Kanye West, 45, and model Juliana Nalú, 24, pictured on date

Kanye West has been pictured on a date with a model 21 years his junior, sparking rumours of a new romance.

Kanye West and Juliana Nalú. Picture: The Daily Stardust/Backgrid

Kanye West may have found his latest muse despite the constant swirl of controversy he’s found himself in as of late.

New photos show the Yeezy fashion designer, 45, stepping out of a luxury vehicle with model Juliana Nalú, 24, on Saturday night before making their way into a clothing warehouse.

Dressed in a short, grey cutout dress and combat-style boots, West’s female companion complemented the “Jesus Walks” rapper’s ensemble. Surprisingly, he opted for an Adidas jacket despite the company recently putting their partnership “under review”, New York Post reports.

The pair also wore matching black baseball-style hats that had “2024” emblazoned on the brim, possibly signalling West plans to run for president again. (He donned a “2023” hat during an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson last week.)

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West appears to be dating model Juliana Nalú. Picture: The Daily Stardust/Backgrid

The pair was spotted out together recently. Picture: The Daily Stardust/Backgrid

The outlet reports that prior to the warehouse visit, West and Nalú dined at celebrity hotspot Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California.

A rep for West didn’t immediately return Page Six’s request for comment.

They were spotted at the cinemas on a second date not long afterwards. Picture: Backgrid

West’s outing comes as friends told Page Six they’re convinced the performer is having another mental episode. The sources said West is barely sleeping, which was an issue that reportedly contributed to his hospitalisation in 2016.

The sources said Ye’s odd behaviour began when he fired the publicist for his Paris Fashion Week show, prompting him to completely rework it and hastily put together a new show featuring the now-infamous “White Lives Matter” theme.

He also appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show against the advice of his team, according to the insiders.

Our sources added that West has been alienating those closest to him by using the same rhetoric in private that led him to publicly endorse the “White Lives Matter” slogan and tweet anti-Semitic remarks that got him kicked off social media.

West was hospitalised because of mental health problems in 2016 and in 2019. He’s previously disclosed that he suffers from bipolar disorder.

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission