Jade Goody’s mum Jackiey Budden has broken her silence on the dramatic feud as the legal battle between the former Celebrity Big Brother star and her former son-in-law deepens
Jackiey Budden has slammed Jeff Brazier after claiming he is stopping him from seeing her grandchild.
Former Celebrity Big Brother star Jackiey, 68, is currently locked in a legal battle with This Morning star Jeff, over concerns about his son Freddy’s welfare. The pair have been at war with each other ever since Jackiey claimed Jeff had stopped her from seeing her grandchildren Bobby and Freddy.
Initially the duo had been supportive to each other in the wake of Big Brother legend Jade Goody’s death due to cervical cancer in 2009. Both Jackiey and Jeff pledged to look after the controversial star’s doting kids Bobby and Freddy, aged five and four at the time of her passing.
But since then, Jackiey has claimed that Jeff has stopped her from seeing her grandchildren, creating a huge rift between the two. Now, boisterous Jackiey has broken her silence on the long-standing feud as the fallout has now brought the pair to court.
Speaking to MailOnline on Monday (March 24), Jackiey branded Jeff a “c***” on multiple occasions, and blasted the Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins star for bringing it out into the open. “I know what this is all about; it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter,” she fumed.
“Do I want to see Freddy? Of course I do,” she added. “I see Freddy all of the time. I will see him.”
Reported in The Sun on Sunday (March 23), cheeky chap Jeff is believed to have launched legal action against the boys’ grandmother after Freddy ‘moved in’ with her, even allegedly being seen taking drugs at Jackiey’s southeast London flat. Sources claimed to the paper that the relationship between Jackiey and Freddy was “incredibly detrimental”, and that Jeff was bringing the case against her to keep Freddy “safe”.
The insider added: “The fact that he is going down this route shows how concerned we all our and how our efforts to keep Fred safe are being grossly undermined by other people.” They added that Freddy and Jackiey’s relationship was impacting on the 20-year-old’s wellbeing.
Jackiey’s relationships with her grandchildren had been stunted for years after she admitted she had not seen the kids for a long time. However, Freddy’s brother – and EastEnders star – Bobby revealed in 2021 that he had managed to get back in touch with his nan.
Revealing all in an Instagram video, the Strictly star admitted that he was back in contact with Jackiey, penning: “I didn’t see her for ages – for way too long – but I went to see her twice recently. And honestly if there’s one woman you shouldn’t underestimate it’s my nan. Honestly, she’s like a wizard! It’s nuts.”
However, despite the blossoming relationship between Jackiey and Bobby, things boiled over in 2023 when the former CBB star was banned from coming to the Strictly final. There, Bobby performed a heart-wrenching routine dedicated to his late mum Jade, which left the audience in floods of tears.
At the time, Jade’s former partner Jack Tweed admitted that Jade would want her mum to be there to support Bobby during his big moment. He explained in an interview with MailOnline: “I think it’s only right Jackiey can go to the final; she has played a big part in Bobby’s childhood.
“I know it’s what Jade would want,” he added. “She would want peace and everybody to get along.”
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