PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe reportedly dating Playboy’s first-ever transgender model
Ines Rau was reportedly seen with PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe at the Cannes Film Festival, and Mbappe was afterward seen carrying Rau on a luxurious yacht, according to the Italian news source Corriere dello Sports. Rau debuted in Playboy in 2014, and in 2017, she became the magazine’s first transgender cover model. Rau’s inclusion on the cover caused controversy at the time.
Cooper Hefner, the son of the Playboy founder Hugh Hefner said: “We should collectively be fighting for a more open world, not one that promotes hatred and a lack of acceptance.”
Rau said in a previous interview for Playboy: “I lived a long time without saying I was transgender. 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 added: “When I was doing this shoot, I was thinking of all those hard days in my childhood. And now everything happening gives me so much joy and happiness. I thought, ‘Am I really going to be a Playmate — me?’ It’s the most beautiful compliment I’ve ever received. It’s like getting a giant bouquet of roses.”
All hasn’t been plain and sail for Kylian Mbappe at PSG this season
Mbappe has recently been in the news for the wrong reasons on the field, though. Despite PSG’s strong start to the Ligue 1 season, allegations have surfaced of escalating hostilities between Mbappe and the Parc des Princes club’s other megastars, Neymar and Lionel Messi.
Anger among fans was raised earlier in the month when Mbappe appeared to stop moving during a counterattack after teammate Vitinha failed to pass the ball to him. Christophe Galtier, the manager of PSG, downplayed the event. He said: “Kylian played his last game three weeks ago so I knew it was going to be tough on a physical level for him.
“He’s a competitor. He wants to be good and he wants to be good quickly, but a top footballer is not on and off like that; it takes a little time to regain 100 per cent of his athletic abilities.”
“When he’s at 100 per cent, he’ll make the difference even more. These are players who like to score, who want to score, who attack. It’s a bit normal for him to be disappointed at being a little short physically compared to his teammates.”
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