Kasama ang former Pinoy Big Brother housemate na si Franki Russell sa cast ng pelikulang Martyr or Murderer.
Gumaganap siya rito bilang Claudia Bermudez, ang model at socialite girlfriend ni President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. nang mangyari ang EDSA People Power Revolution noong February 1986.
Sa tunay na buhay, nauugnay naman si Franki kay House Representative Sandro Marcos, ang anak ng Presidente.
Pero itinanggi ni Franki ang balita na, diumano, nakitang sinundo siya ng presidential son sa isang showbiz event noong November 2022.
“I wanna know also where this came from. Oh wow… I don’t think so. I’m not sure ahhh… no!” pagtanggi ni Franki tungkol pag-uugnay sa kanya kay Sandro.
“I am single,” paglilinaw pa ni Franki nang makausap siya ng Cabinet Files.
Aminado si Franki na magkakilala sila ni Sandro pero mas gusto niyang makilala siya bilang siya.
“I feel like I don’t like talking about boys because I’m like... I would never want to be known as someone’s ex-girlfriend or someone’s rumored girlfriend.
"I prefer … I just wanna be Frankie Russell," sabi niya.
NO MORE BEAUTY PAGEANTS FOR FRANKI
Nagsalita nang tapos si Franki na walang-wala na sa kanyang plano ang sumali sa mga beauty pageant.
Dahil dito, marami ang nanghihinayang dahil taglay niya ang lahat ng mga katangian ng isang beauty queen.
Sumali si Franki sa first edition ng Miss Universe United Arab Emirates pero sa kasamaang-palad, kinansela ang naturang beauty pageant isang linggo bago maganap ang coronation night noong November 2021.
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“We got down to the Final 30 but at the week before coronation day, I don’t know if they had the licensing… something happened and then they just cancelled the whole thing.
“So sayang, pero I think the UAE was not ready for it to happen, I guess, even though they took out the swimsuit portion. I guess they were not ready for the Miss Universe yet,” pagbabahagi ni Franki.
Ipinagtapat ni Franki na hindi talaga nito pangarap lumahok sa mga beauty pageant. Sinubukan lamang daw niya ito para may magawa siya sa panahon ng pandemya.
Lahad niya, “During the pandemic time, I was just trying to stay productive.
“I would have rather doing showbiz back in the Philippines. Acting is what I prefer to do.
“I’m 28 now po so I think I should have done it this year or last year. I think there are other pageants that have bigger age range, but it’s never really been my dream.
“A lot of my friends are beauty queens actually but I see what they go through. It’s very intense, the training. You have to focus on doing that.”
Muling sumigla ang showbiz career ni Franki nang bumalik siya sa Pilipinas matapos pumirma ng kontrata sa Viva Entertainment.
Sunud-sunod agad ang mga proyekto ni Franki na ito ang bida tulad ng Pabuya, Laruan, at Tag-init.
Pero kung siya ang tatanungin, mas gusto niyang gampanan ang mga contravida role.
“I shot a film last year with Direk Yam Laranas. It was a contravida role.
"So I realize that I prefer and I find it more challenging to play a mean character. Hopefully more to come in 2023…” lahad ni Franki.