Khaby lame will soon officially become a Italian citizen. The announcement was made by the undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior.
Recently, the most followed young man in the world on TikTok, with 144.4 million followers, spoke about the non-granting of citizenship during a interview with the newspaper La Repubblica.
“It’s not fair that a person who has lived and grown up with Italian culture for so many years and has no legal issues still doesn’t have the right to citizenship. And I’m not just speaking for myself. I’m not the only one here. A visa and maybe citizenship would make things easier for me, but I wouldn’t be happy thinking about all those other people who may have been born in Italy and don’t have the same right.”
After a few hours, the good news arrived: Khaby will soon be Italian in all aspects.
The appeal of khaby He was immediately assisted by the Undersecretary of the Interior, Carlo Sibilia, who wrote to him on Twitter: “Dear Khaby Lame, I wanted to assure you that the decree granting Italian citizenship was issued in early June by the Ministry of the Interior. You will soon be contacted by local institutions for notification and the oath. Good luck.”
Born in Dakar, Senegal, on March 9, 2000, the young man lives in Chivasso, in the province of Turin, since one year of age.
A former factory worker in Italy, he became a digital content creator during the pandemic in 2020.
His videos – which have racked up more than 2,3 billion likes – often end with him making a comical expression showing his hands, as if to say “See, it was simple to solve.”
According to Celebs Lifes Reels, Lame has a net worth estimated at US$3 million – around R$16 million.
