The Anthill On Tuesday night he had the visit of Abraham Mateo. The singer from Cádiz has attended the program Pablo Motos to talk about your professional careersince next year he celebrates his 20 years in the industry with a very special concert at the Movistar Arena in Madrid.
During the interview, the presenter asked his guest about how he dealt with fame being so young. “Maybe people think that being famous at a very young age is an advantage because you have privileges, but that’s not the case,” said the man from Requena. “You were a very well-known child and at school they went to death for you.“, he added to his argument, bringing up the issue of bullying.
“Yes, there was everything, suddenly classmates who turned their backs on me, who at recess, signing autographs because girls came to ask for them, criticized and insulted me, they made my life impossible. There were others who didn’t, who were still my friends and everything was fine,” Abraham Mateo pointed out in the first instance.
The artist explained that the situation “started to get a little out of hand” and they had to put security in the center. “I remember buying a sandwich in the high school cafeteria and there was a gang of kids in the hallway; it was horrible for me to walk by because They messed with me, with my family, they tripped me up.…”, recalled the young man.
“They locked you in the bathroom,” Motos added to the testimony. “Yes, they locked me up and told me ‘until you sing, you won’t come out.’ Everything fell into place and I decided to study remotely. Thank God I was able to continue my studies,” celebrated Abraham Mateo.
The presenter told his guest that he likes to talk about this topic because there may be families watching the program who are going through a situation like this. “I had red hair and freckles […] I remember how overwhelming it was and always with the same“He explained about the school bullying he also suffered.
For his part, Abraham Mateo alleged that it was a friend of his who told his parents what they did to him at school because he did not dare: “I would recommend to all those children who go through such an experience to tell it, because it is the best thing they can do. For me it was a huge relief and respite to be able to open up to my family once they knew about it; they took action very quickly. In the end everything has a solution“.
Before finishing the topic, Pablo Motos asked the singer about an action he performed to calm himself: “I don’t know if I know as a consequence of that.”you hit your leg very hard to calm anxiety.”
The Andalusian responded affirmatively and explained the reason: “When I was little I had a phobia of sleeping alone, my body was decomposing, I had a very bad time. At a family or friend’s house it was very difficult for me to relax and fall asleep and the way I found to calm myself was that.”
