Meet Izaak Theo Adu, Sade Adu’s transgender son.

Izaak Theo Adu was born as Mickailia Ila Adu on the 21st of July 1996 to popular singer Sade Adu and Jamaican music producer Bob Morgan. Izaak who is the child of his mother reportedly suffered from gender dysphoria for most of his adult life but decided to make a gender change in 2016.

Izaak who was single-handedly raised by her mother, initially shocked the world a few years ago, when he announced he was making a transition toward living as a man. What made his transition even more shocking for many, is that he was once known as Sade’s beautiful, feminine-looking daughter, who rocked skirts, lipstick, and long weaves. So, for millions of Sade’s fans, Mickailia “Ila” Adu’s seemingly rapid transition into Izaak caught them all of guard.

The transition from Mickailia Ila Adu to Izaak Theo Adu

Before coming out as a transgender person in 2016, Izaak has always been a part of the LGBT community. He openly identified as a lesbian with the blessing and support of his family. Despite his publicly coming out, he didn’t complete his transition journey until 2019 when he had a phalloplasty (a plastic surgery to construct a penis).

He began hormone therapy (testosterone treatment) in 2016 and shared that he had to learn over a million things to be where he is today. In a long appreciation post on Instagram, Izaak shared that he had to spend six months in Gloucestershire, the UK recovering from gender-confirming surgery.

When describing the transition journey Izaak has shared that it is very trying, uncomfortable, tiring, painful, emotionally and physically exhausting but in the end, it is freeing and he will always wear his scars with pride.

Relationship

Izaak has been in a long-term and committed relationship with Emily Margaret Shakeshaft, a hairstylist who has been very supportive of Izaak throughout his transition journey.

In May 2020, the couples got engaged In May 2021, the pair finally walked got married in a simple and private event. Izaak took to his social media to announce the union.

Career

Since his transition, Izaak has somewhat become a voice and role model for several trans people all over the world. It isn’t much of a wonder that he now has a successful modeling career under ‘Next Models- a global modeling agency in the fashion industry. He has had the opportunity to work with several big names in the industry including Riccardo and was featured in several prestigious magazines.

Aside from modeling, Izaak is very active across several social media platforms with a huge following. On Instagram where he is most active, he has 55k followers and has a YouTube channel with (1.43k subscribers) where he answers questions on his female to male transition and encourages other trans people.