Meet Selling Sunset star Chelsea Lazkani – who just divorced Jeff Lazkani, her husband of 7 years who first introduced her to The Oppenheim Group’s Jason Oppenheim, her boss on the hit reality show
- Chelsea Lazkani, a fan-favourite cast member on Los Angeles-based Netflix reality show Selling Sunset, is known for her candid character and daring high-fashion outfits
- Lazkani was born and raised in the UK by Nigerian immigrant parents, whose work ethic she said inspired her, before moving to the US to make millions from luxury property
Last month, news of Chelsea Lazkani’s divorce from her husband Jeff Lazkani shocked the celebrity scene. The Selling Sunset star officially filed for divorce on March 27, citing “irreconcilable differences” in documents obtained by People. The couple has two children and has been married for nearly seven years.
But long before her reality TV fame, Chelsea was a successful property agent. She moved to Los Angeles in 2017 to start her career at Rodeo Realty, and has since amassed considerable wealth through her success in luxury property and her role in Selling Sunset. Her estimated net worth is reportedly US$500,000.
Here’s what we know about reality TV star Chelsea Lazkani.
Chelsea Lazkani moved to the US from the UK in 2017
Before her Rodeo Realty estate-agent career start in Los Angeles, California, Lazkani, 31, obtained an economics degree at the University of Buckingham and a master's degree in oil and gas economics at the University of Dundee, Scotland, both in the United Kingdom.
Her parents’ strong work ethic influenced her decision to pursue a career in property, per her bio on The Oppenheim Group’s website. The daughter of Nigerian immigrants, she was aware of her parents’ struggles to provide for her and her siblings growing up, per British media.
Despite their professional backgrounds – her father Segun Adefioye is an architect and property developer according to her bio, while her mother Elizabeth Adefioye is an experienced human resources professional, per her LinkedIn – Chelsea spoke to British media about how they struggled financially while raising their family in London.