autobiography, ‘Femme’, has been published in French and she talked about what to expect from her book. Read about it here.
Life was not always so glamorous for the model, however. She underwent gender reassignment surgery at the age of 16, although she didn’t go public with it until she was 24 years old. Naturally, she went through a lot of problems during her transition phase.
Ines Rau details her struggle as a transgender model
Societal constructs often make life very difficult for transgenders. Ines Rau’s case was no different. The model had to go through a lot of difficulties in her journey toward becoming a woman. Here’s how the 32-year-old described her transition phase:
“I lived a long time without saying I was transgender. I dated a lot and almost forgot.”
Outlining her past insecurities, the PSG star’s rumored girlfriend said: “I was scared of never finding a boyfriend and being seen as weird.” Rau explained how hard it was for her to reveal her true self to the men that she dated before transitioning fully into a woman.
However, the silver lining for Rau was that she ultimately realized an important lesson. Speaking further on the topic, she explained: “Eventually, I was like ‘you know you should just be who you are.'”
Of course, the 32-year-old was able to overcome her fears and went on to date quite a few famous personalities. While she was most recently rumored to be dating Kylian Mbappe, she was previously allegedly dating actor Staiv Gentis.
In the latest development, however, it was reported in the media that Mbappe and Rau had broken up and that the France forward is now dating Belgian model Rose Bertram.