Brand new owner of the white Bentley GT – Dayo D1 Adeneye made time to be interviewed in an exclusive recently.
Read excerpts below:
How did you meet your wife?
My father actually introduced my
wife to me. She and her sister had a
teacher that lived next door to my
father and my father would call me
and say ‘look, this lady next door, I
need you to meet her’, and I would
ask him if he was the one that was
supposed to introduce girls to me
(laughs). But eventually, my
curiosity got the better of me. I
asked her out on a date and the
rest is history.
What was the attraction and how
did you propose to her?
She is a very nice human being. She
takes care of my children, and (she
is) very beautiful. I proposed to her
on a dinner date in London while
eating eba and efo riro (laughs). I
had a ring in my pocket.
You are known for being fashionable and some people envy your luxurious lifestyle
I have always been fashionable right from when I was young. I like good clothes. I like to stand apart from the crowd. I don’t like to dress loud, but to stand out. I don’t like blending with the crowd, which kind of influences my dressing.
Where do you shop for your wears? Erm….Let’s see. Most of my shirts, I get them in London, England and the United States. For my native wears, of course, Nigeria. I am not so much a brand freak, but the thing I am particular about is shoes. I love shoes. My favourites are Prada, Gucci and Louis Vuitton.
What is the most expensive fashionable item you have in your
wardrobe?
Probably my wrist watch, Rolex
How much did you get it?
You don’t want me to tell you that,
do you? (laughs)
Can you buy a 284 million bottle
of champagne by designer Alexander Amosu?
(Laughs) I really don’t think so.
There is a lot of hunger and poverty
out there in the world; that kind of
money can be put to better use. It
can be used to help poor people than
to be spent on a bottle of champagne.
What do you think about artistes
exchanging Twitter rants with their producers when the relationships get sour?
I don’t know why anybody would put
their business on Twitter; probably
they have too much time on their
hands. Small minds talk about people and big minds make things happen. So, I am the big mind; I don’t have time to be Tweeting about nonsense on Twitter. I go out and get the job done.
What did you miss most about Goldie?
Goldie was a very funny and fun
person; most people who were not
close to her don’t know that she was
a very down-to-earth person. The
Goldie you saw on Big Brother Africa cooking, cleaning; that was the way she was. There was no pretence about her. She was just a hardworking and a motherly person who liked to take care of people. I will miss that about her. She always put her best in whatever she did. I was very proud of her.
How rich is D1?
I am very blessed. I don’t count
material things as riches. I count my
health, my family, the glorious sunshine and sunset that I witness
in good health. Those are the things
I consider as my wealth. The fact
that I am able to work, play with my
children, be a good husband to my
wife, and travel whenever I want to
– that is my wealth.
