AFTER months of fueling romance tales, celebrated Nigerian DJ, Florence Otedola, aka DJ Cuppy, has confirmed that she has split with her boyfriend, Victor Anichebe, Nigeria’s professional footballer and a striker for Beijing Enterprises.
Cuppy, who is also a music producer and the daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola, made this known in a recent interview.
She cited distance, time difference and tight schedule as the reasons for the breakup, maintaining that they still keep close ties as friends.
Cuppy recently moved back to Nigeria while Anichebe resides in faraway China where he is currently plying his trade.
“People saying ‘this DJ is so and so’s daughter’ it doesn’t bother me anymore as I love what I do. I only worry I am not going to make the impact I want to make,” she said as her gigs have included DJing at the inauguration of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari.
She adds that; “I am scared of always being his (Otedola’s) daughter and not getting past that. For me, that means not being successful enough. I am still masked by my dad’s success. If I didn’t try and make it outside Nigeria I would be unhappy.”
Cuppy is keen to be famous in her own right as a DJ and has been securing gigs around the world at venues including Privé, Jalouse, District and Funky Buddha.
While Cuppy admits her father’s fortune has opened doors and helped her network, she said she has to prove her talent behind the decks to secure more work.
Cuppy, who recently graduated from King’s College, University of London, with a degree in Business and French, said she wants to become renowned around the world as a DJ and make it into Forbes 30 under 30 Rich List.
