Chanel Ayan quickly became a fan-favorite in the Bravoverse when she joined The Real Housewives of Dubai back in 2022. With the show’s second season finally here, Ayan is looking forward to fans seeing the creation of her latest business venture: Ayan Beauty, which she started with the goal of someday becoming “ Rihanna rich.” The supermodel even got the green light from the Grammy Award-winning Bravo superfan herself! “When Rihanna came to Dubai, I was her model for Fenty Beauty,” Ayan told DECIDER ahead of the Season 2 premiere.
“Rihanna follows me [on social media] so I sent her messages like, ‘I’m starting a makeup line because of you, because I love you and I’m obsessed with you.’ And she was like, ‘Whatever you need, let me know, girl.'” Rihanna is hardly the only A-lister Ayan has close connections with.
The reality star is also cousins with Sabrina Elba, the wife of Idris Elba , which is how she got invited to hang out with Jay-Z and Kendall Jenner in the VVIP section of the much-talked-about Beyoncé event. Plus, Ayan is cousins with Real Housewives of New York City star Ubah Hassan , who has been keeping her up to date on everything going on in the Big Apple as she films her sophomore season. “I talked to her and I literally feel like I know the whole show – you know, what’s coming and stuff like that,” Ayan said.
“She was telling me they had a cast trip. It was so fun. It’s so juicy.
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