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Love is in the air: is this the new girlfriend of Kanye West?

‘I love you like Kanye loves Kanye’. Would this have been his opening line? Although I must say that I also quite like ‘Let’s get lost tonight. You could be my black Kate Moss tonight’.

Page Six thinks it knows: Mister Kanye West has a new girlfriend: the Russian top model Irana Shayk. Do you recognize that name? That could be right. She walked for years with wings on the Victoria’s Secret runway, had a long relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo, and a few years later had a beautiful daughter with Bradley Cooper.

So far: there is no shortage of male beauty in Irina's life. And now it seems she has been having a lot of fun with Kanye for a while. The two have actually known each other longer. She previously did modeling work for Kanye's fashion brand Yeezy and appeared in his music video Power in 2010. Anyhow, the two have been spotted together in the south of France, where Kanye's 44th birthday was celebrated extensively. ‘Kanye and Irina are seeing each other. It’s casual at the moment, but they like each other,’ an anonymous source tells the American entertainment website. ‘It’s been going on for a few weeks now.’

Irina and Kanye are staying at the luxurious Villa La Coste, a boutique hotel where celebrities are hard to miss. What do you expect with the beautiful estate featuring a winery, spa, three restaurants, and an art center? A little fidgeting, a little taking pictures together; the paparazzi are feasting on the first sparks. Check out the photos here.

Secretly, the only thing I can think is: how would Kim feel right now? Okay, maybe I’m the last one to have an opinion about this, but two days ago Kim posted such a sweet photo of Kanye, her, and the kids on Instagram (followed by a ‘Love U for Life!’) for his 44th birthday that I might have secretly hoped for a Marco-and-Leontien moment. But no: love is sometimes also about letting go and Kim loves Kanye as the father of her children. Kanye is on vacation with Irana and that’s just the situation, Kiek, get over it.

In any case: if Kanye and Kim (and Irina) are happy, then that’s good. And you understand: the last word has not yet been said about this. What a wonderfully unexpected couple.