Jeff Brazier’s son Freddy has revealed he is going to rehab in Spain amid their fractured relationship.
The 20-year-old, whose mother is late reality star Jade Goody, said he has been addicted to smoking since he was 12 and will be seeking treatment soon in Marbella.
Freddy wrote on his Instagram Story on Friday: "I've decided that I will be cutting down And I want to go to Rehab In Marbs as I feel if I'm in England I won't take getting clean seriously.
"I've been smoking from the age of 12 and it's time to stop it was a bad coping mechanism that turnt into an addiction something I relied on and something that made me feel sane and some what ok.
"I've found a boxing club a rehabilitation centre and a boxing club I've found someone I want to get to know and I'm happy I got a good bunch of friends and I get out and enjoy myself.
"I want to be clean so I can life happily and have healthy relationships with people and be there for all of my family rather then feeling like I'm in the middle and have to choose a side.”
He added: "I haven't been able to feel love properly as I have never loved myself and it starts now I want to play football and take up boxing I want to be happy and be in a healthy relationship and have a healthy relationship with my Nana and my father.”
His post comes days after it was revealed he is living with grandmother, Jade Goody’s mother Jackiey Budden, at her Bermondsey home.
A source told the Daily Mail they have “always had a strong bond,” so “Jeff was never going to keep Freddy away from his nanny for very long”.
The insider added: “Jeff may hate her for all sorts of reasons going back many years, but Freddy loves her very much. They had a great time together, playing with her dog and catching up at her flat, where he has often stayed over the years.
“Whatever Jeff hoped to achieve with his legal efforts, it hasn’t worked.”
In March, Jeff took legal steps to block contact between Freddy and Jackiey, over apparent concerns that their relationship is “detrimental to Freddy’s wellbeing”.
His concerns were amplified after Freddy was reportedly spotted smoking marijuana with his grandmother in South London.
He is believed to have instructed a top barrister ahead of an upcoming hearing. The legal row marks the latest chapter in his long-standing feud with Jackiey.
The reported legal move comes 16 years after Jade died from cervical cancer at the age of 27, when Freddie was four and his brother, EastEnders actor Bobby, was five.
