{"id":68899,"date":"2023-09-08T13:41:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=68899"},"modified":"2023-09-08T13:41:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T13:41:44","slug":"x-factor-legend-frankie-cocozza-unrecognisable-as-he-goes-topless-by-the-beach-12yrs-after-being-branded-wild-child-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/x-factor-legend-frankie-cocozza-unrecognisable-as-he-goes-topless-by-the-beach-12yrs-after-being-branded-wild-child-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"X Factor legend Frankie Cocozza unrecognisable as he goes topless by the beach 12yrs after being branded \u2018wild child\u2019 | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AN X Factor legend has been spotted looking unrecognisable after going topless by the beach, 12 years after being branded the show\u2019s \u201cwild child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old star, who now lives in <span>Australia<\/span>, was kicked off\u00a0The X Factor\u00a0for\u00a0discussing cocaine\u00a0more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/x-factor-legend-unrecognisable-goes-843350801.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/www-instagram-com-frankiecocozza-hl-843358164.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nintchdbpict000005132886.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>In unprecedented circumstances,\u00a0Frankie\u00a0was axed from the\u00a0ITV\u00a0singing competition after &quot;breaking a golden rule&quot; &#8211; with it later revealed that he had boasted about using cocaine in front of production staff.<\/p>\n<p>But he looked carefree recently, as he stripped topless and enjoyed some time by the beach.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Frankie whipped off his top and posed on his balcony in white shorts, revealing his tattooed physique.<\/p>\n<p>The star sported an impressive tan, and posed <span>next<\/span> to his adorable four-year-old son in the photo which he captioned: \u201cBig mush, little mush x.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span>Read More on Frankie Cocozza<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/69b73164-eace-4c04-8e8b-af1b49494b52.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>X Factor star Frankie Cocozza unrecognisable as he turns 30 <\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/newspress-collage-20275631-1667216492544.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>X Factor bad boy Frankie Cocozza splits from wife Bianca 4 years after marrying<\/h3>\n<p>Last year, Frankie revealed that he still struggles with cocaine abuse, openly admitting: &quot;I&#x27;m a drug addict.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on The James Smith Podcast last week, the\u00a0Celebrity Big Brother\u00a0runner-up spoke of his love for the addictive stimulant drug.<\/p>\n<p>Shaking his head, he affirmed: &quot;I&#x27;m a drug addict. Simple as that. I just am. I love cocaine. I&#x27;m sorry, I do.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I know that if money hadn&#x27;t run out, I&#x27;d still be snorting gear. It&#x27;s a fact.&quot;<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in TV<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/TM-comp-Tub.jpg\"><\/picture><span>RUB A DUB DUB <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Big Brother bringing back iconic hot tub for new series<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23180321-1694104924495.jpg\"><\/picture><span>oh baby! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Laura Anderson gives birth to baby girl with Gary Lucy and reveals adorable name<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23851484-1694096353990.jpg\"><\/picture><span>time to heel <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Real reason for Faye Winter and Maura Higgins&#8217; shock NTAs bust-up revealed<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/corrie-legend-65-rushed-hospital-829742104-17.jpg\"><\/picture><span>A HUGE LOSS <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Corrie cast in mourning as \u2018charming\u2019 legend of the soap dies aged 86<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Despite laughing off his addiction, Frankie added that he&#x27;s trying to stay clean for the sake of his young son,\u00a0Frankie Jr.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have made a conscious effort to try and stop since the bubba\u2019s been born,&quot; he affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I feel bad because I\u2019m saying I love it and that, but I know what I need to do as a dad now, and that\u2019s not to do it.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Frankie also sensationally revealed that, at the height of his fame, he snorted coke with A-listers.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#x27;ve sniffed cocaine with people that you just wouldn&#x27;t in a million years believe it,&quot; he recalled.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#x27;m an 18-year old kid and they\u2019re doing it with him. It\u2019s insane. No one gives a f***.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/frankie-cocozza-hot-edited-32-843357875.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/23867452\/x-factor-frankie-cocozza-unrecognisable-goes-topless-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AN X Factor legend has been spotted looking unrecognisable after going topless by the beach, 12 years after being branded<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>US Entertainment News. 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