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Mate is becoming increasingly popular in France and around the world. Primarily for its benefits , but also because we see it more and more in the hands of famous people.
Although it is increasingly popular among footballers, we have decided to highlight some well-known mate lovers outside the world of football (with the exception of one Frenchman).
Check out our list of 10 celebrities who love mate .
One of the most famous models in the world, the Brazilian is a big fan of mate.
Particularly popular in southern Brazil, mate is called " chimarrão ." It has a powdery texture and a greener color than that of neighboring countries.
While on a presidential visit to Argentina, Barack Obama finally got to try mate, a drink that had intrigued him for years.
And he apparently enjoyed it, since he said he wanted to bring some back to the United States on Air Force One.
Author and entrepreneur Tim Ferriss became known as the "productivity king" with his best-selling book, The 4-Hour Work Week , which has sold over a million copies. The 4-Hour Work Week , as it was originally titled, is a book that explains how its author managed to organize his life so that he only worked 4 hours a week.
Tim Ferriss regularly declares on his blog, his podcast, or even in interviews, that he is a big fan of mate for 2 reasons:
He also talks about it as one of the things that helped him write most of his books and as the drink that replaced his usual coffee.
Best known for his role in Cuba, Ernesto Guevara is not Cuban, but Argentine. He even spent his early years in the north of the country, in the province of Misiones, where his parents owned a yerba mate plantation.
So it was only natural that we could see him with a cigar in one hand and a mate in the other!
This name probably doesn't mean anything to you, but this actor is particularly known for his role in The Lord of the Rings , since he played one of the main characters: Aragorn .
The Danish-American actor spent his childhood in Argentina and never stopped drinking mate.
Since the Pope is probably one of the most famous Argentines in the world, it is not uncommon to see him with a mate in his hand.
He even happened to share one with a faithful, while he was crossing the streets of the Vatican in the Popemobile!
It's hard to talk about celebrities who drink mate without mentioning Antoine Griezmann , who is the Frenchman we most often see with a mate in his hand.
A particularly popular drink among footballers, many football stars never give up their mate: Lionel Messi , Edinson Cavani ... The list is very long. We obviously haven't listed all the footballers who love mate in this article, because it would have been endless.
With a career that began over 40 years ago (!), Madonna is certainly one of the artists who has managed to stay in the spotlight for the longest time.
The singer's personal trainer said a few years ago that she regularly consumed ginseng or mate before her concerts to give herself energy.
While promoting the film Avengers: Infinity War , actor Chris Pratt aka "Star-Lord" revealed that mate was omnipresent during the filming of the movie.
In fact, actress Zoe Saldana (playing Gamora ) introduced the drink to the crew by drinking mate every day in the studio.
To stay with fictional characters, we can count Batman among the mate lovers (as we can see in this 2003 edition!).
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