He has been described as the "Kanye West of WWE". He is David Otunga (how's that for a real Kenyan name?) and World Wrestling Entertainment fanatics recognise him, but for the rest of you, he is Jennifer Hudson's husband.The son of a Kenyan father and an American mother, he rose to fame after he starred in reality show “I Love New York” but although he never won Tiffany "New York" Pollard's heart after being eliminated on the eight round, his star continued to shine.
Otunga signed a developmental contract with WWE in 2008 and was assigned to its development territory, Florida Championship Wrestling. He made his debut in May 2009 under the ring name, Dawson Alexander, Esq., in a six-man tag team match. He now fights with the group Nexus.
The man who holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Illinois has teamed up with John Cena and has won a couple of matches and is now one of the show's biggest stars.
He met and fell in love with singer and actress Jennifer Hudson and they have a son, David Daniel Otunga Jr.
We await the day he will make a high-profile visit to Kenya with his superstar wife and child.
We will be running a series on some of our celebrity countrymen in the diaspora.