Dubai Bling: Reality TV Series of Dubai’s Richest Individuals
By: Nevin Girgis / Arab America Contributing Writer
About the Show
Dubai Bling is a Netflix reality series that follows the lives and relationships of Dubai’s richest individuals. Originating from all around the Arab World the 8 celebrities are currently all living in Dubai building their empires and wallets. The series delves into the realities of being rich and the way they keep their empires thriving. Throughout the 8 episodes, several dramatic situations unfold between a number of the cast members. The episodes consist of how they spend their days and their money on bags/ houses/ boats, etc. Loujain Adadah, Safa Siddiqui, Zeina Khoury, Lojain Omran, Kris Fade, Farhana Bodi, Marwan Al-Awadhi AKA ‘DJ Bliss’,and Ebraheem Al Samadi are the cast members. Find who owns the most expensive and luxurious cars and houses of Dubai.
Meet some of the Cast
Loujain Adadah “LJ”
Loujain Adadah, widely known as “LJ”, was born in California but is originally Lebanese. In her earlier life, LJ was a model but truly began her journey as an extremely wealthy person when she married her billionaire husband, Walid Ahmed Juffali, in 2012. At the time of her wedding she was 25 years old while he was 57 years old. Their wedding was spoken about in the whole Arab world as it was a $10 million wedding set in Venice, Italy. 4 years later, Walid died from cancer, leaving her and their 2 daughters with ensured financial stability. LJ’s wealth comes significantly from her late husband but she has a strong social media presence, as well.
Safa Siddiqui
Originally Iraqi- British, Safa Siddiqui is an aspiring fashion designer living in Dubai. Safa has a strong personality, she gets what she wants, no matter how ridiculously expensive it is. Safa is married to the wealthy businessman, Fahad Siddiqui. A significant duration of season 1 was the couple arguing about 2 main things: Safa wanting a larger house to ensure fitting all her clothes, and, Fahad wanting another baby, however, Safa refuses since she doesn’t want to be pregnant again.
Zeina Khoury
Zeina Khoury is a born and raised Lebanese woman. She graduated with a master from the London Business School. Now, she is the CEO of High Mark Real Estate, a luxury brokerage in the UAE. Zeina Moved to Dubai to establish herself and , surely enough, became a millionaire there. She calls herself the “Queen of Versace” as she is “part of the team that founded Palazzo Versace Dubai,” she says in episode 1 of the series. Zeina is famously known from the show as the one who says “I AM the Company”, when another cast member tries to “buy” her company.
Lojain Omran
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