During the broadcast “Tomorrow Sport”organized Tuesday at the Maison de la Radio in Paris, Fayza Lamari, the mother of Kylian Mbappé, spoke with emotion about the setbacks of her son's glory. Behind the image of the great football player, it evokes the loneliness and over-media coverage that weigh on their daily lives. “Kylian in Paris, it was a magnifying glass on the faults, there was no longer any human. I had very low peaks”she admits, before adding: “He can’t even walk in the street anymore. This saddens me. » A life in the spotlight that she says she never wanted: “We are not prepared to become public figures. »
The former handball player also talks about how much her son's sudden fame upset her. “during the 2018 World Cup, I was all alone at home. When I saw him coming down the Champs-Élysées, I knew he was escaping me”she confides. This brutal transition from shadow to light has left its mark: “I went directly from Bondy to the Royal Monceau. I felt like we were the Tuches. » Behind the success of the current Real Madrid player, Fayza Lamari's testimony reminds us that becoming a world football star is not just a fairy tale.
