R. Marchetti January 8, 2024
Over 5 million views on TikTok and on the Internet, excited about the meeting between Lino Banfi and his “nephew” Fabio Farati in Los Angeles, where the boy lives. In the video we see how the Apulian actor gives the young TikToker a surprise thanks to the complicity of his roommate: hidden behind the front door of their apartment, “Grandpa Libero” waits for Fabio to notice him and then hugs him in tears. The two hug each other with emotion, the 27-year-old is speechless while Lino Banfi continues to ask him if he is eating because he sees how he is losing weight.
A typical little scene between grandfather and grandson who haven't seen each other for a long time, except that there is no relationship between the two. That's right. In fact, Lino Banfi only has two grandchildren, Virginia and Pietro, children of his eldest daughter Rosanna. Fabio Farati – known on social media as Faffapix – is a star of TikTok, where he has almost 14 million followers. The video published on the profile that he shares with his roommate Ben – with 1.7 million followers – is therefore one of the many contents that he offers his audience, this time with an exceptional guest star who generously contributes to the performance provided.
With Lino Banfi – very popular among new generations thanks to his unforgettable role in the fiction Un medico in famiglia – Farati played it safe, but actually deceived fans, convinced that he was really the nephew. The video is simply a gag, there is no truth in it, but it nevertheless caught the attention of many people who perhaps saw this hug as a symbolic gesture in which they could recognize themselves, because after all the actor is the grandfather of Italy. However, saying it was enough.