Freddy and Jeff Brazier’s long-running tensions have flared up once again — just as both father and son find themselves newly single after a brutal month of family turmoil.
Freddy, 21, quietly ended his relationship with pregnant girlfriend Holly Swinbourn only weeks after telling friends how excited he was to become a dad. Struggling to adjust to life alone, he has now moved in with his grandmother Jackiey Budden, mother of his late mum Jade Goody, finding comfort in the place where he can “chill out, smoke and talk about his mum,” according to a source.
Photos captured the young model walking through Bermondsey with Jackiey on Thursday, with insiders revealing he has now taken over Jade’s old bedroom. One source said Jeff is furious about the move, claiming: “Jeff absolutely hates that Freddy and Jackiey are close. He tells people his son is troubled and that Jackiey makes it worse. It’s a war that will never end.”
Jeff, 46, is also reeling from his own split with wife Kate Dwyer, whom he married in 2018. While he has thrown himself into work — even delivering a live segment from a storm-drenched Iceland for ITV — tensions at home have continued to rise.
Despite the strain, the pair briefly put on a united front this week. Jeff and Freddy were photographed warmly embracing at a Christmas lights switch-on event in West Sussex, with a source describing this year as “incredibly stressful for both of them.”
The fragile peace comes after months of bitter back-and-forth. Earlier this year, Freddy accused his grandmother of getting him “hooked” on drugs at 12 — claims Jackiey immediately denied, saying she “couldn’t believe he’d say such things” and insisting he’d already been smoking with friends long before she ever did.
For now, Freddy is leaning on Jackiey as he navigates impending fatherhood alone — while Jeff struggles to accept his son’s choices, deepening a family rift that insiders fear may never truly heal.
