Meet the very glamourous cast of Netflix's Dubai Bling

The VERY spoiled cast of Dubai Bling: New Netflix show features model who married a Saudi billionaire, 60, when she was 25 and a demanding British wife who insists on a new mansion because her walk-in closet is too small

Dubai Bling and its glamourous cast have been launched on Netflix this week
Follows the over-the-top lives and dramas of the Dubai millionaire elite
The show’s narrator, Zeina Khoury, calls herself ‘The Queen of Versace’

There is no shortage of glamour on Netflix, from the property porn of Selling Sunset to the dramatics of Bling Empire. Yet, its newest series, Dubai Bling, outdoes them both in drama and in wow factor.

The series, which launched last week on the streaming platform, follows the life of the UAE’s elite, from their glittering careers to their dazzling wardrobe, intense relationships and the glitzy events they get all the invites to.

Whether it’s Zeina Khoury, a real estate CEO calling herself ‘The Queen of Versace’ or her friend Safa Siddiqui, an Iraqi UK-born designer who wants to buy a new house because her walk-in closet is too small, the show’s stars are all competing for the spotlight in Dubai’s jungle of glass and steel.

And if you enjoy a TV spat a-la Real Housewives, wait until you witness the many great feuds documented in the show, including the one opposing Instagram sensation Farhana Bodi to Loujain “LJ” Adada, the widow of Saudi billionaire Walid Juffali, who made headlines in 2012 when they tied the knot in a $10million ceremony in Venice.

And with none of the participants scoring a net worth less than six figures, the show takes viewers from one ostentatious display of wealth to another, making for delightful viewing.

Here, FEMAIL talks you through the cast members to look for in this Dubai extravaganza.

Zeina Khoury – The Queen of Versace

FEMAIL talks you through the cast members to look for in Netflix’s glitzy new TV reality show Dubai Empire. Pictured: Zeina Khoury, who appears on the show

The indisputable narrator of the series is Zeina Khoury, who guides viewers through the different noteworthy personalities on Dubai’s social scene.

A real estate giant in her own right, Zeina, 38, is the CEO of Dubai-based agency Highmark Real Estate, and has access to the most exclusive properties in the city.

As she introduces herself, the beauty, who is originally from Lebanon, reveals she earned herself the nickname ‘The Queen of Versace’ when she worked on Versace Palazzo Dubai, a luxury hotel located on the Dubai waterfront and known for its striking architecture and Italian furnishings.

Speaking to Harper Bazaar’s Arabia last week, the reality TV star explained that the developers of Palazzo Versace Dubai ‘offered me a position and by the 3rd month I got the top sales award and the rest is history.

Zeina’s husband Hannah appears on the shop, but he is not on social media, and little is known about him, apart from the fact he also works in real estate

The indisputable narrator of the series is Zeina Khoury, who guides viewers through the different noteworthy personalities on Dubai’s social scene

A real estate giant in her own right, Zeina, 38, is the CEO of Dubai-based agency Highmark Real Estate, and has access to the most exclusive properties in the city

‘A job in real estate has no floor but no ceiling either. I gambled on the unlimited income potential and it worked in my favour,’ she added.

Ironically, Zeina also revealed that when she arrived in Dubai in 2006, fresh off university, she was rejected by one of the biggest real estate groups in the city who told her she didn’t have what it takes to succeed.

While she is at the centre of the show’s most all-consuming drama, off camera, she is happily married to Hanna Azzi, the general manager of Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts EMEA in Pearl Jumeira, Dubai, with whom she’s had two children.

However, Hanna is a private man who doesn’t have social media, and little is known about him.

Zeina’s net worth is estimated to be around $2.8million, and like all her friends, she is not afraid of flaunting it by wearing nothing but head-to-toe designer at all times sharing a glimpse of her lavish holidays and red carpet lifestyle on Instagram, where her followers are in the 140,000.

Safa Siddiqui – The high maintenance fashion addict

Safa Siddiqui, 32, who was born and raised in London but is of Iraqi descent, is not afraid to show her fiery side on the programme. Pictured with her husband Fahad and their daughter

Safa seldom leaves the house without putting on a fabulous outfit first, and wants to make a foray into fashion design

One of the central conflicts between Safa and her husband is that her walk-in wardrobe is too small

The mother-of-one enjoys a jaw-dropping collections of shoes, bags and jewels from designers

The Sidiqquis also have a nanny to look after their two-year-old daughter, and a chef who cooks all their meals for them

As she offers a round up of Dubai’s high society, Zeina wastes no time in introducing her friend Safa Siddiqui, whom she admits ‘loves drama.’

Safa, 32, who was born and raised in London but is of Iraqi descent, is not afraid to show her fiery side on the programme.

She is first introduced having a row with her husband Fahad over the lack of space in her walk-in wardrobe.

It takes only a few second before Safa demands that her husband buys a new house with bigger storage space for her clothes.

As she admits on the show, Safa: ‘love[s] the smell of luxury.’ She adds: ‘I like to aim high and then go above that.’

She is first introduced having a row with her husband Fahad over the lack of space in her walk-in wardrobe

While Safa’s exact net worth is unknown, she certainly likes to enjoy the finer things in life, from her grey Lamborghini, which she drives to the local McDonald’s drive-thru, to her personal chef, who she complains follows her husband Fahad ‘like a wife’

Zeina and Safa are good friends and share several dramatic moments together on the Netflix show

Her husband of three years with whom Safa have a two-year-old daughter, is a constant presence on the series, where it is revealed he gifted her a beautiful Dubai apartment, a chef and where it is understood he funds her lifestyle.

A former corporate success story, Safa followed her husband to Dubai, and forwent her career to focus on their family life.

However, it is clear from her Instagram, where Chanel, Dior and Versace labels, among other more make regular appearances, that her interest lies in fashion.

‘I have always loved fashion and wanted to design clothes for as long as I can remember. People around me have always admired my sense of style. I was the person friends and family came to for fashion advice,’ she told Cosmopolitan Middle East.

Loujain “LJ” Adada – The billionaire’s widow

Loujain ‘LJ’ Adada, who was born in California, grew up in Lebanon, and made headlines in 2012, when she married Saudi billionaire Walid Juffali, in a lavish nuptials

Loujain attended royal events with her late husband Walid Juffali, right, including a retrospective on Dame Judi Dench with Prince Edward, right, at St James Palace in 2015

The model aged 25 on her wedding day to Walid, which reportedly cost $10million and saw her don a $200,000 dress

Stepping off her helicopter, Loujain Adada, who goes by ‘LJ,’ makes a movie-worthy appearance on the show.

The model, who was born in California, grew up in Lebanon, and made headlines in 2012, when she married Saudi billionaire Walid Juffali, in a lavish nuptials.

The ceremony, which saw the couple fly all their guests to Venice in private jets, was reported to have cost $10million.

For her nuptials, LJ was decked out in a Karl Lagerfeld dress estimated to have cost $200,000, and picked Akon as her wedding singer.

At the time, LJ was 25, and her husband-to-be was 60 and while he was already married to American supermodel Christina Estrada, taking a second wife was allowed under Saudi Law at the time.

LJ, 35, has been single since the billionaire passed away in 2016, leaving her with a net worth estimated to be $3.8million, making her one of the wealthiest people on the show

The beauty put modelling behind her at the time of her marriage, but LJ is back in the game now and still loves to pose for the camera on Instagram, where she shares her life with her 206,000 followers

LJ, 35, has been single since the billionaire passed away in 2016, leaving her with a net worth estimated to be $3.8million, making her one of the wealthiest people on the show.

However, Christina, who dated Prince Andrew in 2000, filed for divorce when she found out about Walid’s marriage to LJ.

LJ had two daughters with Walid, and their youngest, Lana, was born in 2016, before Walid died.

At the time of his death, The Independent reported that Walid had a net worth of $9.2billion, and LJ is thought to have inherited more than $1million out of his fortune.

LJ can be seen going on a date with the wealthiest members of Dubai Bling’s cast, Ebraheem Al Samadi, who enjoys a net worth of $50 million, however, the pair don’t connect in spite of the millionaire’s grand gesture.

Any other woman would be impressed by a man sending a helicopter to pick her up ahead of their date, however, LJ, who jokes she is ‘a rich woman who loves gifts’ shrugs that ‘she’s done it before’ when her beau asked what she thought of the move.

With Netflix describing her as ‘outspoken, assertive and not shy to speak her mind,’ LJ sure makes some ways on the show.

Farhana Bodi – The Instagram sensation

Opposite to LJ in every way, one of the most explosive members of the cast is Farhana Bodi, who is described as an Instagram influencer

At 36, the beauty has been making a killing on social media, where she counts 1.6million followers, and her credentials are explored in the show, where she is seen vlogging and posing up a storm at various events and photoshoot

Farhana, centre, shares several scenes with Zeina, left, and Safa, who are her frenemies ont he show

The influencer seldom goes anywhere without her phone, which causes her to be teased by her friends on the show

Opposite to LJ in every way, one of the most explosive members of the cast is Farhana Bodi, who is described as an Instagram influencer.

Born in India, raised in South Africa and now based in Dubai, Farhana speaks four languages including Hindi, Gujarati, English, and Arabic and is one of the most multi-layered members of the cast, and loves to bring the drama.

She attended beauty school in South Africa when she was 17 and began to work as a makeup artist before she switched to content creation.

The single mother’s net worth is thought to be around $1.5million, and funds her luxury lifestyle.

Her Instagram account is rife with modelling collaborations with brands such as luxury airline Comlux and Versace.

Recently she travelled to Italy for the Venice Film Festival, where she wore a tulle dress by the Lebanese fashion brand Maison Geyanna Youness to the prized amfAR gala.

In her personal life, she recently divorced her husband Herioes Havewalla a Canadian-born entrepreneur working in business development.

The couple share a son together, who features on Dubai Bling with Farhana.

Dubai Bling is not the beauty’s first crack at reality TV, and in 2011, she starred in Paris Hilton’s Dubai BFF, where the heiress had socialites and influencers compete to snatch the title. Farhana appeared in the first five episodes of the show before she was eliminated.

Lojain Omran – The Queen of Saudi TV

At 45, Saudi broadcaster Lojain Omran is one of the cast members with the most life experience, and the wealth that goes with it

Lojain counts more than 10.3million followers on Instagram, making her one of the most followed personalities if the Middle East

At 45, Saudi broadcaster Lojain Omran is one of the cast members with the most life experience, and the wealth that goes with it.

The broadcaster started her career in finance, and moved to Bahrain from, Saudi Arabia in 2001.

Three years later, in 2004, she made her first foray into broadcasting where she hosted several shows.

She was launched to fame when she began presenting MBC1’s Good Morning Arabs which also gave her social media following a massive push.

Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar’s Arabia at the time of the series’ launch, she said: ‘To be honest with you, it was not easy at all for Saudi women back then to work as TV hosts, it was not very much accepted by the society.

‘However, things changed recently, women are more empowered and we can see a lot Saudi successful women that’s what makes me proud today that I was one of the first influencers in my field.’

finance-wise, she is thought to have an estimated net worth of at least $1million, up to $6million. Dubai Bling focuses on Lojain’s first step into the world of acting, and she is shown stepping on nails in the first episode of the show, to show her commitment to the career change

‘Dubai is “the land of opportunities.” If you are a hard worker and ambitious, you will find your way to be successful and shine,’ she added

Lojain counts more than 10.3million followers on Instagram, making her one of the most followed personalities if the Middle East.

Zeina Khoury said of Lojain on Dubai Bling that she ‘has a very strong influence over women.’

Meanwhile, finance-wise, she is thought to have an estimated net worth of at least $1million, up to $6million.

The broadcaster keeps a close lid on her private life, but is is known that she is a mother-of-two, and currently divorced.

Dubai Bling focuses on Lojain’s first step into the world of acting, and she is shown stepping on nails in the first episode of the show, to show her commitment to the career change.

She married her ex-husband aged 16, and gave birth to her eldest child aged 17, and the second one 19.

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