Kanye West pursued Irina Shayk for weeks, couple knew each other from before Entertainment Thu, Jun 10, 2021 Kanye West, Irina Shayk cooked up a storm after they were snapped together enjoying a vacation in France Kanye West pursued ladylove Irina Shayk for weeks before the two officially going out. The couple cooked up a storm after they were snapped together enjoying a vacation in France recently. According to an insider, the Russian supermodel 'is totally' smitten by the US rapper after he made his intentions clear. "They have known each other professionally for years. He started pursuing her a few weeks ago. Kanye is a persuasive guy," a source told