Jeff Brazier shared a heartfelt tribute to Jade Goody on Mother’s Day, expressing how much he and their sons, Bobby, 21, and Freddy, 20, still miss and need her. The TV presenter also took a moment to thank his wife, Kate, along with close friends and family, for their unwavering support in raising the boys since Jade’s passing on Mother’s Day in 2009. Sharing photos of himself and Jade, Jeff penned: “To the greatest mother imaginable to be cruelly denied the privilege of seeing her children long into adulthood.
“Anyone taken from loved ones is sorely missed but I’d have to admit we have needed you ever since and still do to this day. “It was too big a job for me alone but thankfully we have a strong dependable village around us.” The broadcaster acknowledged “the heroes that have picked us up” over the years but notably did not mention Jade’s mother, Jackiey Budden.
Jackiey, 68, was involved in helping raise Bobby and Freddy after Jade’s death, but she and Jeff have had a strained relationship throughout the years. Recently, it was reported that Jeff is pursuing legal action to prevent Freddy from having contact with his grandmother in an effort to “keep him safe.” Instead, Jeff paid tribute to his own mother and Auntie Leslie, praising them for being “there for us in every way especially those early days and beyond.
It’s hard to imagine coping without them.” He said of his wife Kate, whom he married in 2018: “My wife Kate and I can be rea.