At the end of January 2023, Cara Delevingne was seen in Los Angeles with her girlfriend, musical artist Minke. They were noted as a couple after being photographed sharing a kiss in Portofino, Italy, while on vacation. In July 2023, they were out again, this time kissing at Wimbledon.
In June 2024, the couple revealed that they had been together for two years. “I am so lucky to have found the perfect person to ride life’s ups and downs with. I cannot imagine living life without you,” Delevingne wrote on Instagram. “I spent so long looking for my partner in crime, little did I know that it would be someone I went to school with (and had a baby gay crush on).”
“2 years baby. Feels like yesterday and forever ago,” Minke wrote. “I can’t remember what life was like without your love, and I never want to know.”
Here’s what we know about Minke so far and her history with Delevingne.
Who is Cara Delevingne’s girlfriend Minke?
The musician’s real name is Leah Mason, and she hails from London. The singer once performed under her original name after being signed to a label in Nashville, playing mostly blues. But she lost some inspiration and decided to reinvent herself.
In an interview with LadyGunn in 2019, Minke said the genre didn’t fit her and she was always singing about “bein’ in a bar in Nashville” or “an old man at the crossroads.”
“I started to feel more and more like I was pretending,” Minke said. “There were old biker dudes, I remember, at a show of mine once. I remember being like, ‘This isn’t what I should be doing. This isn’t my full purpose.’”
Since changing her sound, Minke has been getting millions of Spotify streams, particularly for her hit song “Gold Angel.”
“That’s where Minke came from,” Minke said to The Lines of Best Fit. “I started forming this project in my head while I was doing the blues stuff. It grew from there. I wanted to take those [blues] roots–because that’s in my DNA—and be true to my experiences. That’s why [Minke] has got some blues guitar riffs in there, with modern production and pop stuff in between.”
Where have Minke and Delevingne been seen out?
The couple made headlines for attending Wimbledon together on July 10, 2023 in London and kissing in the stands. It was one of their most public displays of affection.
In October 2023, they were seen twinning in matching white beanies while heading to Rome. The trip came a few days before they went to Venice for the wedding of actress Anya Taylor-Joy to musician Malcolm McRae.
How did they meet?
The couple have actually known one another for decades, meeting 20 years ago in boarding school. They reconnected at a party in early 2022 and started dating soon after. Delevingne said that Mason is very supportive of her sobriety in an interview with ELLE UK.
“My girlfriend has been really wonderful in introducing me to a lot of things and people,” she explained, adding that because of Mason, “2023 has been the best year I’ve had so far.”
“Being with my girlfriend, in this relationship, there are just so many things that came at once and have made me so happy and comfortable with who I am,” Delevingne explained.
Who else have Cara Delevingne dated?
In January 2022, the model and actress was spotted with Sienna Miller at Temple Bar in New York City sharing a kiss.
“It was like fluid friends. Sienna made out with this tall guy, and then she made out with Cara,” a source told Page Six at the time. “It was like a fun night out.”
She’s also been connected to Ashley Benson and St. Vincent, a musician Minke has said she’s a fan of in the past. Delevingne identifies as pansexual, which she has said was difficult to come to terms with because of her upbringing.
“I grew up in an old-fashioned household. I didn’t know anyone who was gay,” Delevingne explained. “I didn’t know that was a thing and actually, I think growing up … I wasn’t knowledgeable of the fact I was homophobic.”
She continued, “The idea of being [with] same-sex [partners], I was disgusted by that, in myself. I was like, ‘Oh, my God, I would never. That’s disgusting, ugh.’ I was so ashamed of ever being that…But, actually, that was the part of me that I love so much and accept.”
Are Delevingne and Minke still together in 2024?
Yes. The couple was seen out walking on Wednesday, January 31 in Los Angeles. Both wore sweatshirts. See photos of them here.
How did Delevingne and Minke celebrate their two-year anniversary in June 2024?
They both shared tributes to each other on Instagram, giving their most in-depth look at their relationship yet.
Delevingne wrote in hers to Minke, “Two magical years with you and so many pictures of us kissing in front of things ❤️ These past two years have been A LOT of life. A lot of change, growth, pain and most importantly LOVE and I am so lucky to have found the perfect person to ride life’s ups and downs with. I cannot imagine living life without you. I spent so long looking for my partner in crime, little did I know that it would be someone I went to school with (and had a baby gay crush on). Here’s to many more years being us… keep scrolling to see a spontaneous photoshoot in Venice 🇮🇹 which we thought was a photography lesson. So happy we went through with it ❤️ @minke.”
And Minke shared, “Happy anniversary to my kind, patient, limby, yummy, hilariously funny partner. Who makes me want to dance even though I’m terrible at it, and inspires me to be a better version of myself. Every day is better with your light. My rock, my safe space, my home. 2 years baby. Feels like yesterday and forever ago. I can’t remember what life was like without your love and I never want to know. You are extraordinary and I’m literally the luckiest girl in the world. The ups and downs, the really hard times, the growth, the many spiders you’ve had to take outside – That time we got stuck at every motorway stop cause we couldn’t speak italian and work the ticket machine. I wouldn’t change a thing. Thank you for showing up for us, every time. I’m so happy and grateful I get to do it all with you, and can’t wait for more life by your side @caradelevingne ❤️ Let’s go lesbians!! 🌈”