Belfast YouTuber rubbing shoulders with Mbappé

From a quiet corner of Belfast to rubbing shoulders with footballer Kylian Mbappé in Paris, sport content creator John Nellis has enjoyed an unusual rise to fame.

He quit his job as an air traffic controller two years ago, and is now flying high on social media.

John, 31, is the face of a popular Youtube channel and his video with Mbappé has had almost 10 million views.

He was recently filmed at an international football ceremony, the Ballon d'Or, wearing a pair of football boots that were turned into formal shoes at a Belfast city centre heel bar.

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13 December 2024