Senegalese-born TikTok star gets Italian citizenship

Khaby Lame, the world's most-followed Tik-Tokker, became an Italian citizen on Wednesday. The 22-year-old was born in Senegal then moved to Italy as a toddler and was raised in a poor area of the town of Chivasso, outside of Turin. A solemn ceremony for a playful personality.

Senegalese-born and Tik-tok Mega star, Khaby lame became an Italian citizen Wednesday.

The one who arrived in Italy as a toddler swore to be faithful to the Italian Republic and to observe the Constitution and the state's laws.

" I am very proud ", Lame said. His Senegalese parents settled in Italy when he was still a child, so after more than 15 years spent in the Alpine nation, he  " already felt Italian ". ' It is not that before signing, I did not feel Italian, so very little has changed ", he confessed.

It is in the Chivasso city hall that Lame received a new citizenship. He grew up in a poor area of the city which is located outside of Turin. When Covid hit, he lost his work and turned to social media only to become a superstar.

" It's very different because I have always lived in the slums, but there, in our having nothing, we were happy, we were glad, we played in the courtyard, even though we had nothing . Anyways, yes, it's another reality, it's a whole new world to which I still need to get used to, but I am gradually adapting "

Lame, like many children to migrant parents in Italy, had to wait until he was an adult to become a citizen.

It is a new chapter in the life of the public figure. With 148.5 million followers on Tik Tok, Lame no works with brands and get sponsorship and endorsement contracts.