Bobby and Freddy Brazier ‘push ahead with ITV show’ without dad Jeff

Bobby and Freddy Brazier are reported to be ‘pushing ahead with their own ITV reality show’ – despite dad Jeff ‘dropping out’ amid a series of family rows. 

Last month, it was revealed that This Morning presenter Jeff, 46, had pulled out of the Osbournes-style fly-on-the-wall documentary series alongside his sons. 

Sources said that it came amid another fall out between the father-of-two and EastEnders actor Bobby, 22, and Freddy, 21 – causing ‘production chaos’. 

Jeff, who welcomed Bobby and Freddy with late Big Brother star Jade Goody, raised the brothers as a single parent after she passed away from cervical cancer in 2009. 

The insider revealed: ‘Nobody really knows why, but there is a lot of ongoing stress in the Brazier clan, especially with Freddy about to become a dad.

‘It’s a lot, but Jeff deciding to take himself away from the show has come as a shock to ITV, who had it down as a big ratings winner.’

However, it’s now been revealed that Freddy and Bobby are planning to go ahead with the project regardless – with ‘contracts close to being signed’. 

The brothers are pushing on with the series, with a source telling The Sun: ‘Talks are ongoing and a Brazier project is still very much on the table.

‘Jeff had a change of heart… but the boys think otherwise. They have been through so much and they didn’t want to let this opportunity pass by.

‘They’re facing this together as a team and it has actually brought them closer together after months of tough times.’

Last year, the Daily Mail revealed Jeff had been in talks with ITV about the series which would follow him and his sons as they navigate their domestic troubles which have recently included his split from wife Kate Dwyer last November.

Freddy also parted ways with his pregnant girlfriend, Holly Swinburn, who is thought to be giving birth within the next three months.

One source close to the programme said that it would be modelled on the ground breaking reality series The Osbournes, which followed Ozzy Osbourne, his wife Sharon, and kids Kelly and Jack between 2002 and 2005. 

In recent years, Jeff has gone to war with Jade’s mother, Jackiey Budden, as he believes that she has been a bad influence.

At one stage, he attempted to launch a legal bid to keep his youngest son away from her.

Jeff tried to use complex court paperwork to prevent the aspiring model from seeing Jackiey after he blamed her for Freddy going off the rails. 

Freddy sided with his grandmother, and Jeff latterly dropped the action.

Elsewhere, in December, Jeff revealed that his seven-year marriage with his wife, Kate, had sadly come to an end.  

He took to Instagram to share a lengthy statement, announcing they had gone their separate ways, and made reference to the difficult year they had faced due to fractured relations with his son Freddy.

He told fans: ‘I’m so full of love and gratitude for Kate. For all we achieved, for how much we grew, for everything we endured.

‘We separated in the summer and kept it private for as long as we could to give us some time to adjust.

‘For 12 years we have been each others safe space, each others biggest supporters at a time when our lives have been busy, painful & complex.

‘I’m so proud of how hard we worked, how we kept showing up, we gave everything and more.

‘I’m also so full of respect and admiration for the successful career Kate has built and the way she cared for me unconditionally.’

Jeff stated that Kate still keeps in touch to check in on how his sons are doing, as Freddy prepares to welcome his first child.

The presenter continued: ‘It’s credit to the woman she is that she still checks in to ask how the boys are doing because she is so invested in their lives.

‘They love her and I have many friends that love her too. I will miss her family who always went above and beyond to support us.

‘My words don’t tell the full picture because they don’t need to. We will carry on supporting each other and I know I’ll be celebrating her inevitable wins just like before.

‘We both deserve complete happiness and we’re upset that we ultimately couldn’t be that for one another and It felt time to let it go.’