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Very British, but now also German: Comedian Matt Lucas
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The British actor and comedian Matt Lucas ("Little Britain") claims to have received German citizenship.
“My grandma fled Berlin in 1938.
After I was offered citizenship, I just went to the German Embassy in London to pick up my naturalization certificate, "he wrote on Twitter on Tuesday and added:" I'm officially a German-British. "
In addition to the certificate, he got some gummy bears and a badge in the form of the German flag and the Union Jack, said Lucas.
What is still missing is a German football club.
Since the 2016 Brexit vote, numerous former Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany who had been deprived of their German citizenship, as well as their descendants, have applied for re-naturalization.
What exactly made Lucas decide for a German passport, he did not say.
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Scene from "Little Britain"
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The socially critical parody "Little Britain", which Lucas produced together with comedian David Walliams and in which both appeared, was also broadcast in Germany - dubbed by Oliver Kalkofe and Oliver Welke.
By the way, a diplomatic representative of Germany dealt with the football problem addressed in Matt Lucas' tweet: The ambassador to Great Britain, Andreas Michaelis, thanked Lucas for having accepted German citizenship, emphasized the work of his employees in the re-naturalization process, and recommended Union Berlin as a football club that Arsenal fans in Germany could cheer on.
English-speaking social media staff from 1. FC Union reacted quickly and welcomed Lucas.
feb / dpa