- Nollywood actor Bucci Franklin revealed that he grew up without a father, praising his mother, Mrs. Joy, for raising him alone.
- In an interview with Chude Jideonwo, he admitted to struggling with alcohol, cigarettes and girls from his teenage years because of his father’s figure.
- Despite his absence, he said he had forgiven him and was different for him now.
Nollywood actor Bucci Franklin is open to his childhood and praises the resilience of single mothers.
In a candid interview with media person Chude Jideonwo on YouTube, even though he was alive at the time, he killed a monkey star without his father.
“As a kid, I had my woman sheep. Being a single parent was not easy. My mom had to go to work. It was difficult without a father’s figure.”
He highlighted male guidance in boys’ lives, adding: “The greatest respect for the women there is to take care of the children alone. But you need a man. If you don’t want to get married, you need a brother to play the role. Especially for boys, you just need a father’s figure.”
Franklin admitted that he struggled as a teenager and tried alcohol, cigarettes and girls. “I was a girl, drugs – drugs, I mean cigarettes. Drink beer when I was very young. It was a total waste to get home.” He recalled.
Despite the difficulties, the actor said he forgave his father: “My dad is fine, but he is not in the photo. I see now that he is that man, not that man. I forgave him. ”
He praised his mother, Mrs. Joey, for shaping the man he had become: “I and the one I will continue to do this today is because of Mrs. Joey.”
