In 2011, French Montana told us he was a “Shot Caller,” and in 2025, he continues to show that he is a shot maker. The Bronx artist recently popped out with his new girlfriend, who just so happens to be the Princess of Dubai.
The Moroccan rapper and Sheikha Mahra, also known as Xtianna due to her Instagram username, were spotted looking cozy in Paris over the last week, just days before Paris Fashion Week’s Haute Couture week. There are multiple photos of them holding hands and posing romantically with that “new couple glow.” On her IG page, she has a highlight titled “Paris” with a white heart emoji that includes photos of the Eiffel Tower, luxurious dinners, and holding a lock with a red heart placed over it.
There is another hand holding that lock, seemingly a man’s, with a red fur sleeve showing. It is safe to believe that despite the two being spotted publicly, via The Source and Hindustan Times, they may be interested in protecting their privacy on social media, and thus the red heart was placed over the lock to possibly block their names or initials on it. Modern-day social media users can relate to the “I want to show I’m with someone, but not reveal who they are yet” type of move.
This would make French’s recent interview with Rah Ali on Sited make even more sense. Ali praised him for his high energy and credited it to his sobriety journey, but she thought there may be another source of his happiness: a special woman in his life. Montana, however, was not interested in divulging any of that information.
“I’ll skip that one,” he said. “I just want to keep my private life my private life […] I feel like every time it hits the media, it goes down to sh*t after that.” Given the fact that it appears he is dating an Emirati princess, the daughter of the United Arab Emirates’ Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, protecting their privacy makes all the sense in the world. Not to mention, Mahra recently divorced her ex-husband, Sheikh Mana al Maktoum, in July 2024, just a few months after they had their daughter due to infidelity.
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