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Salt Bae followers slam ‘uncomfortable’ Kylian Mbappe Insta video after ‘fame hungry’ chef’s World Cup pitch invasion
SALT Bae's followers have slammed an "uncomfortable" resurfaced Instagram video with Kylian Mbappe.
The celebrity chef has found himself in the spotlight for the wrong reasons after storming the pitch after the World Cup final and pestering Lionel Messi for a selfie.
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The Turkish cook and Instagram star - real name Nusret Gökçe - was seen even touch the winning trophy - against strict regulations.
FIFA was forced to make a humiliating admission that he should never have been on the pitch in the first place.
But it’s not the first time Salt Bae has rubbed shoulders with top footballers.
In a resurfaced video, he was seen posing with PSG's Mbappe at the chef's Nusr-Et Steakhouse in Mykonos.
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Sitting alongside the steakhouse magnate, Mbappe can be heard saying: "It was a good night.
"A pleasure to come with my man."
Salt Bae replies: "Always."
The pair shake hands and Mbappe winks at the camera before Salt Bae gives the footballer a kiss on the cheek.
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The chef's followers said Mbappe appeared "uncomfortable" in the awkward footage from July 2021.
One said: "Mbappe was uncomfortable as f***!!"
Another wrote: "Me personally I wouldn't let that slide."
It comes after other resurfaced photos show Salt Bae gatecrashing Real Madrid’s Champions League winning party in 2018.
After Real Madrid beat Liverpool in the Champions League in Kyiv, the chef was seen in video posing with Cristiano Ronaldo.
He was also spotted with Sergio Ramos with the pair miming the chef’s distinctive salt sprinkling arm action.
And in a foretaste of what was to come, he even gets his hands on the Champions League trophy.
The images finish with Madrid defender Marcelo also doing the routine, while Salt Bae gives a thumbs-up to the camera.
Footage showed the chef pestering the Argentina squad as they celebrated their World Cup glory with their families after the tense shootout.
In a series of videos posted on his own Instagram, he interrupted the likes of Angel di Maria, Cristian Romero and Lisandro Martinez as they posed with the World Cup, leaving the trio looking awkward.
He was seen grabbing hold of Lionel Messi by the shoulder at least twice as the baffled megastar tried to shrug him off.
His persistence paid off as he finally got a selfie with the striker hailed the greatest of all time.
The chef was also seen forcing himself into lineups with other stars as they clutched the famous golden trophy.
He has now been barred from attending The US Open Cup, the equivalent of England’s FA Cup.
Action will be taken against staff who allowed him access after social media footage showed his cringeworthy exchanges with players, who did his best to avoid Salt Bae.
Fifa is conducting an internal investigation to see how the chef got onto the pitch.
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino even unfollowed Salt Bae in the wake of his shameful antics.
The Turkish cook has courted a years-long friendship with Fifa president Infantino.
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They have been pictured together several times, and the football chief has been gushing in his praise for the flamboyant Instagram star.
However the bromance seems to be over today after he unfollowed Salt Bae on Instagram.
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