Where is Andrew Tate from?
JUST a short time ago, the name Andrew Tate may not have meant anything to most people - but now he is all over the internet.
And as his social media following grows, so does the intrigue around the self-professed trillionaire - but where is he from? And where does he live now? Here's everything you need to know.
Where is Andrew Tate from?
Andrew Tate was born on December 14, 1986, in Washington DC, in the United States.
His father, Emory Andrew Tate Jr, was an American international master of chess.
Emory was notably referred to as “absolutely a trailblazer for African-American chess” by the first black chess grandmaster Maurice Ashley and learned to play the game as a child.
However, as a young child Andrew's mother decided to return home to England - with him and his siblings, Janine and Tristan.
The single mother raised her children on a council estate in Luton, Bedfordshire, where she worked as a catering assistant.
During his childhood in Luton, Tate endured a lot of teasing and bullying because of of his accent - which many describe as different, due to living in a number of different countries.
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Where does Andrew Tate live now?
Tate currently resides in Romania.
Speaking on The Fellas podcast, he explained why he chose to relocate to Europe.
He said: ''There's something that very much angers me about the western world.
"I don't feel comfortable here.
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''I don't like the way it functions and operates.
"I think it's the most corrupt, disgusting, degraded societies on earth.
''There's nothing left besides money and corporate agenda.
"And I like living in countries where, one, there's some kind of moral fibre beyond the dollar, and two, I like living in countries where corruption is accessible for everybody.''
He then went on to say how he chose to live in a society where his influence and power isn't beholden to any of the laws he disagrees with - a topic he has been very open in discussing on social media.