What Raya is REALLY like: Inside the A-list dating app where you can match with the stars - as Charlize Theron is rumoured to have opened an account

What Raya is REALLY like: Inside the A-list dating app where you can match with the stars - as Charlize Theron is rumoured to have opened an account The exclusive, membership-based app 'has a 100,000-person waitlist' READ MORE: Charlize Theron, 49, 'signs up to celebrity dating app Raya after splitting from hunky model boyfriend Alex Dimitrijevic' By MAANYA SACHDEVA Published: 01:26 GMT, 28 November 2024 | Updated: 01:30 GMT, 28 November 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Single or not, you have probably heard of Raya - the celebrity dating app that is notoriously difficult to gain access to. The exclusive, membership-based platform was launched in 2015 as a dating app for people from creative industries but has since turned into what one New York Times journalist described as 'Illuminati Tinder '. In the nearly 10-years since Daniel Gendelman created this secret society of ultra-desirable singletons, it has attracted A-list Hollywood stars, Grammy-winners, Olympic athletes, and influencers with millions of followers to boot.

Some of the most famous, rumoured Raya users include Gladiators star Paul Mescal , Magic Mike actor Channging Tatum, Oscar-winner Ben Affleck , and supermodel Cara Delevigne. Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles reportedly met her husband, NFL star Jonathan Owens, on the app - much like Lily Allen , who swiped right on Stranger Things star David Harbour . The reason celebrities flocked to Raya as soon as the 'Soho House' of dating apps opened its doors has to do .