Kanye West has kept a low profile since he and Kim Kardashian announced they were splitting
up after nearly seven years of marriage. Kardashian filed for divorce in February, and West has
requested joint legal and physical custody of their four children, North, Saint, Chicago,
and Psalm.
Despite the split, though, the couple has reportedly managed to keep things civil. Kardashian,
of course, is no novice when it comes to handling public separations, having gone through two
high-profile divorces before her split from West.
A source tells People,
"Kim and Kanye are getting along. They have both stayed true to their commitment to make
the best situation for the kids. Kim is very happy that they have managed to keep things
calm. She thinks Kanye is a good dad. She wants him to be able to spend as much time
with the kids as he wants."
On a March 2021 episode of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," Kim herself opened up about
trying to separate herself from the buzz of internet gossip in the wake of her separation.
She also spoke of wanting to continue to be supportive to her ex-husband.
"It's no secret that everyone sees things in the media about my life with Kanye, but
I've always been really respectful in not talking about issues that Kanye and I have."
Although Kardashian has reportedly been spending time out on the town with friends, those closest
to her say the reality star isn't ready to date. A source told Hollywood Life,
"She's in a good place and she's happy. She's letting the past go and throwing herself into
work and the kids."
However, it looks like West might be looking to move on himself, possibly with supermodel
— and Bradley Cooper's ex — Irina Shayk.
The Russian-born supermodel is the ex-girlfriend of Bradley Cooper, and the two share a daughter,
Lea. The actor-model couple, who were together for four years, never tied the knot. They
split formally in 2019. According to a source speaking to ET that year, Shayk, quote, "wanted
more from Bradley in every way." She had also hoped to get married after giving birth to
their daughter, but the proposal never came to pass.
Now gossip site DeuxMoi claims that West and Shayk are "secretly dating," or at the very
least that there's "perhaps some interest there."
In any case, if the two are feeling things out, it's a relationship still in the early
days. And Shayk's priority has always been her daughter, now four years old. She said
in a 2021 interview with Vogue,
"Sometimes, when I say to myself, 'Wow, I'm a single mom,' it can sound a little scary.
But it's doable, and I think women can really handle a lot of things. I've never had a male
figure who came into my life and took care of me. Never."
Meanwhile, The Sun reports that Kim Kardashian isn't letting herself get worked up about
the rumors that Kanye's moving on. An insider allegedly told the outlet,
"Kim doesn't buy into the Irina rumors at all. To her, it's some attention-seeking no
one who tried to piggyback some clout off their wedding anniversary."
And, even if the rumors do turn out to be true, the insider says,
"I doubt she'll even be upset at this point."
Is it even plausible that Kanye West and Irina Shayk are secretly dating? The two have actually
known each other for more than a decade, with Shayk appearing as an angel in West's 2010
music video for "Power" -- a video which Shayk described in an interview with SB Nation as
a work of "moving art."
She went on to confirm that she enjoyed listening to Kanye's music, calling him both a really
great person, and a great artist.
Also in 2010, Kanye West name-dropped Irina Shayk in his track "Christian Dior Denim Flow."
The particular verse reads.
"I'm wilding, I'm on a thousand, I wanna see Irina Shayk next to Doutzen"
"Doutzen" being a reference to Doutzen Kroes, another supermodel. It's not exactly a love
letter, but it just might be proof that Shayk was on West's mind.
Not long after, Shayk collaborated with West again, walking the runway for the rapper's
2012 Fall/Winter fashion collection at Paris Fashion Week. It's unclear whether Shayk and
West kept in contact, although it's not out of the question.
Certainly, West has dated women who've previously modeled for him in the past. He was linked,
for example, to Sessilee Lopez, whom he dated after she appeared in a music video for his
2008 song "Flashing Lights." He was also linked to Selita Ebanks, after she appeared in his
2010 short film "Runaway."
For her part, in addition to Cooper and West, 35-year-old Shayk has previously been linked
to soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo and art dealer Vito Schnabel.
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