Jeff Brazier shares heartbreaking tribute to Jade Goody on her 38th birthday

She passed away 10 years ago

Author: Emma DoddsPublished 6th Jun 2019
Last updated 7th Jun 2019

Jeff Brazier has shared a heartbreaking tribute to his ex-girlfriend Jade Goody on what would have been her 38th birthday. The TV presenter and author, who has sons Bobby and Freddie with Jade, took to Instagram on 5th June to share a series of photographs to commemorate the day.

Jeff, who was in a relationship with Jade for two years between 2002 and 2004, posted a photo of Jade with her two boys, a group shot of the celebration they had for her, a greyscale photo of Bobby and his friend Darren 'Tyson' White.

Jeff wrote, 'Today would have been Jade’s 38th Birthday so we had a small gathering and raised a glass in her memory. My heart aches for all of the love and affection the boys have had to go without in her absence and for all she missed of their childhood, those precious stolen moments deprived of a fiercely strong and proud Mother.

'My thanks to those that came along as well as those who couldn’t make it always showing the boys that they have many good people supporting their every step. It was also Bobbys 16th this week so we celebrated getting him there in one piece and all the promise his future holds.

'Lastly bless Fred for asking his Uncle Tys if he had been working under the bonnet of a few car’s today. Always making us laugh and @tysonplaymaker always educating us on the fashion front 🤷🏼‍♂️💥❤️🙌🏻.' sic

Jade rose to fame in 2002 after competing on the third series of Big Brother, eventually coming fourth that year, but she went on to compete again in Celebrity Big Brother in 2007, entering the house with boyfriend Jack Tweed and her mum Jackiey Budden.

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