The woman who left Kylian Mbappe speechless during his recent trip to the Cannes Film Festival has seen her social media following skyrocket.
The French superstar and PSG team-mate Ousmane Dembele were absent from the Parisian’s squad as they completed their Ligue 1 season with a 2-0 win away at Metz.
Instead, the pair ventured to the south of France for the famous festival, where Mbappe was caught mesmerized by a woman who approached his table waving a France flag.
The 25-year-old was deep in conversation with Dembele and other friends that joined at the lavish La Guerite restaurant when he was stunned into the silence by the woman.
It’s now been revealed that she has seen her followers on Instagram increase by more than 60,000 since their encounter on Sunday. The woman has reportedly been identified as an influencer called Lea.
Kylian Mbappe was speechless when he noticed the woman waving a France flag at his table in Cannes
The woman has has seen her social media following skyrocket since the encounter with Mbappe on Sunday
She has reportedly been identified as an influencer names Lea, with a following that is now approaching 100,000 on Instagram
Having confirmed his exit from PSG earlier this month, Mbappe threw an extravagant party for 250 guests at a stylish Italian restaurant on Monday night.
The French star’s PSG team-mates, club staff and friends gathered at Gigi, a venue inspired by Venetian palaces located a short walk from the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe.
The restaurant’s menu features a €160 [£137] Cote de Boeuf for two people sharing, €78 [£67] roasted Norway lobster and €68 [£58] Dover sole dish.
Mbappe, 25, who has scored 256 goals in 307 matches over seven seasons at the Parc des Princes, confirmed his departure – most likely to Real Madrid – on May 10.
His mother and agent, Fayza Lamari, teased journalists who’d gathered outside the venue by saying ‘you already know, right?’ when asked about her son’s next club.
Le Parisien reported that the majority of the PSG squad attended, with Danilo Pereira and Nuno Mendes the first to arrive before Mbappe made his entrance at around 7.30pm accompanied by his brother Ethan.
PSG’s president Nasser Al-Khelaifi was not present having reportedly had a bust-up with Mbappe after he announced his departure from the club.
Le Parisien said Lamari took a few questions from a scrum of journalists outside when she departed at 11.30pm, appearing to confirm without actually saying that Mbappe is Madrid-bound.
He may sign off in this Saturday’s French Cup final against Lyon, which is being played in Lille.
Mbappe has won 13 trophies during his time at PSG and been their top scorer every season since joining permanently
Mbappe signed off at PSG by winning the league title for the seventh time in his career but they fell short again in the Champions League by losing to Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals.
After this weekend, Mbappe will turn his focus to captaining France at the European Championship in Germany.
They play warm-up friendlies against Luxembourg on June 5 and Canada on June 9 before opening their group stage campaign against Austria on June 17.