Frankie Cocozza first found fame in 2011 (Picture: Ken McKay/Talkback Thames/REX/Shutterstock)
Frankie Cocozza looks quite different compared to when he became the bad boy of X Factor in 2011.
Back then, the singer instantly made a memorable impression at his first audition when he proudly shared his bare bum, which had the names of his previous sexual partners tattooed onto it. But now, he’s living a more subdued life away from the spotlight in Australia as a dad-of-one.
During his time on the ITV talent show, Brighton lad Frankie favoured long curly hair, which he wore big to match his indie sound. Like many young men at the time, Frankie would rock skinny jeans and tight-fitted t-shirts.
Frankie, now 31, looks worlds away from his rocky image and favours a more laidback look. In a recent Instagram upload, he chose Burberry shorts and Gucci sunglasses to relax on a sunbed. With much shorter hair and sunkissed skin, many people likened him to Robbie Williams.
‘Bloody hell I thought you were Robbie Williams!! x’ wrote Donnasaks. Linzagall87 added: ‘Thought this was an old pic of @robbiewilliams.’
Danleostanley echoed the sentiments with: ‘I’m sorry this isn’t @robbiewilliams.’
People likened Frankie to Robbie Williams (Picture: Frankie Cocozza / Instagram)
His cheeky charm and waspy voice originally landed him a position in the live shows with Gary Barlow (the man with a very tall son) as his mentor.
However, his time on the series, which also starred Little Mix and Marcus Collins, was cut short at week eight. When Frankie, then 18, admitted to breaking competition rules, he was abruptly cut from the lineup.
Frankie looks a little different these days (Picture: Frankie Cocozza / Instagram)
‘My life during the show has gone out of control and my behaviour off stage has overstepped the rules of the competition,’ he said at the time.
‘I no longer deserve my place in the show, so I am therefore leaving. I would like to thank everyone who has supported me.’
Frankie’s image has changed over the years (Picture: Ken McKay/Talkback Thames/REX/Shutterstock)
Years later, he addressed the allegations that he was taken off the series for boasting about drug use in front of production staff. ‘With the whole cocaine thing, there was no proof – I don’t know why they decided to release that when they said they wouldn’t in the last meeting [we had],’ he claimed on This Morning.
“All it was was me admitting it, so I said, “Will everyone find out?” and they said, “No”. And then on the way home, it was all over the papers. [But] I held my hands up, I’ve got to leave.’
While the reasoning surrounding his departure isn’t totally clear, Frankie has been honest about his drug addiction. On the podcast, Fair Points hosted by James Smith, he admitted: ‘I’m a drug addict. Simple as that. I just am. I love cocaine. I’m sorry, I do.’ Frankie then said that ‘if the money hadn’t run out’ he’d still be using, before adding …read more
Source:: Metro
