Bucci Franklin lauds single mothers, recounts childhood

Nollywood actor Bucci Franklin has opened up on his childhood and how he grew up without his father or a father figure.

While speaking with Chude Jideonwo, Franklin revealed that his father’s absence from his life led him to indulge in some vices as a teenager.

While praising his mother for taking good care of him, Franklin stressed the importance of a father figure in a child’s life.

“As a kid, I had my woman shege. It is not easy to be a single parent. My mum had to go to work. Not having a father figure is quite difficult. Maximum respect to women out there taking care of their children by themselves. But you need a man in your life. If you do not want to get married, you need a brother to play that role. For boys especially, you just need a father figure,” he said.

The actor also revealed that despite his father’s absence while growing up, he forgave him and sees him as a good man.

“I was into girls, drugs by drugs, I mean cigarettes. Drinking beer at a very young age. Coming back home completely wasted. My dad is good, but he was not in the picture. I see him now for the man he is, not the man he was. I have forgiven him,” he added.