Italian-Senegalese TikTok celebrity, Khaby Lame has shared a motivational post about why people should never stop believing in their dreams.
Goldennewsng understands that the internet sensation, whose real name is Khabane Lame was a laid-off as a factory worker in Italy at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
He went back to his family’s home and began spending hours each day posting videos to TikTok under the name Khaby Lame despite the urging of his Senegalese father to apply for other jobs.
Without ever uttering a word in any of his videos, the social media star eventually became the most followed person on TikTok.
He was said to be worth $13 million as at July 2022 after making big bucks through content creation for brands and companies.
In a recent post on his Twitter page, Khaby shared a video of the time he was till working at the factory that sacked him.
Another part of the clip showed him walking on the streets of Italy and looking at a big signage of him as a model for Hugo Boss.
He wrote; ”Never stop growing and always believe in your dreams 🥹 I love you all ❤️’‘
See his post below:
Never stop growing and always belleve inyour dreams 🥹 I love you all ❤️ pic.twitter.com/9r8yVcRCLd
— Khaby lame (@KhabyLame) August 21, 2022
Meanwhile, Nigerian comedian cum artiste, Oderhohwo Joseph Efe, popularly known as Carter Efe, has made fans known that he once worked as a tailor.
The skit-maker who is now a chart-topping singer, shared throwback photos of him working in his tailoring shop.
Carter Efe, who released a tribute song to his icon, Wizkid, titled Machala, said that the single changed his life.
Taking to Twitter, he captioned; ”MACHALA CHANGED MY LIFE!❤️🦅”.