Nollywood actor, Bucci Franklin has finally broken his silence over speculations of his alleged relationship with his colleague, Sunshine Rosman.
The rumour about their alleged relationship started after both actors publicly shared a kiss whilst starring in AY Makun’s film The Waiter.
Bucci had ended a speech with, “Thank you so much, Sunshine, for being my sunshine,” before AY jokingly urged them to kiss. The pair obliged, leaving fans convinced they were more than friends.
However, speaking in a recent interview with a media personality, Chude Jideonwo, Franklin dismissed the speculation.
“Confirmed from where? I didn’t get that memo. There was a kiss because we were both an item in the film,” he said.
When asked if he was confirming or denying a relationship, the actor replied, “I’d say I am her biggest fan and I enjoy sharing the screen with her. She is part Nigerian. I look forward to creating more cinematic memories with her.”
Bucci and Sunshine recently reunited in Kemi Adetiba’s Netflix crime thriller To Kill a Monkey where he played Oboz and she starred as Amanda ‘Sparkles’.
Meanwhile, the actor opened up about how acting in church drama during his early years helped him discover his career path and also strengthened his walk with God.
Franklin said his very first experience on stage was at the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA), where he was an active member as a teenager.
He explained that, at that time, he was the youngest person in the men’s fellowship drama group. According to him, the fellowship was filled mostly with elderly men, many of them in their 50s, but he was included as the only teenager in the team.
“I started from church. In my formative years, I was attending ECWA. Imagine being the only teenager in the men’s fellowship drama group, performing with men in their 50s right there on the pulpit where baptisms were held,” he recalled.