EXCLUSIVE Revealed: Freddie Brazier's family feud with his father Jeff that is behind heartbreaking scenes on Celebrity Race Around The World. And why Jade Goody's memory may finally heal rift By Katie Hind Published: 02:01 BST, 28 August 2024 | Updated: 02:05 BST, 28 August 2024 e-mail View comments As Jeff and Freddie Brazier set off on the latest leg of their journey on Celebrity Race Around The World tonight, it’s only fair to wonder how they will get on. Only a couple of episodes in, the father and son relationship has sometimes made for uneasy viewing.
As they reach Salvador, on the coast of Brazil , to visit the Farol da Barra lighthouse, it’s Mother’s Day - a terrible reminder of Jade Goody ’s death on Mother’s Day 2009. Both speak movingly of their loss. Freddie was only four years old when his reality TV star mother died of cervical cancer , leaving her partner Jeff to care for two little boys — Freddie and his older brother Bobby, who was just five.
Tonight’s episode is one of those heartbreaking TV moments — remembering Goody as the sun sets, they head out for a swim together. ‘That was always going to be a difficult day,’ Jeff said. ‘Freddie felt a bit uncomfortable so we got in the sea and we just swam.
The waves were really big and it was really cool. We just played and it was a really important, significant moment for us.’ Jeff and Freddie Brazier on Celebrity Race Across The World.
The pair are due to reach Salvador on the coast of Bra.