Bobby Brazier has appeared to quash rumours of a feud in the Brazier family by sharing a sweet Father’s Day message.
The 2023 Strictly Come Dancing finalist was said to have ‘turned his back’ on dad Jeff Brazier.
According to a family insider, the EastEnders actor, who will exit the soap later this year, has moved out of their Essex home to live in Soho, where he’s focused on ‘following his own path,’ which includes spirituality.
The reports followed an intense couple of weeks for his 20-year-old brother Freddy Brazier, who publicly admitted that he ‘doesn’t want to see’ Jeff, accusing him of being image-obsessed without consideration for ‘his own sons’.
He is also due to enter rehab, having shared that he’s been addicted to smoking since the age of 12, while Jeff is allegedly seeking legal action to prevent his youngest from spending time with his grandmother, Jackiey Budden.
Despite all of this, Bobby appears keen to maintain a positive public-facing image.
Taking to his Instagram Story this evening, the 22-year-old wished Jeff a happy Father’s Day with four words that made it clear how he feels about him.
‘My dads a rock. [sic]’, his caption read.
Bobby accompanied the declaration with a photo of not just himself and Jeff, but Freddy too.
Taken from behind, it showed the three of them looking out at a vibrant sunset on the beach. With Jeff in the middle, he had his arms around both boys.
The post was completed with Adele’s emotional ballad Hometown Glory playing over the top.
Bobby’s unexpected affectionate post is a stark contrast to the details of his so-called strained relationship with his father reported just days ago.
According to the Daily Mail, Bobby’s new residence is close to Hare Krishna HQ, where he is said to have turned to process the distance that is thought to have grown between him and Jeff.
A source close to the family said: ‘Bobby’s always had a spiritual side, but this is intentional. It’s clear he’s trying to leave all the fighting and noise behind.
‘Freddy’s rebellion is loud—drugs, public slanging matches, and legal battles about his nana—while Bobby’s is quiet. But actually it’s just as defiant.
‘He’s turning his back on the life his Dad created for them in Essex and following his own path.’
It’s reported that he shows up to Hare Krishna HQ ‘every Saturday without fail’, joining in the kitchen sessions, lessons, and prayers.
‘This isn’t a gimmick,’ an insider insisted.
This Morning host Jeff is said to be ‘heartbroken’ at how things have developed, especially with Freddy coming out with such a public tongue-lashing.
In his own interview with the Mail, Freddy did not hold back, also claiming that he and Bobby ‘don’t speak much either’.
‘I sent him a message to wish him a happy birthday, but that’s it,’ he admitted.
‘I used to be the middleman between my dad and everyone. But now I can’t be bothered. I don’t care what happens.’
Freddy also said his brother is the ‘fiery’ one in their household.
‘I’m chilled out—I zone out and walk away when we argue.’
Elsewhere in the chat, Freddy said he wouldn’t be seeing his dad on Father’s Day, having also avoided posting anything online to mark the occasion.
Freddy, who was just four when his mum Jade Goody died from cervical cancer in 2009 at age 27, added: ‘But that’s because I feel like I’m being hung out. I don’t really deserve it.’
However, he’s not ruling out the possibility of building bridges, having said he wants to ‘be clean so [he] can live happily and have healthy relationships with people and be there for all of [his] family’ ahead of entering rehab.
Mentioning Jeff explicitly, he said in a recent Instagram Story statement that updated fans on his well-being: ‘I haven’t been able to feel love 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’.
Nan Jackiey is Goody’s mother. She has also spoken about her struggles with drug use in the past, also making it clear how she feels about Jeff in public rants using the C-word.
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