Nigerian disc jockey Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has explained why she abandoned the signature pink look that defined her public image for years.
The entertainer said personal growth influenced her changing fashion choices. She also does not want people to associate her identity with just one colour.
Cuppy shared the explanation in a video clip from her interview with GQ Poland. The clip appeared on X on Friday.
She said pink remained meaningful to her but no longer needed to define her entire style.
“I was known for the colour pink and it was my identity for so many years, and a lot of people are asking what happened to the pink,” she said.
“I want people to understand that actually growth is something that will always come, and I don’t think I should be boxed into a colour.”
DJ Cuppy reflects on her early career
The DJ explained that pink represented power, vibrancy, self-expression and confidence.
She said those qualities still reflected her personality. However, she could now express them through different colours.
“Pink for me meant power, vibrancy, expression, unapologeticness, positionality, and that’s still me, but I’m able to express it through other colours as well,” she added.
Cuppy also connected her former style to her experience as a woman working in a male-dominated entertainment industry.
She recalled adopting pink when she began her career about 17 years ago. At the time, the colour helped her express her femininity while establishing herself professionally.
“When I think about my style, I think about a woman in a male-dominated industry,” she said.
“Maybe also when I first started 17 years ago, a young girl that was using pink to represent her femininity and stay in the room.”
‘I can represent my femininity through any colour’
Cuppy said her experiences in the industry had changed how she approached fashion and personal expression.
After navigating difficult professional spaces, she no longer felt the need to depend on pink to communicate her femininity.
“Now that I’ve been through a lot of doors and kicked down some windows, I feel like I can represent my femininity through any colour,” she said.
She described her current fashion identity as “vibrant, grounded and ethnical”.
The entertainer’s comments highlight a shift in how she presents herself publicly, while maintaining that the values associated with her former signature colour remain part of her identity.
