Model Freddy Brazier is reportedly expecting his first child as his TV presenter dad Jeff Brazier is said to have stepped in to help following their rocky relationship
Freddy Brazier is said to have been brought closer to his dad Jeff amid their recent fractious relationship as he is now expecting his first child. The youngest son of Jeff and the late Jade Goody is reportedly set to become a dad himself.
He reportedly turned to his presenter dad Jeff for advice following the news, which comes just days after Freddy, 20, candidly revealed his “tough” personal journey. Freddy’s relationship with Jeff became strained when decided to live with Jade’s mum Jackiey.
Jeff started a legal battle to stop him seeing grandmother a fter they were pictured smoking together. Earlier this week, Freddy claimed his nan Jackiey was the one who got him “hooked” on drugs as he started smoking at just 12-years-old.
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In recent weeks, Freddy appeared to have patched things up with Jeff as they were seen together. Now, it has been reported Freddy turned to Jeff for guidance after finding out his ex girlfriend is pregnant.
“It has blindsided him and has been one of the things that has really brought him and his dad back together, but it’s so devastating that Jade isn’t here to see it,” a source told the Mail on Sunday.
“Jeff was one of the first people he decided to confide in to ask for advice,” the friend added of the support Freddy has received. “He stepped up straight away and wanted to help in any way he could.”
Freddy decided to lay bare the extent of what he has been going through after revealing he was going to rehab earlier this year. “I’ve been smoking since I was 12,” he said.
“I’ve been to rehab, I’ve been sectioned, I’ve had manic episodes, I’ve been in cells. There’s been a real journey and it’s been a tough one. My nan was definitely the person who not only introduced me to weed but got me hooked,” Freddy said.
Addressing his relationship with dad Jeff and why he spent so much time with his nan, Freddy sadly explained: “I feel like if I didn’t prioritise the relationship with my mum’s mum Jackiey… I was scared that if I wasn’t [around her], she’d kill herself.
“And I had that in my head for so long to the point where I pushed my dad away and I was at my nan’s for months, go on mad ones…” In June, Freddy shared his plans to go to rehab in Spain for his addiction before revealing he went on a “boys holiday” instead.
“I’ve been smoking from the age of 12 and it’s time to stop,” he candidly shared. “It was a bad coping mechanism that turned into an addiction – something I relied on and something that made me feel sane and somewhat OK.”
Freddy explained how he wanted to be “clean” so he could fix relationships with Jeff and Jackiey. He said: “I want to be happy and be in a healthy relationship and have a healthy relationship with my Nana and my father.”
The Mirror has contacted Freddy and Jeff’s representatives for comment.
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