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I've always felt Italian
," Tik toker Khaby Lame said on Wednesday.
Having become the most famous influencer on the Tik tok platform in recent years, the young man born in Senegal and living in Italy since he was one year old has just obtained Italian nationality at the age of 22.
It was during a ceremony held Wednesday in Chivasso, his hometown near Turin, in the Piedmont region, that he officially obtained Italian citizenship.
In Italy, it is the law of blood that prevails and not the law of the soil: to obtain Italian citizenship quickly it is necessary to have an Italian parent, otherwise the procedures are often very long.
From an Italian factory to a Tik tok star
With its 150 million subscribers, the influencer has become in recent years an essential star of the social network Tik Tok.
It was in 2020 that he enrolled after losing his job at a factory in Chivasso due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Not knowing what to do during this period, he decides to post a few videos and quickly finds his trademark: simple mimed and silent reactions to events he considers absurd.
Success is not long in coming and he quickly collects many subscribers.
The consecration took place last June when Khaby Lame dethroned the American Charlie D'Amelio, 142 million subscribers, known for her dances on the social network.
The young man is now interested in the world of cinema, during the 75th Cannes Film Festival he was a member of the jury for the Tik tok section.
