Daughters of billionaire Femi Otedola have been featured in the
DailyMail.
They’re heiresses to a billion dollar fortune and currently lead a jet-set lifestyle enjoying all the trappings of wealth.But
the daughters of one of Africa’s richest men say they are not content
being rich and famous in his shadow, and instead want to work hard to
make names for themselves in their own right. Cuppy Otedola, 23,
and her sister Temi, 19, are well-known in their home country of
Nigeria because their father is energy tycoon Femi Otedola, worth an
estimated £650million.He was listed as the 16th richest man in
Africa by Forbes in 2015 and has million pound properties in New York,
Dubai, London, Abuja and Lagos.
His wealth has enabled his
daughters to attend expensive private schools in England, have designer
wardrobes and be waited on by ten members of staff.
As well as
jet-setting between the opulent family properties around the world, they
also enjoy spending time on their father’s £7million yacht, have
designer wardrobes and throw birthday parties that cost more than a
fleet of supercars.
But the sisters say their privileged upbringing does not make their
lives easy and they feel under pressure to match up to their father’s
success.
‘I am scared of always been his daughter and not getting past that, for
me that means not being successful enough,’ Cuppy reveals on Channel 4
documentary Lagos To London, Britain’s New Super-Rich.’I am still masked
by my dad’s success. If I didn’t try and make it outside Nigeria I
would be unhappy.’
name for herself in the fashion world.Temi has set up her own style blog
JTO Fashion and has 22,000 followers on Instagram.
She
shares news on the latest style must-haves with her fans – many of whom
are Nigerian – as she travels between the fashion capitals of Europe
and shops in Dubai and London.
She said she feels her blog is ‘acting as the medium between Nigeria and the rest of the world’.
Temi
has been running her blog for the last year and said it has helped her
establish a number of contacts with key fashion houses including
Valentino.
‘my sisters and I were taught from a young age you can’t live your life
in someone else’s shadow. Anything your family has done for you, you
have to go and do for yourself as well.’I think that is why my sisters
and I go out and try to do our own thing because we want to be respected
in our own rights.’
Temi admits she wouldn’t have been able to establish her blog without
her father’s financial support – but she sees the help he has given her
so far as a loan she intends to repay.
She has a team of
professionals to help her on her photoshoots taking pictures and filming
her vlogs and has even hired top fashion photographer Kate Davis
MaCleod to take some of her pictures.
(of which she owns 15 pairs), adds that being the daughter of a
billionaire also brings with it additional problems.
in a bullet proof car due to the risk of robbery and kidnapping.
She said: ‘London is bliss as I can walk down Brompton Road without a
worry in the world. In Lagos I can’t say “I am going out for two hours”,
I have to go with people, take security, my dad needs to know where I
am.’None of my other DJ friends need security, it is kind of his fault
so he has to pay for it.’.
Both of the sisters love staying in London which is why they were filmed
for the Channel 4 documentary airing Tuesday evening which lifts the
lid on the spending habits of Nigerian billionaires.
Speaking of why they love London so much, Cuppy said:
‘We go to Harrods a lot because it is convenient, they sell cars in
there it is crazy.’We love The Arts Club, a super, amazing private
members club, good food, good atmosphere.’
‘We have done Dubai and Paris but always come back to London. You have
the luxury shops, luxury cars, luxury houses, you can spend the money
you have worked hard making.’
The girls certainly know how to spend money on throwing a good party.
Mandarin Oriental hotel in London where her guests were served Michelin
starred food on gold plates and enjoyed Champagne fountains and indoor
fireworks.
Cuppy said she chose the theme because:
‘I feel like I am this young woman with just
so much responsibility and Marie Antoinette was Queen Of France at a
young age, plus we both love dogs.’
would have costs around the same amount as ‘a few Lamborghinis’ but she
will have to top it on her wedding day.
The
sister say they don’t play hard in this way too often, preferring to be
role models to young women in their home country and inspire them to
work hard to achieve their goals.
Cuppy said: ‘We are setting
the pace for young women who are trying to get out of a generational
trend of just going to school, be good, get a job, get married and sit
there looking pretty.’