From her beginnings in the world of reality TV to the present day, Maeva Ghennam has always been rather unfiltered on her social networks. Sometimes with regret, since after having pushed some rants, the young woman realized that she had gone too far. The one who is trying to review her image and make some changes, confided with dismay on Instagram and Snapchat. In tears, the young Marseillaise explained that there was a chance that she would not be able to go to Algeria, her country of origin. The reason? The fact that she went to Israel, in particular for Magali Berdah’s wedding. The two countries do not maintain any diplomatic relations and Algeria prohibits any entry into its territory to travelers with an Israeli passport or to any citizens with an Israeli visa stamp.
Maeva Ghennam regrets her trip to Israel
So yesterday, Thursday August 8, she posted a long message on Instagram. We could read: “I want to sincerely apologize to my country Algeria for the biggest regret of my life. I regret having set foot there and I did not know that we were not allowed to”. “If my visa application is rejected, I will accept this decision even if I cannot imagine it. I pray for your forgiveness and for the chance to return to my home country. I understand the seriousness of this mistake. At the time, I did not measure the impact of my choices. Today, I am more responsible and thoughtful even if it is not always so simple because I am not always morally stable.”she continued to detail.
Then Maeva continued: “I shared my doubts with my community about my visa without anticipating that malicious people would harass the embassy to harm me as much as possible. I am harassed everywhere even though I also have a lot of support”. “It’s very hard but I don’t want to give up and I want to fight until the end for my country. Famous people, like Patrick Bruel, artists, people I know have already been to this territory and have had the chance to go to Algeria. I pray to benefit from this chance.”she first concluded.
The influencer in turmoil…
The former star of Marseilles didn’t stop there as she posted two other very long messages, still on Instagram. She added, among other things: “I am a very emotional person and I often feel the need to share my concerns instantly, but I must try not to repeat the same mistakes because it often harms me. (…) I have evolved a lot in recent months, and even if the road is still long, my love for Algeria is deep. I am proud of my roots, I am a descendant of Moudjahine [combattant pour l’indépendance de l’Algérie, ndlr]I am proud of our history and I want to discover my culture as much as possible”.
Maeva Ghennam then regretted being the victim of the malice of certain Internet users even if she understands that as a “public person”it can be “exposed to criticism and everyone’s opinions”. “It’s normal and I’m not asking for everyone to agree with me. I accept your opinions but I’m just asking for a little less meanness. What I would like is to avoid my mental health being affected even more by all this relentlessness and judgments. I don’t want to make myself out to be a victim. I made a mistake and I’m paying a high price for it today but I’m going through a difficult time and I’m being treated for my mental health.”she revealed. Then she concluded: “When I’m under such pressure on social media, it only makes my condition worse. As a result, I find myself overwhelmed, I don’t want to do anything anymore, I want to stop everything. (…) I just ask for a little understanding and moderation in the criticism on social media.”.
