Who is Ines Rau, Kylian Mbappé’s rumoured trans model ex? The Playboy centrefold and actress was spotted with Real Madrid’s new superstar at Cannes in 2022, but who is she with now?

Kylian Mbappé was only 19 when he became the youngest French player to score at a World Cup, in 2018. Since then, the former Paris Saint-Germain star has cemented his status as one of the world’s best footballers. Last July, Mbappé, now 26, signed a five-year contract with Real worth US$16.2 million. The agreement has been deemed the most expensive free transfer in history. His celebrity status aside, Mbappé is known to be extremely low-key about his private life. That was until he discussed his love life during an interview on French television show Clique TV. 🟡 Kylian mbappé a été aperçu a Cannes en compagnie du célèbre mannequin transexuelle Inès Rau. 📸#FreshPeople pic.twitter.com/s9x03nmX9X — BLAISE LE TRANSITAIRE (@BLAISETESSE) June 3, 2022 When asked if he’d ever been in love, the La Liga forward answered, “Yes, I’ve been in love before, and I hope to be again. But currently, no.” Mbappé is now thought to be dating model Stephanie Rose Bertram, but the recent interview has led his previous rumoured relationship with trans model Ines Rau to resurface. Here’s the A-to-Z on Kylian Mbappé’s rumoured ex-girlfriend, Ines Rau. Ines Rau was 16 when she transitioned Ines Rau, 34, was born in Paris and is of French-Algerian descent. The model and actress was assigned male at birth, but transitioned at 16 after being inspired by British model Caroline “Tula” Cossey’s 1982 memoir, I Am Woman. “After reading her book at least two times I realised how important it is to assume who you are with no fears,” Rau said in a 2013 interview with models.com. Rau was 24 when she came out as transgender. Following in her Playmate role model’s footsteps Tula was a top model during her time and had recently starred in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only when she was outed as trans by British media. The news nearly ruined her career. Luckily, Tula bounced back and became the first trans model to pose naked for Playboy magazine, in 1991. Rau followed in her role model’s footsteps and became Playboy magazine’s first openly transgender Playmate, in November 2017. It wasn’t Rau’s first time posing for the publication: she was also featured in its May 2014 A-Z issue. In an accompanying interview with Playboy for her 2017 centrefold shoot, the model also spoke of emerging as trans. “I lived a long time without saying I was transgender,” she told Playboy. “I dated a lot and almost forgot. I was scared of never finding a boyfriend and being seen as weird. Then I was like, you know, you should just be who you are. It’s a salvation to speak the truth about yourself, whether it’s your gender, sexuality, whatever. The people who reject you aren’t worth it. It’s not about being loved by others; it’s about loving yourself.” She wants to star in an action movie Modelling aside, Rau is also a budding actress. She appeared in the 2021 film The Souvenir: Part II alongside Tilda Swinton and in a second-series episode of Netflix’s Emily in Paris the same year. In her 2017 interview with Playboy, Rau revealed that she wanted to be an action star. She’s a martial arts enthusiast with an interest in “boxing, kickboxing, Thai boxing, full contact, all of it”, she said. She’s also an author and activist Rau published her first book, Femme, in 2018. Written in French, the memoir has a four-star rating on Amazon.com. She’s also a passionate trans rights activist. In 2016, Rau made an appearance on a French news programme called Sept à Huit, where she described a day in the life of a trans model to bring more visibility to transgender people. What happened to Ines Rau after her rumoured relationship with Mbappé? Mbappé and Rau were thought to be in a romantic relationship when they made their first public appearance together at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022. They were reportedly seen spending time together later, looking loved-up on a yacht, although it wasn’t clear that the woman pictured in the circulated photos was indeed Rau. But while the pair never confirmed their romance, it is speculated that they broke up not long after. According to some accounts, the reason for their split could have been the barrage of homophobic taunts Mbappé received during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after news about him and Rau surfaced. However, it seems the model and actress has moved on from her rumoured ex-boyfriend: last January, Rau posted a photo on Instagram of her locking lips with a mystery guy.

Who is Ines Rau, Kylian Mbappé’s rumoured trans model ex? The Playboy centrefold and actress was spotted with Real Madrid’s new superstar at Cannes in 2022, but who is she with now?

Of French-Algerian descent, martial arts enthusiast Ines Rau transitioned at 16, inspired by trailblazing transgender star Tula of Bond Girl fame ... now, her ascent to celebrity seems unstoppable

Ines Rau was 16 when she transitioned