Former Machachari actor Almasi shared insights into his difficult childhood, shaped by a toxic environment.
In a recent interview on the Man Talk Podcast, the actor delved into the difficulties he faced, especially after his biological father left, exposing him to challenges while under the care of his stepfather. He shared that he observed his stepfather's abusive behavior towards his mother, causing him concern.
“My stepfather was a little bit abusive, well not to me but more so to my mom, and I would observe it, and my uncles obviously were like drenched in intoxication and just in this bad world,” Ian shared.
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The actor from Machachari conveyed how this experience influenced his understanding of masculinity, molding his perspectives on masculine energy.
“I didn’t have a good example of men in my life. My biological father had left my life when I was young, and he didn’t really make an active effort to connect to me and my youth, so I just always had like a bad sting in my mouth every time I thought about masculine energy,” Nene revealed.
The actor based in the UK elaborated on how the absence of positive male role models shaped his perception of masculinity.
“So I was like wow, I’ve never experienced this before because my awareness of masculine energy was that you put up a front,” he shared.
Almasi highlighted that he was not raised by any mature, confident male role models.
“Now I’m in this space, you’re getting all these examples of men who are mature and are confident within themselves, who can cry, who are emotional, so I thought you know what, I’d rather make this jump and see what it is,” he added.
