Bobby Brazier is reportedly spending Christmas with his dad Jeff (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
Strictly Come Dancing finalist Bobby Brazier’s grandmother is said to be frozen out of the family’s Christmas celebrations.
The EastEnders actor, 20, and his younger brother Freddie, 19, are reportedly spending the festive season with dad Jeff Brazier and their stepmum Kate, amid a feud with their maternal grandmother Jackiey Budden.
It’s been said that she’s ‘very upset’ by the reported snub, after claims she was banned from the BBC live shows amid a family feud.
A source has now said Jackiey, who is mum to Bobby’s late mum Jade Goody, will not be joining the family at Christmas.
A friend said: ‘She is very upset and would do anything to see the boys.’
The insider continued to The Mail on Sunday: ‘It’s tremendously sad for Jackiey, the boys are really the only family she has left since Jade died.
‘She would give anything to be with them on the day, to give them their presents and tell them how much she loves them.
Bobby’s maternal grandmother Jackiey Budden is said to be ‘frozen out’ of the festive celebrations (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX)
The reports come amid a ‘feud’ between dad Jeff and Jackiey (Picture: David Fisher/Shutterstock for NTA)
‘While Jackiey is the first to accept that she isn’t your ordinary nan, that she is a bit whacky and at times difficult, she is still human and wants to see them.’
They went on to say that Jackiey, 66, wants to celebrate ‘the end to a very special year for Bobby’, after he made it to the Strictly final with Dianne Buswell, which saw Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola lift the glitterball trophy.
This comes after it was claimed Jackiey had to miss out on Bobby’s performances from the audience, including most notably his emotional tribute to his mum, who died aged 27 from cervical cancer 14 years ago.
A source had earlier told MailOnline: ‘Jeff and Jackiey haven’t got on for a long time and it has been hard.
Jackiey was said to be banned from the Strictly live shows (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/REX)
Jade Goody died in 2009 (Picture: Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)
‘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 Freddie are her only grandchildren and she adores them, there is nothing she would love more than to be there to watch him live.
‘Jeff has been a brilliant father to those boys and has tried to navigate through many difficulties. It is a very, very sad situation.’
Jeff and Jackiey are said to be involved in an ongoing feud, with Bobby’s grandmother reportedly calling the dad-of-two a ‘c**k’ and saying she ‘didn’t want to see’ him following Bobby’s National Television Awards win this year.
Bobby performed an emotional tribute dance to his mum (Picture: PA)
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Meanwhile, back 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!’
When Goody died on March 22 2009, Jeff gained full custody of their two children, andraised them out of the spotlight, with the boys going on to be best men during his wedding to Kate Dwyer in 2018.
Metro.co.uk has approached reps for Bobby, Jeff and Jackiey for comment.
Strictly Come Dancing is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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She’s said to be ‘tremendously sad’.