Jeff Brazier enjoyed a night out with his sons Freddy and Bobby on Monday amid his legal bid to stop his youngest from seeing his grandmother Jackiey Budden.

The TV star, 45, is taking action in an attempt to legally block contact between model Freddy, 20, and the mother of the late Jade Goody, Jackiey, 68. 

Freddy and Bobby, 21, lost their mother Jade as young kids – with the Big Brother star tragically dying in 2009 from cervical cancer aged just 27.

Their stepmother Kate, who is married to their presenter dad Jeff, 45, shared a pH๏τo on Instagram of the trio sitting at a bar – with Freddy placing a loving arm on his supportive father.

She captioned her post: ‘Lovely night out with my boys @officialronnies Family time’

Jeff has hired a leading barrister for the upcoming hearing which is the latest in part of a long-running feud between Jackiey and Jeff.

Jeff Brazier(L), 45, enjoyed a night out with his sons Freddy, 20, (C) and Bobby, 21, (R) on Monday amid his legal bid to stop his youngest from seeing his gran Jackiey Budden, 68

The TV star is taking action in an attempt to legally block contact between model Freddy and the mother of Jade Goody, Jackiey (pictured in 2019)

Jackiey has slammed attempts by Jeff to stop her seeing grandson Freddy amid concerns over his welfare.

Heartbroken Jackiey has repeatedly called Jeff a ‘c**k’ and speaking to MailOnline from her ground floor flat in Bermondsey, south east London, on Monday she hit out at the proceedings.

She said: ‘I know what this is all about. It (the situation with Jeff) doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter.’

She asked: ‘Do I want to see Freddy? Of course I do. I see Freddy all of the time. I will see him.’

One neighbour said: ‘I feel sorry for Jackiey. She’s been through so much. It’s a complex situation. I just hope they can be all together again as a family. Her grandchildren mean the world to her.’

They added: ‘How did it come to this that lawyers are apparently involved? She wants to be the best gran she can be to those boys.’

On Sunday it was reported that Jeff has launched legal action in a bid to keep Freddy ‘safe’ from Jackiey.

According to The Sun Jeff is now attempting to block any contact between his youngest son and grandmother claiming the relationship has been ‘incredibly detrimental’.

Jeff has hired a leading barrister for the upcoming hearing which is the latest in part of a long-running feud between Jackiey and Jeff

Freddy and Bobby lost their mother Jade as young kids – with the Big Brother star tragically dying in 2009 from cervical cancer aged just 27 (pictured  2008)

Jackiey has slammed attempts by Jeff to stop her seeing grandson Freddy amid concerns over his welfare (pictured in 2019) 

He is also said to have hired a top barrister for the upcoming hearings with a source insisting Jeff’s actions prove just how ‘concerned’ he is.

They told the publication: ‘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 well being for a long time now.

‘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’.

MailOnline contacted Jeff’s representatives for comment. 

In 2021, Bobby confirmed in an Instagram video that he was back in contact with his nan after losing touch.

He said: ‘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.’

During their appearance on Celebrity Race Across The World earlier this year, Freddy had to fight back tears after admitting he struggled to grow up following the death of his mother. 

Hitting out at proceedings Jackiey said: ‘Do I want to see Freddie? Of course I do. I see Freddie all of the time. I will see him’ 

Jeff is said to have hired a top barrister for the upcoming hearings with a source insisting Jeff’s actions prove just how ‘concerned’ he is (pictured with Bobby,L, and Freddy, R)

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The reality star opened up to his father during an episode of the game show and revealed the effects of of the loss. 

Jeff told Freddy: ‘What you teach me is what I always need to be reminded and that is to be less serious.’

Freddy then continued, speaking to the camera he says: ‘When me and Bobby lost our mum he had a big responsibility two very young boys who were grieving an that’s not very fun.’

Freddy then replied: ‘I feel like I haven’t given myself the time to grow up because I’ve been holding on to a lot of things that happened to me as a kid.

‘I guess that’s why I’ve still got a playful side.’

Jeff said: ‘You have a wonderful nature, instantly forgiving, wonderfully care free. I often describe you as a better person than me.’

Friends of the family said Jackiey and Jeff, who has looked after the boys since Jade’s death, fell out some years back and have not been able to repair their relationship. 

In 2023 Jackiey was banned from attending the Strictly final, where Bobby was pipped to the post by Ellie Leach, amid her ongoing feud with Jeff. 

One friend told the Mail: ‘Jeff and Jackiey haven’t got on for a long time and it has been hard. It has meant that Jackiey hasn’t been able to be in the audience to watch Bobby, things are just too bad between her and his father…

‘He and his brother Freddy are her only grandchildren and she adores them, there is nothing she would love more than to be there to watch him live.’

Jack Tweed also said at the time that Jade would want her mum to be at the studio to watch Bobby dance on one of the biggest television events of the year.

One friend told the Mail: ‘Jeff and Jackiey haven’t got on for a long time and it has been hard. It has meant that Jackiey hasn’t been able to be in the audience to watch Bobby

Jade’s ex-husband added that Jackiey had ‘an absolute right’ to watch her grandson after she was banned amid her feud with Jeff – who she said had been a ‘c**k for nine years’ in an interview with Mail Online earlier this month.

In September that year, she secretly got tickets to the National Television Awards to watch Bobby get a Rising Star gong for playing Freddie Slater in EastEnders. 

There she was recorded branding Jeff a ‘c***’.

Jackiey addressed the row with Jeff when speaking to MailOnline, she said: ‘When I came out for the NTA Awards, I’m loud and it’s the drink and someone went ‘oh I bet you’re really proud’ and ‘how do you get on with Jeff Brazier’ and I said “he’s a c**k”.

‘Next minute I’m on the internet and all over the papers. As I came out of the O2, someone overheard me say it, so they sold the story.’

When asked if she said it and why, Jackiey fumed: ‘Of course I said it. I haven’t got a problem with (calling him that).

‘He’s been a c**k for f****** nine years. Bobby doesn’t need that stress on his head. He’s my grandson.’