WARNING CONTAINS NUDITY French superstar Kylian Mbappe leads a flamboyant life both on and off the football field and is a hit with a host of glamorous partners.
07:00, 18 July 2026Updated 07:42, 18 July 2026
France’s Kylian Mbappe competes for the World Cup golden boot (Image: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
Kylian Mbappe has once again become one of the most talked about topics at this summer’s World Cup, both for his exploits on the pitch and his life off it.
The French superstar heads into the third-place play-off against England on Saturday night, hoping to salvage some pride after a devastating semi-final defeat to Spain. He is also level with Lionel Messi on eight goals and is the top scorer.
And he will be hoping to add to his tally and win the Golden Boot. Supporting the 27-year-old in his bid will be Esther Expósito, the glamorous Spanish actress who was rumored to be dating the Real Madrid striker earlier this year.
Esther is a well-known figure in her native Spain (Image: Sylvain Lefebvre, Getty Images)
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The blonde beauty became a household name in Spain after she rose to fame in the hit Netflix drama Elite.
She has more than 24 million followers on Instagram, where she regularly delights fans with many stylish and seductive photos.
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In February, the couple began wagging tongues after they were spotted together in Madrid in late February and then spotted again in Paris in early March, although neither of them went public with their relationship.
But Expositio is just the latest name to be linked to Mbappe, who has led a colorful love life off the pitch.
Back in 2022, Mbappe reportedly began dating Ines Rau, a 36-year-old transgender model born in Paris.
Inez switched at age 16 (Image: Getty)
The couple were spotted swooning over each other in Cannes.
Ines Rau poses for a wet and wild topless photo (Image: Ines Rau/Instagram)
Rau underwent gender confirmation surgery at 16 before becoming the first openly transgender gaming girl and the first transgender woman to become an ambassador for L’Oreal Paris.
The couple were spotted having fun together at the Cannes Film Festival and on luxury yacht Mbappe, with the Frenchman holding the tanned brunette model in his arms.
However, following France’s heartbreaking defeat to Argentina at the 2022 World Cup – a match in which Mbappe scored a memorable hat-trick – reports emerged that the relationship was over.
Stephanie Rose Bertram previously dated former teammate Kylian Mbappe (Image:rose_bertram)
Before leaving, she had two children with Gregory van der Wiel (Image: PrettyLittleThing)
Soon after, the French captain was linked to stunning Belgian model Stephanie Rose Bertram.
The 31-year-old has starred in advertising campaigns for Primark, H&M and L’Oreal and was even one of the models used to promote the doomed music event Fyre Festival.
But the romance raised eyebrows as Bertram had previously dated Mbappe’s former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Gregory van der Wiel, with whom she had two children.