‘I was expected to work for my billionaire father, but I’ve created a new identity for myself’
If the expression “in the pink” epitomised anyone, it would without doubt be global music producer DJ Cuppy.
Not only does she drive a Barbie-hued Bentley, she also rocks blush-coloured bouffants and cocoons herself in la vie en rose at her plush London home, dubbed the Pink Penthouse, which features furnishings and even ornamental palm trees in various shades on the cerise spectrum.
And as the flamboyant international DJ invites us into her riverside residence, which commands spectacular views of the capital’s famous landmarks, she exclusively tells HELLO! about her extraordinary career, how a near collision led to love and why she’s giving £100,000 to African students at the University of Oxford.
FIGHTING STEREOTYPES
“When I became a DJ, the obsession some people had with me being female made me decide to transform the stereotype about what that means into a superpower,” she says, posing next to her favourite pink potted palm tree.
“Pink is over-feminised and represents weakness and softness to many people, but now it’s become my
