Kanye West has new arm candy just in time for Fashion Week: Former “Pussycat Doll” Melody Thornton.
The rapper and Thornton were spotted at the Marc Jacobs women’s store on Mercer St. during the boutique’s Fashion’s Night Out festivities. After chatting up Vogue editor Anna Wintour, they took photos together and held hands leaving the boutique. Fans of West chased the musical twosome down the street, snapping pictures on their cell phones.
An in-the-know source says West, 33, and Thornton, who turns 26 on Sept. 26, have been “dating for only about two weeks” but that things are going “very well.”
Apparently, however, the “Power” artist isn’t ready yet to walk the red carpet with Thornton. West left her behind in New York when he jetted to Los Angeles Saturday for the MTV Video Music Awards, where he was under plenty of scrutiny because of his behavior there last year.
But West returned to the city – and his curvaceous cutie – Monday.
We have a feeling West’s ex, bald beauty Amber Rose, won’t be too jealous of Thornton, despite Rose’s breakup with Kanye this summer. After a rumored summer fling with New Orleans Saint Reggie Bush, the model found another trophy fish in the hip-hop gene pool: rapper Fabolous.
Rose and Fab haven’t advertised their romance, either, but one nightlife-loving source spied the duo at Juliet Supper Club in Chelsea on Monday morning. They arrived together at 1 a.m. with two other friends, but left separately: Rose at around 3 a.m., Fab shortly before 4.
Although Rose and West dated for two years, our initial source tells us there’s very little awkwardness or jealousy between Rose and Thornton. (Kanye West, Amber Rose and Fabolous’ reps did not get back to us by deadline, and Melody Thornton’s spokesman had no comment.)
Indeed, Rose was slated to walk in the Indashio fashion show Monday night, and we hear Thornton was invited to sit front row. There was even a chance both couples might end up hanging together at the celebrity stylist and designer’s after-party at Highline Ballroom.
Rose was billed as host of the bash, and both Fabolous and Thornton were on the guest list. Rumors were circulating late Monday afternoon that West might make a surprise appearance.
Ain’t love grand?
