{"id":123974,"date":"2023-11-26T22:52:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/26\/ive-been-battling-smoking-addiction-charly-boy\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T22:52:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:52:40","slug":"ive-been-battling-smoking-addiction-charly-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/26\/ive-been-battling-smoking-addiction-charly-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;ve Been Battling Smoking Addiction\u2019 \u2013 Charly Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-790121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/charly-boy-speaks-on-why-he-isnt-involved-in-endsars-protest.jpg\" alt=\"Charly Boy speaks on why he isn\u2019t involved in #EndSARS protest\" width=\"677\" height=\"453\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Veteran Nigerian singer, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has opened up on personal challenges with stopping the habit of smoking.<\/p>\n<p>The 73-year-old Area Fada made this known in an interview with Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, stating he does not drink alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>The entertainer said he is cautious about his health and often visits the gym to stay fit, adding that his parents and grandparents lived long.<\/p>\n<p>The maverick singer admitted that he takes a bit of alcoholic wine but maintained that he is not a regular drinker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: \u201cWas Just Fully Used To Get Blown\u201d \u2013 Isreal Dmw Says As He Shares Evidence Amidst Marriage Saga (Photos)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging he often found himself struggling with the addiction, he added that the longest time he stayed away from smoking was about seven years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was lucky enough to form the habit of always going to the gym and looking after my physical wellbeing. You know, people in the [entertainment] industry, a lot of things are speculated about them. But I don\u2019t drink. I\u2019ve never drank [alcohol] in my life. Except you add small wine to it sometimes when I feel like socialising [laughs].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to give up my nicotine [smoking] habit. Because it\u2019s really not good for me. The longest I\u2019ve abstained, I think was about seven years. I\u2019ve been having battles with it back and forth. I quit sometimes, I come back.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran Nigerian singer, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has opened up on personal challenges with stopping the habit of smoking. The 73-year-old Area Fada made this known in an interview with Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, stating he does not drink alcohol. 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