Strictly Come Dancing star Bobby Brazier has spoken about his younger brother Freddy Brazier and stated he needs to ‘grow up’, but still has love for his sibling
Soap star Bobby Brazier has spoken about his brother Freddy Brazier following reports of tension within their family. The EastEnders actor shared his thoughts on his younger sibling.
Freddy, 20, is said to have a strained relationship with their father, Jeff Brazier, 46, at the moment. It’s previously been reported that he left the family home and moved in with his maternal grandmother Jackiey Budden, 68.
He was said to have missed birthday celebrations for his older brother Bobby, 22, last month amid the rumoured rift. Freddy later expressed interest in going to rehab for “smoking” before saying he had changed his mind.
Bobby has now suggested that his brother has growing up to do. The actor, who, like Freddy, was just a child when their mother Jade Goody died in 2009, however, described him as a “good boy” in an interview released today.
Speaking to the Sun, Bobby said that Freddy is “very sensitive” and “wants to please” people. He continued: “When he grows up a little bit, that will serve him well.”
Bobby added: “There are things I don’t like about him and there are things about me he doesn’t like.” He concluded: “Freddy will be OK I don’t know if he looks up to me, but I look up to him in many ways, but he’s a good boy.”
The comments come following much speculation over the family in recent months. Earlier this year, it was reported that Jeff had launched legal proceedings to stop Freddy Brazier – from seeing his late reality TV star Jade’s mother Jackiey.
More recently, Freddy announced last month that he was planning to go to rehab, with him sharing at the time that he had been addicted to “smoking”. As reported at the time, he wrote: “I’ve decided that I will be cutting down and I want to go to Rehab In Marbs as I feel if I’m in England I won’t take getting clean seriously.
“I’ve been smoking from the age of 12 and it’s time to stop. It was a bad coping mechanism that turned into an addiction, something I relied on and something that made me feel sane and some what OK.
“I’ve found a boxing club and a rehabilitation centre. Ive found someone I want to get to know and I’m happy. I got a good bunch of friends and I [want to] get out and enjoy myself. I want to be clean so I can live happily and have healthy relationships with people and be there for all of my family rather then feeling like I’m in the middle and have to choose a side.”
He added: “I haven’t been able to feel loved properly as I have never loved myself and it starts now. I want to play football and take up boxing I want to be happy and be in a healthy relationship and have a healthy relationship with my Nana and my father.”
Amid speculation about his family, he said: “Every day is a new story about me and my Nana and father. It’s getting boring now. Mind your business and have a good rest of the week.”
He however later suggested otherwise. As reported last month, he wrote in a subsequent post on social media: “You know what I don’t need rehab! I just need a holiday with a good group of boys or a retreat.”
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