In 1968, chocolates with milk filling appeared for the first time in Germany and Italy. On the characteristic Kinder Chocolate packaging, on the right, there is a photo of a boy. For 32 years, the face of chocolates was a German, who became the face of chocolates thanks to his mother who worked in an advertising agency. However, he revealed his identity after many years because he did not want to be associated with one of the most popular delicacies in the world. In 2005, Ferrero decided to change it, and the image of the new one appeared on the packaging. He too disappeared, but remained in the memory of many. His identity has long been of great interest. Who is the boy from Kinder Chocolate?
Who is the boy from Kinder Chocolate? Comes from Italy
A few years ago, reports appeared that the identity of the boy from the Kinder Chocolate packaging had finally been discovered. It was supposed to be a certain Josh Bateson from Great Britain, who later published several photos with chocolate packaging on Facebook. The topic was quickly picked up by the media. However, it turned out that Josh was not the famous boy. discovered that the well-known baby face belongs to Matteo Farneti from Bologna. He replaced Gunter Euringer in 2005, which, as reported by the magazine, was also confirmed by the Italian office of Ferrero.
The boy from Kinder Chocolate disappeared in 2019. He’s still a model
Matteo Farneti was the face of Kinder Chocolate until 2019. He is still a model and shares the results of his work with his followers via his Instagram profile. He also publishes his childhood memories there. Thanks to this, we can learn that he also took part in a television advertisement for Kinder Surprise, another flagship product of the company. In one of them, he poses with chocolate wrappers.
It is known that today he lives in Bologna, but no details of his private life are known. Interestingly, the packaging with Matteo’s image underwent a significant metamorphosis. At some point, considerable retouching was carried out, the shape of the face was slightly changed, and the orange polo shirt was changed into a blue hoodie.
Source: Gazeta
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