Khaby Lame, the most followed influencer on TikTok, officially obtained Italian citizenship, report the Republic Y The Guardian. The 22-year-old, who started on the social network after losing his job at the start of the coronavirus crisis, said he was “very proud,” the two media reported.
Khaby Lame was born in Senegal and has lived in Italy since he was one year old. The one who “always felt Italian” was notified of his new citizenship in early June.
He was sworn in on Wednesday. “I swear to be faithful to the Republic and to observe the Constitution and the laws of the State,” he declared during a ceremony organized in the municipality of Chivasso, where he grew up near Turin.
an international success
Registered on Tiktok in 2020, he achieved worldwide success in early 2021 thanks to his very brief silent and humorous videos where he parodies sequences that have gone viral on social networks.
“I have loved entertaining people and making them laugh since I was little. I am very grateful to TikTok for giving me this global platform that allows me to share my passion with the rest of the world,” he said in a press release last year, after overcoming 100 million subscribers.
His jaded expression and the simplicity of his gestures have made him one of the most popular personalities on the platform, which has more than a billion users.
Source: BFM TV
