Freddy Brazier reveals truth behind broken relationship with dad Jeff

Freddy Brazier has broken his silence on his relationship with dad Jeff Brazier (Picture: Katelyn Mensah/

Freddy Brazier has spoken out on the reasons behind his fractured relationship with dad Jeff Brazier.

The TV presenter, 46, is a dad to 20-year-old Freddy and 22-year-old actor Bobby Brazier, both of whom he shares with the late Jade Goody.

In recent months, the Brazier family has made headlines, with Jeff reportedly taking legal action to prevent his youngest son from seeing his grandmother, Jackiey Budden.

Freddy was then allegedly seen out in South London, smoking a joint with his nan, issuing a statement yesterday to confirm he was entering rehab, having been ‘addicted’ to smoking since he was 12.

Now, Freddy has given an interview in which he declares he ‘doesn’t want to see’ his dad, accusing him of being image-obsessed without consideration for ‘his own sons’.

Dropping bombshell after bombshell while speaking to the Daily Mail, Freddy began: ‘It feels to me like he only cares about his own image. He doesn’t think about anything that affects anyone else, not even his own sons.

Jeff raised sons Freddy and Bobby following Jade Goody’s death from cervical cancer (Picture: Shutterstock)

‘I don’t want to see him, and I won’t see him next week on Father’s Day either.

‘But that’s because I feel like I’m being hung out. I don’t really deserve it.’

Freddy, who was just four when his mum died from cervical cancer in 2009 at age 27, also shed light on the dynamic between him and his older brother Bobby.

He claims they are ‘all barely speaking,’ which is a stark contrast to the supportive scenes the nation witnessed when Freddy and Jeff cheered for the soap star in the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 audience.

There’s one family member Freddy remains close to, however, and that is Jackiey.

He says they have ‘proper fun’ while together, clarifying that, despite what Jeff allegedly believes, he didn’t start smoking weed because he spends time with his nan.

The 20-year-old claims he ‘doesn’t want to see’ his father (Picture: Caz Conboy) Freddy insists nothing will stop him from seeing his nan, Jackiey Budden (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Instead, he took up the habit ‘years ago with [his] mates’, but now finds ‘peace’ in doing it.

‘Supposedly, he’s (dad Jeff) taking legal action to stop me from seeing my nana, but nothing will stop me doing that. She’s my family,’ he stated.

‘And my mum would be upset if she was here to see him doing that. He still tries to treat me like I’m 13. I’m 20 years old.

‘He doesn’t let me do anything for myself.’

Insisting that he will ‘always’ be in contact with his nan, he vows to move to another country if Jeff’s injunction – which Freddy claims he learned about through the press – is successful.

Meanwhile, Jackiey has also made her feelings about Jeff clear. In a previous explicit rant, she branded him the C-word several times.

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She added to MailOnline: ‘I know what this is all about. It (the situation with Jeff) doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter.

‘Do I want to see Freddy? Of course I do. I see Freddy all of the time. I will see him.’

Freddy and Jeff participated in the Celebrity series of Race Across the World together last year, travelling to southern Chile.

During the trip, they attempted to bond as Freddy still processes his mum’s death, but it was clear to viewers that there was tension at times.

One moment saw Jeff tell cameras that Freddy ‘isn’t at home loads.’

And while Freddy praised his dad, who brought him up, for ‘everything he has done for [him]’, he added: ‘At times where I’ve pushed him away, he has pulled even harder to pull me back in.’