US Rapper, Kanye West is celebrating his wife Kim Kardashian’s new billionaire status after she became the latest member of the exclusive billionaire club when Coty bought a $200m (£162m) stake in her KKW Beauty brand.
Coty, the US cosmetics giant, bought a 20% stake in KKW Beauty, valuing the reality TV star’s three-year-old business at $1bn (£815m).
When he learnt of his wife’s billionaire status, Kanye West posted a bizzare tweet. He wrote:
“I am so proud of my beautiful wife Kim Kardashian West for officially becoming a billionaire.
“You’ve weathered the craziest storms and now God is shining on you and our family So blessed this is still life So I made you this still life We love you so much.”
The was accompanied by a picture of a pepper, a cherry tomato, a green tomato and a couple of flowers, one of which appeared to be a pink rose. Speaking about her deal with Coty, Kim Kardashian said:
“This relationship will allow me to focus on the creative elements that I’m so passionate about while benefiting from the incredible resources of Coty, and launching my products around the world.”
Kim’s deal with Coty won’t be the first deal to the Kardashian-Jenner clan as Coty also invested in sister Kylie Jenner’s line in 2019.