Derek Kaplan is a painter who is best known for being the husband of Frederick Eklund, a well-known Swedish real estate broker. The couple has been together for nearly six years and appears to be in love. They have two children as well. The three-person family is currently based in New York City.

Age, Education, and Job Title

Derek Kaplan is a Zimbabwean artist who was born in 1975. He is a dual citizen of Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom. Derek is a mixed race when it comes to ethnicity. He has had an interest in art since he was a child, and he began painting when he was in elementary school.

Despite his tutors’ encouragement to pursue a career in art, Derek chose to pursue a career in finance and entrepreneurship.
Following that, Kaplan relocated to London and pursued a career in finance. He spent more than fourteen years working in a commercial organization there. Following that, Derek chose to return to his painting and began selling art collections. He opened his first gallery in New York, where he continues to sell all of his art collections.

Personal Experiences

On February 9th, 2013, Derrick Kaplan married Fredrik Eklund. On Little Palm Island in the Florida Keys, the gay couple held their wedding ceremony.

The couple announced that they were expecting twins through surrogacy on the final season of Million Dollar Listing New York. On August 10th, Eklund announced the news with an Instagram photo of him and Derek kissing in Paris.

We were six months pregnant with twins, a boy, and a girl, and were blessed twice over! We needed to take the time to keep the news to ourselves, but now we’re ready to rejoice in all the love.

However, after the biological mother’s miscarriage, the couple was unable to become parents. In 2015, they also experienced a miscarriage of twins. Derek has a five-year-old kid from a previous relationship, Kai Kaplan. Mouse and Fritzy, the couple’s pets, currently reside in New York.

Earnings And Net Worth

Derrick Kaplan has a net worth of $1 million and stands at a touring height. Painting shows, where he sells his works, are his only source of income. Fredrik Eklund, Derek’s real estate broker husband, is reported to be worth $30 million. Eklund founded Eklund Stockholm New York as well.

Derek and his husband Fredrik purchased the house in Roxbury, Connecticut, for $3.5 million in April 2016. There are four bedrooms and four bathrooms in the 5,144 square foot property.