Freddy Brazier has ‘walked out on the mum of his newborn’ after the young couple had a row about his relationship with his grandmother.
The 21-year-old model and TV personality is the youngest son of TV presenter Jeff Brazier, 46, and late Big Brother star Jade Goody, who died from cervical cancer in 2009 at age 27.
Last month he welcomed his daughter Isla Jade with girlfriend Holly Swinburn, however they were reported to have broken up just a few weeks later.
At the time a source said things had ‘always been very rocky between them’, and they ‘went back to fighting’ soon after their daughter was born.
It’s now emerged that the couple reportedly broke up due to Freddy’s relationship with grandmother Jackiey Budden – who was last year seen ‘smoking a joint’ with her grandson.
A few months later Holly also accused Jackiey of being ‘verbally abusive’ towards her.
Since giving birth, she’s reportedly been concerned about Freddy spending time with Jackiey, and ‘refused’ to let her meet Isla.
The Sun has reported that the 22-year-old is understood to have raised concerns about Jackiey’s lifestyle, believing she has been a ‘bad influence’ on Freddy.
‘He has packed his bags and disappeared without telling Holly where he is,’ a source told the publication.
‘Holly loves Isla Jade and is taking motherhood really seriously, but Freddy is the not same – despite all the “happy family pictures” they posted together on social media.’
Holly later shared a video online in which Freddy stuck up his middle finger and waved. In it he declares: ‘Bye, enjoy, with a dog and a baby – have fun.
Since the split, Holly has reportedly told a friend she is ‘done with this’.
Freddy has now moved in with his grandmother – being seen carrying bags into her South East London home earlier this week.
In an interview with The Sun last year, a then-pregnant Holly detailed how Jackiey’s alleged behaviour had been impacting her.
‘I experienced a lot of abusive behaviour from Jackiey, and this has had a huge emotional impact. It made a difficult situation even harder to deal with. I’ve never actually met her in person, she was on holiday the one time I went to her flat with Freddy,’ she said.
‘But when Freddy has sent me voice notes I can hear Jackiey in the background being abusive.
‘They’ve both called me fat and a s*** and w**** – all the names under the sun.’
In March last year The Sun also reported that Jeff launched legal action against Jackiey in a bid to ‘keep his son safe’.
‘This is something Jeff and anyone who cares about Freddy hopes will help keep Freddy safe from a relationship that has been incredibly detrimental to his wellbeing for a long time now,’ a source said at the time.
‘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.’
Soon after Jackiey launched a foul-mouth rant at Jeff, calling him names when asked about the legal proceedings.
However, a few months on he dropped the case after they ‘made peace’. However, Freddy went on to share that his grandmother was the one who got him ‘hooked on drugs’ when he was just 12-years-old.
‘No, it wasn’t with my Nan [the first time], although my Nan is definitely the person who got me hooked. It’s one of those things, I was 12,’ he said on his A Load of Old Cobblers podcast.
‘I’ve been smoking since I was 12, I’ve been to rehab, I’ve been sectioned, I’ve had manic episodes, I’ve been sectioned. There’s been a real journey, and it’s been a tough one,’ he added.
Jackiey’s daughter and Freddy’s mum died aged 27 from cervical cancer in 2009, when Freddy was just four years old.
Holly has previously said that Freddy ‘blames a lot of his issues’ on losing his mum. However, she said: ‘I understand he has been through a lot, but it’s not an excuse to be horrible or nasty. He doesn’t talk about his mum a lot but just mentions her when he is upset. My family feel sorry for him, but they know he’s got serious issues.’
Two years ago, Freddy competed on Race Across the World with his dad, where he spoke about his grief surrounding his mum’s death.
‘I lost my mum when I was four and that was on Mother’s Day, which is really hard. I don’t really like showing my emotions. I don’t even speak to my dad much about my mum either. I just avoid it. I prefer to bottle it up,’ he said.
‘I don’t want to feel like I’m a burden to them. A lot of my memories that I have of my mum have come from watching a documentary, YouTube clips, newspapers, they are not my memories.
While holding back tears, he continued: ‘I don’t really remember being held by my mum. If I had more memories of her, it would have made it a whole lot harder for me. But I think I would rather that than not really remember the things that I had done with my mum. It’s just life really and I’ve kind of accepted that.’
Metro has contacted representatives for Freddy Brazier for comment.
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