11 February 2024 , 14:40
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Jade Goody's mum Jackiey Budden has branded her grandsons' dad a "c**k" in a heated new exchange of words.
The 67-year-old made bombshell claims in a new interview, blaming the EastEnders star's dad for keeping her grandkids away from her for over a year. Jackiey also said she was forced to buy tickets to watch the Strictly Come Dancing live tour as it was her only chance to see Jade's eldest son, 20, in action.
Jackiey and 44-year-old Jeff Brazier - who dated Jade before her marriage to Jack Tweed - have been feuding for years and it doesn't sound like they'll be reconciling anytime soon. When asked for her opinion of Jeff, who found fame on reality show Shipwrecked and is now a life coach, she didn't hold back and reportedly referred to him "several times as 'the c**k'".
Jackiey Budden, pictured in 2019, wants to heal the family rift (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Bobby Brazier won an NTA last year (Getty Images)She told Mail On Sunday: "We don’t get on. We are very different, but I have been there for those boys since they were born. The boys (Bobby and 19-year-old Freddy) live with Jeff, so Bobby feels like he has to do what Jeff wants. I get it."
It pains Jackiey that their once close relationship has soured. As children they enjoyed a close relationship with their nan, and after Jade's death from cervical cancer in 2009, they found comfort in one another.
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She recalled: "If we were feeling sad one day, Freddy would go and do one of Jade’s exercise videos in the bedroom and Bobby and I would sit and watch some of her old programmes in the living room. I have got all of the DVDs from that time, we would watch Jade’s Salon, a reality show she did about opening a hairdressers. We would just sit and talk about Jade while it was on. I think it helped us all."
Jeff with baby Bobby and his brother Freddie when they were toddlers (Getty Images)
Jeff and his two sons have a very close relationship (Instagram/jeffbrazier)She also used to take Bobby his lunch when he had an office job and the pair enjoyed wandering around London together. But her relationship with their dad - who had been determined to keep them out of the limelight after their mum died - had already soured.
Jeff previously explained that he was unhappy that Jackiey overstepped boundaries and bought them expensive gifts without consulting him first. He said: "She got them a phone each so she could have direct contact with them both and I don't remember being asked if I minded.
Jackiey had to pay for tickets to the Strictly live shows to see her grandson dance (Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images)"I understand she wants direct contact but they are just too young to be carrying these things around responsibly… I can't fault Jackiey when she's got the boys, I just wish we could work together a little better."
Mirror Online has reached out to Jeff's reps for comment.
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