As football fans across the globe tune in to watch the Fifa World Cup 2026, players’ personal lives inevitably end up in the spotlight. Most recently, the internet is abuzz over how French football star Kylian Mbappé may have a new belle in his life.Last month, Spanish actress Ester Expósito was spotted sharing a tender kiss with Mbappé on a yacht in Ibiza. The pair were first linked earlier this year, when they were snapped in Paris together.Ester Expósito started acting as a teenager. Photo: @ester_exposito/InstagramBut not only has the 26-year-old star of Netflix series Elite charmed one of the most famous football players today, she also once previously managed to ruffle the feathers of Hollywood socialite Paris Jackson.So who exactly is Ester Expósito, the young star who could potentially become one of football’s most famous WAGs?Ester Expósito’s acting career so farEster Expósito played Carla Rosón Caleruega in three seasons of Netflix’s Elite. Photo: @elitenetflix/InstagramHailing from Madrid, Expósito first dove into the acting world after completing her studies at 16. Since then, she has starred in a number of TV series and films, and has amassed an impressive array of accolades, including winning best actress in the 2013 and 2015 Madrid Theatre Awards. Her most famous role to date was playing Carla Rosón Caleruega in the first three seasons (2018–2020) of Netflix’s Spanish-language drama Elite, which propelled her to global stardom.Ester Expósito has more Instagram followers than even Spanish film stars like Penélope Cruz and Ana de Armas. Photo: @ester_exposito/InstagramWhile most of us struggle to get more than a double-digit number of followers, Expósito is an Instagram queen, with over 24 million followers at the time of writing.Ester Expósito’s controversy with Paris Jackson