Who Is Minke, the British Musician Currently Dating Cara Delevingne?
Cara Delevingne got extremely real about her personal life in Vogue’s April cover story, opening up about her sobriety and path toward healing since turning 30 last August. One thing you might have missed, however, is the identity of her girlfriend, British musician Minke (born Leah Mason). Below, find all the details you need to know about Delevingne’s current paramour:
She’s From London
Mason may have been signed to a Nashville label when she first started out as a musician, but she’s an English rose at heart; her EP The Tearoom was partly named in tribute to her U.K. roots.
She and Delevingne have a long history
Mason first met her now-girlfriend at boarding school when they were kids, eventually reconnecting at an Alanis Morissette concert 12 years later. “She’s the type of person who has boundaries, and there came a point with me when she wasn’t going to have it much longer, and it was a blessing in disguise,” Delevingne told Vogue editor Chioma Nnadi of Mason, adding: “It’s the first time I feel like I’m in a relationship not trying to rescue someone.”
She was originally a blues singer
“I started to feel more and more like I was pretending,” Mason has said of trying to make a career in blues in 2019. Soon after that, she came up with the performing name Minke and a new blues-meets-pop sound to match. Read More…