Jade Goody’s youngest son Freddy Brazier had a close bond with his grandmother Jackiey Budden before his father Jeff Brazier launched legal action against her
The late Jade Goody’s youngest son enjoyed a close bond with his maternal grandmother Jackiey Budden before a bitter family feud broke out. In resurfaced footage, Freddy Brazier, 20, can be seen enjoying a day out by the seaside with his nan and enjoying a trip to a pub.
In a collection of screen recordings taken from Freddy’s Snapchat page, shared on TikTok in August 2023, the son of Jade and Jeff Brazier, 45, can be seen all smiles as he posed with grandmother Jackiey on a pebbled beach.
One of the shots originally shared by Freddy, shows Jackiey posing in a beer garden with a purple drink in a Birra Moretti pint glass visible on the table. The montage has been circulating on social media again in the wake of Jeff launching legal action against Jackiey in a bid to stop her seeing her youngest grandson. Jeff, who is also father to Jade’s eldest son Bobby Brazier, wants to protect Freddy from what he believes to be “a relationship that has been incredibly detrimental to his wellbeing”.
However, a source has disclosed to the Mirror that Jackiey, Jade’s mother, is set to put up a fight following Jeff’s legal move to safeguard his sons. Jeff is pursuing court action with the aim of stopping Freddy from seeing his grandmother Jackiey, 68, citing concerns about his son’s health.
Jeff’s legal action comes sixteen years after Jade’s untimely death from cervical cancer at the age of 27, leaving Freddy at the tender age of four and his brother Bobby, now an EastEnders actor, just five.
A source formerly close to Jade confided in us, expressing understanding for the protective father’s stance: “I can see where Jeff is coming from with this legal action. Jeff’s looking out for Freddy’s best interests.”
The source added, “Freddy needs support from the right people, as he struggles – he lost his mum at 4 years old, so anyone would struggle with that. And maybe Jackiey isn’t the right person to do that if she’s in a vulnerable position herself.”
The insider doesn’t believe Jackiey is about to step down lightly: “Who knows what’s going to happen next. As for Jeff, Jackiey has never been too fond of him – so this won’t have gone down too well with her. I have no idea what Jackiey’s next move might be – it could be anything – but Jackiey’s not going to go quietly. I’m secretly surprised we haven’t heard anything yet.”
They added: “I also understand why Jackiey has the hump about all this too. Jade wasn’t quiet about her troubled upbringing. Jackiey’s got her demons – she’s not in a great place at the minute. But she’s had a tough life – she lost her daughter, too, don’t forget.”
Jeff and Jackiey have made no secret of their differences over the years, with Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins star Jeff previously criticising his former mother-in-law for buying Bobby and Freddy mobile phones without checking with him first. In 2023, Jackiey branded Jeff “a c**k” as she watched Bobby collect the Rising Star Award at the National Television Awards.
Jackiey’s past drug use is no secret, with her late daughter once confessing that she took crack cocaine in front of her mother at the age of 20 in a bid to ‘shock’ her out of her addiction. Despite this troubled history, an insider insists Jackiey is still a ‘brilliant’ grandmother.
“She wouldn’t do anything to intentionally harm Freddy, she just makes the wrong decisions and lets him get away with certain things that she probably shouldn’t. She’s one of a kind, but the boys will always love her – she’s their nan,” a source has claimed.
Meanwhile, another source told the Mirror that Jeff would go to any lengths to safeguard his sons. They said: “Jeff is a brilliant dad and is only looking out for his children, and wouldn’t have gone down this path lightly. He loves those boys dearly and would do anything for them…and the rest.”
As for how Jade might feel about the current situation if she were still alive today, our source believes this is “the last thing she’d want”, adding, “Jade’s boys were her absolute world. She’d never want them in pain or struggling in any way. And she loved her mum, too.”
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