22 Facts About Farrah Franklin

Farrah Franklin is a former member of the girl group Destiny's Child.

Farrah Franklin was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and raised in Fresno, California.

Farrah Franklin considers Lawrence Bohanon to be her father, as she never met her biological father, Rodney Allen Heard.

Farrah Franklin is of African-American and Italian descent, and the oldest of eighteen children, including a younger sister named Karrie.

Farrah Franklin is the cousin of late singer and rapper Natina Reed.

Farrah Franklin started singing at age two, inspired by Bohanon, who played bass guitar in local bands.

When Farrah Franklin was eight, she began performing in plays at the Fresno Memorial Auditorium.

Farrah Franklin was in the concert choir at Central High School, where she was bullied.

At fifteen, Farrah Franklin decided to leave Fresno to pursue a career in entertainment following her aunt's relocation to Los Angeles.

Farrah Franklin went by the name 'Destiny Franklin' before her stint in Destiny's Child.

In 1999, while living in Los Angeles, Farrah Franklin was hired to be an extra in the music video for Destiny's Child's "Bills, Bills, Bills".

On July 20,2000, after six months with Destiny's Child, Farrah Franklin exited the group.

Farrah Franklin contended that after being verbally attacked by management, due to her not showing up because she was ill, she stormed out of the room and quit the group.

Farrah Franklin then spent two years signed to Fabolous's street label, Street Family Entertainment, before getting dropped in 2005.

Farrah Franklin shot an independent thriller film called Eyes of Darkness, which featured rapper Jayo Felony, and starred in other films like Single Black Female.

Farrah Franklin modeled for Russell Simmons' fashion line Def Jam University and was featured on the covers of Teen People, Ebony, CosmoGirl, Vibe, and Today's Black Woman.

Farrah Franklin insisted that she was mistreated and ignored by management during meetings when she asked questions about the massive deductions in the group's paychecks.

In 2009, Farrah Franklin joined a new girl group called Pheenx which consisted of members Bethany Grant, Queen, and herself.

In 2014, Farrah Franklin moved from Los Angeles to Atlanta, hoping to restart her career in music.

In 2016, Farrah Franklin released a song titled "Over" and uploaded another called "Billion Dollar Fantasy" to SoundCloud in 2017.

Farrah Franklin owns a company called One Love Pictures and Entertainment.

In June 2016, Farrah Franklin was detained by police in DeKalb County, Georgia on charges of public intoxication and marijuana possession.