Keyshia was given up by Frankie and her biological father, Virgil Hunter, for adoption at a very young age — she ended up being raised by family friends … and reunited with her birth parents later in life as an adult — after she’d hit it big on the music scene.
Their family dynamic is one Keyshia actually filmed for reality TV on BET — featuring a few different shows — with the main series being “Keyshia Cole My New Life” … on which Frankie cameoed often, and where the mother and daughter duo shared many heart-to-hearts.
Keyshia was also quite vocal on her mother’s addiction struggles … keeping tabs on her checking into rehab and encouraging her to stay on the straight and narrow — posting photos and videos of her mom before her time at a facility and cheering on her success.