Celebrity Biographies
Derek Kaplan biography
| Date of Birth: | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Nation of birth: | Zimbabwe |
| Name | Derek Kaplan |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth / city | Harare |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | British-Zimbabwean painter |
| Net worth | $1 million |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | Fredrik Eklund (born 2013) |
| Kids | Kai Kaplan |
Derek Kaplan, a painter who is however known to be the husband of a renowned Swedish real estate broker, Frederick Eklund. The couple have been together for over six years and they still seem perfect with each other. They also have two children. The family of three currently resides in New York.
Age, education and career
The artist, Derek Kaplan, was born in 1975 in Harare, Zimbabwe. He has dual Zimbabwean and British citizenship. When it comes to his ethnicity, Derek is mixed. He found his interest in art since he was a schoolboy and started painting.
Although his teachers encouraged him to pursue art, Derek decided to focus on a career in finance and entrepreneurship.
After that, Kaplan moved to London and pursued a career in finance. There he worked in a business organization for more than fourteen years. After that, Derek decided to come back to continue his art and started selling art collections. He opened his first gallery in New York, where he still sells all of his art collections.
Personal life
Derrick Kaplan is married to Fredrik Eklund on February 9 , 2013. The gay couple hosted their wedding ceremony on Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys.
On the latest season of Million Dollar Listing New York, the couple revealed that they were expecting twins via surrogacy. Eklund also shared the news with a photo of him and Derek kissing in Paris via Instagram on August 10 .
We have been blessed twice; She was six months pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl! It was important to us to take the time to keep the news to ourselves, but now we are ready to celebrate all the love.
However, the couple was unable to become parents after the birth mother suffered a miscarriage. They also faced a miscarriage of twins in the year of 2015. Derek has a five-year-old son, Kai Kaplan, from another relationship.
The couple currently lives in New York with their dogs, Mouse and Fritzy.
Net worth and earnings
With a tour height, Derrick Kaplan has a net worth of $1 million. The only source of wealth for him comes from painting exhibitions where he sells his paintings. Derek’s husband, real estate broker, Fredrik Eklund has an estimated net worth of $30 million . Eklund is also the founder of Eklund Stockholm New York.
In April 2016, Derek and her husband Fredrik purchased the home for $3.5 million, in Roxbury, Connecticut. The 5,144-square-foot mansion also features 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.