Social media sensation, Khaby Lame, who was brought up in Italy but was born in Senegal, has joined the Italia’s Got Talent judges’ bench.
On TikTok, Lame is now the most popular content creator in the world. He is well-known for his signature shrug and debunking different “life hacks” as myths. After losing his work in a factory in 2020, he started his page and quickly amassed a sizable following.
The BBC profiled him a year ago, asking his fans in Senegal what they made of his fast rise: