Growing Up Fatherless: Bucci Franklin’s Battle with Drug Abuse

Nollywood actor Bucci Franklin opened up on how his father’s abandonment shaped his childhood and led him into drug use. In a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo, he revealed that he was raised alone by his mother and felt a profound void without a father figure. He described his early years as “a hot mess” and admitted he turned to hard drugs to cope. Franklin stressed the importance of a father’s presence in a boy’s life and praised his mother for her strength in raising him single-handedly.

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