Dubai Blings Danyas ethnicity makes star the proud first female of her mixed roots Mon 18

The Dubai Bling‘s female co-stars hail from Lebanon, India, and Iraq. UAE National Day is a major celebration for her as she honors the December 2 date every year. It marks the unification of the seven Emirates in one nation: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, and Fujairah.

Dubai Bling star Danya’s ethnicity

Danya Mohammed’s ethnicity is Emirati, as proudly stated in her Instagram bio. She made history as Netflix Reality’s first female of her ethnicity and was born on March 31, 1983, in Dubai, UAE.

Cast members like Danya frequently switch between Arabic and English on Dubai Bling. Danya went to university in New York, which is where she became inspired to become a self-made entrepreneur.

“Since Kindergarten till I graduated, I was in American International School in Abu Dhabi and my teachers were American. The way we expressed ourselves was in English,” she explained to The National News.

DJ Bliss’ ethnicity and roots

DJ Bliss is of Emirati ethnicity and was born and raised in Dubai like his wife. Danya and Bliss spend a lot of time with their two kids, Zayed and Meera, who are all Emirati by ethnicity like their parents.

The 41-year old was born with the birth name Marwan Parham Al Awadhi, on June 6 1981. He later completed his schooling at Al Mawakeb School, Dubai, UAE, before becoming a DJ.

“It’s not prestigious when I speak English. I think it’s a habit. I grew up speaking English with my brothers at home,” Bliss told The National News. “I think a lot of people like it as they don’t have to read subtitles.”

Why Danya switches between languages

Danya revealed Arabic is her first language but “sometimes, I feel like I express myself better in English.” She said in an interview: “Each language has some emphasis on what I’m trying to express.”

“Some people may think ‘Oh, she’s trying to be better than us by speaking English’. It’s not that. I’ve always been around people of different nationalities, and I’ve always spoken English to them,” she added.

The star also said she faced difficulties while filming Dubai Bling, meaning she had to repeat herself and revealed: “There were situations when I talked in English and the staff would tell me ‘Say it in Arabic’.”

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