Runtown and Adut Akech: 5 things you need to know about singer's girlfriend

The singer and his bae, Akech are probably the latest publicly known celebrity couple in town.

Nigerian singer, Douglas Jack Agu also known as Runtown recently got into a relationship with South Sudanese born model, Adut Akech.

Since the news of their relationship broke, fans and lovers of the music star have become eager to know everything about the model.

For this short piece, we will be taking the curiosity away as we share with you guys, five things you need to know about Akech.

1. She was once a refugee

Adut Akech [Instagram/AdutAkech]

Akech was born in South Sudan in 1999. She was 7 years old when she moved away from Kenya along with her mother to Adelaide, Australia as South Sudanese refugees.

In Australia, her teachers called her “Mary” because they could not pronounce her name. Mary is her mother’s name. She was eager to revert to Adut when she entered the fashion industry because her name, Adut was unique.

2. She got her start on the runway early

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The 20-year-old model was introduced to the fashion industry by her family, she was 13 years old when she first walked down a runway.

At 16, she was signed to her mother agency, Chadwick Models, in Sydney, Australia.

3. Career

wow mum look i’m on the cover of American Vogue @voguemagazine for April 2020 issue!! 😳😳😳🥺 I don’t actually have real words for this right now but I’m so beyond honored to be sharing my first ever American Vogue cover with you all. This is has been a dream of mine from the start of my modeling career and it just came true!!! 😩 I just want to thank every single person involved in making this possible. To Anna Wintour and the entire vogue team @felicitybwebb thank you so much for the bottom of my heart for giving this South Sudanese refugee little girl this opportunity to represent 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️❤️ Writer: @nnadibynature Photographer: @tylersphotos Fashion editor: #camilanickerson Hair: @jimmypaulhair Makeup: @hannah_murray1 Thank you to everyone who has believed in me and supported me throughout my career. I finally have the big 4 vogue covers and the second black girl to do it in history after my mama @naomi 🥺 I’m gonna cry myself to sleep now bye 😭😭😭 Congratulations to every model on this cover and to everyone who worked on it 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Akech has had one of the most successful modelling careers. She has worked with several major designers and walked the runways for several brands.

The 20-year-old model was one of fifteen women selected to appear on the cover of the September 2019 issue of British Vogue, by guest editor Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex.

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Akech has graced the covers for I-D Magazine, 10 Magazine Australia, Vogue Italia, Vogue Korea, British Vogue, Vogue Australia, Portrait, Elle Croatia, L'Officiel Singapore, and Le Monde M Magazine.

4. Awards

Adut Akech [Instagram/AdutAkech]

The beautiful model has earned several awards for her job.

On December 2, 2019, she won the 'Model of the Year' award at the British Fashion Awards in London beating the likes of Winnie Harlow and Kaia Gerber.

5. Relationship

Adut Akech and boo, Runtown [Instagram/Runtown] [Instagram/AdutAtech]

In July 2019, a video of the model and Nigerian music star, Runtown all loved up found its way to the internet. It became obvious that these two were up to something. It didn't take long before it became clear that the two were dating.

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A few weeks later, Runtown shared a video of Akech showing off a ring on his Instagram page. There were speculations that the two had gotten engaged. The music star's team later cleared the air saying it was a promise ring.