From TikTok to Hollywood, the irresistible rise of Italy's Khaby Lame
Khaby Lame , the most followed TikToker, is launching a Hollywood film career after global social media success.
"Now I'm dedicating myself to cinema. I hope this will be my job for life. It's something I've dreamt of since I was a child," said Lame, all smiles, in an interview with AFP.The 24-year-old Italian influencer with Senegalese roots holds top spot on the TikTok app, with 162.8 million followers. But he does not hesitate to pose for selfies with his fans, who call out to him as he leaves a restaurant opposite Milan's majestic Duomo cathedral.
His posts took off - helping him to gross an estimated $16.5 million through marketing deals with companies in the period between June 2022 and September 2023, according to Forbes."I always liked to make people laugh and so I always used to act the clown a bit. In the end they failed me two or three times".But Tom Cruise"gave me a lot of advice, being dyslexic himself", Lame said.
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