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MAXIMILLION Cooper is a British entrepreneur and the founder of the Gumball 3000.
He’s been married to Nineties and Noughties rap superstar Eve since 2014.
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Who is Maximillion Cooper?
Born June 7, 1972 in the United Kingdom, Maximillion Cooper is an entrepreneur and racecar driver.
In 1999, he founded the Gumball 3000, a celebrity motor rally.
Under the same name he also started his charity foundation, which helps underprivileged youths across the UK, as well as a clothing brand.
Gumball 3000 partners with brands like Puma and Adidas.
Cooper married rapper Eve in 2014 after meeting her at the Gumball 3000 in 2010, when she was sponsored by Puma.
In an Instagram post, Eve revealed that she gave birth the the couple’s son on February 1, 2022 — Cooper was already the father of four teenage children when he met the hip-hop legend.
The uploaded image showed the newborn asleep in a basket.
She revealed his name in the post’s caption: “Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander Somers Cooper.”
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The caption concluded: “Words can’t describe this feeling.”
What is Maximillion Cooper’s net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Cooper has an estimated net worth of $60 million as of June 2024.
The majority of his cash comes from his lucrative business ventures, which he founded in 1999.
The company is a blending of Cooper’s main passions: cars, entertainment, fashion and music.
He makes the majority of his money from the apparel business, which has the same name as the signature rally he runs.
The company collaborates with famous brands like Puma, Adidas and Nixon.
Gumball 3000 has also released several cars, video games and films.
Cooper began his career as a fashion designer.
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The entrepreneur is also a serial philanthropist.
He established the Gumball 3000 charity organization, which helps underprivileged kids in the UK.
Every year, Cooper organizes gran auctions and donates the proceeds to charity.
Who is Maximillion Cooper’s wife, rapper Eve?
The hip-hop legend was born Eve Jihan Jeffers on November 10, 1978 in Philadelphia — when she got married her surname changed to Cooper.
In 1999 Eve, now 45, became only the third female hip-hop artist in history to top the Billboard 100 album chart, following in the footsteps of Lauryn Hill and Foxy Brown.
She had a number six hit in the UK in 2001 with Who’s That Girl, before teaming up with No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani for their Grammy-winning mega-hit Blow Ya Mind.
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Completing a hat-trick of UK top 10s, Eve released Gangsta Lovin’ with Alicia Keys in 2002.
Three years later she collaborated with Gwen Stefani again on the top 10 hit Rich Girl.
Eve has branched out into TV and film since, appearing in US roller derby comedy Whip It with Drew Barrymore and Elliot Page and hosting CBS chat show The Talk.
Between 2021 and 2022 she starred as Brianna ‘Professor Sex’ Robinson in ABC’s hit Queens — a show about four former hip-hop legends from the 1990s who get the chance to revive their old fame in their 40s.
Her last album, Lip Lock, was released in 2013, and she made a stunning cameo at Hyde Park’s British Summer Time event in 2023 as a guest during Gwen Stefani‘s comeback set.
She is appearing on Love Island UK in the summer of 2024 to sing for the love-hungry Islanders.
Aside from performing on Love Island, Eve has been pursuing a career as a writer.
Her memoir Who’s That Girl, published by Hanover Press, is coming out on September 17, 2024.
Eve released a statement saying: “I’m excited for people to get to know me on a deeper level. This story is decades in the making.”
