HE’S now a millionaire with over 8million followers, travelling the world, dripping in designer clothes with a Rolex on his wrist. And he's been seen hanging out with some of the world's top celebs at some of the biggest fights in the world, including KSI v Tommy Fury in Manchester. But Abdu Rozik had far from an easy start in life. He was born and raised in poverty-stricken Tajikstan, with rickets, a condition caused by a lack of nutrients and vitamins. Due to financial restraints, his family couldn't provide treatment and he stopped growing at the age of six, leaving him standing at just 3"2, aged 20. Thanks to the condition, Abdu also can’t read or write, having had his education cut short at the age of nine, due to bullying from pupils AND teachers, as well as an exhausting two and a half hour walk to school. “It's been difficult for me,” he tells us in an exclusive interview. “When I went to school for the first time, teachers didn’t take me seriously. “They were all laughing at me. “Also my house from the school was a two and a half hour walk, and I'm small so it was very difficult. “School started at 8 o'clock, but I used to get there at 11.30 or 10.30. It was too difficult. “Then I had teachers sometimes shouting at me for being late or they weren't giving me books. “If they’d given me books, maybe they’d have let me be good at learning some other language, but I can't read. I can't write. They didn’t take me seriously, they didn’t allow me to learn the language. “I can't read or write in my own language. It's difficult for me.” Abdu was living in a house with no roof in Tajikstan with his two brothers, two sisters, mother and father, and grandmother - none of whom work. “When it rained, the whole house would be covered in water,” he recalls. “We couldn’t sleep, it was too difficult.” But it was singing that first started Abdu’s love for being in the spotlight, and gave him the drive to make a success of himself. He says: “When I was small, I loved to sing. I used to sing in my village in the bazaar. “I would be sat on the road and singing, and people would give me money. “I used to work in one day, earn $1or $2 (80p or £1.60). It was very difficult.” Very slowly, Abdu managed to earn enough money to buy a mobile phone, and open Instagram. He now has 8.4 million followers on the social media app - and has moved to Dubai. “In one or two years, I got so many followers,” he says. “This, for me, is so big. And thank you so much for all my followers, for everyone supporting me.” His followers have been boosted thanks to the attention he’s got surrounding a potential fight with Russian dwarf Hasbulla, who’s also a social media star. “Everyone's trying to get Hasbulla to fight me,” Abdu says. “I'm always ready to fight. He's scared from me. He don't want to do fight. “He can't talk English. He can’t do anything. He doesn't have any talent. Zero talent.” Read more: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/24844515/abdu-rozik-life-big-brother-cristiano-ronaldo-rickets/ The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.thesun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesun/ Follow The Sun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSun Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/The_Sun/1633225139

• published: 24 Nov 2023
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