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.
Swipe through to see which celebrities have won CBB in the past...
Celebrity Big Brother winners so far
1 of 22Jack Dee: 2001
Jack Dee took part in the show for Comic Relief and everyone seemed surprised, none more so than Jack. The series lasted a paltry five days as it was a more innocent time.
2 of 22Mark Owen: 2002
The nation fell in love with Mark Owen all over again when he took part while Take That were on hiatus.
3 of 22Bez: 2005
Happy Mondays dancer Bez made no bones about taking part in the show because he needed the money. During his triumphant series he struck up an unlikely friendship with Jackie Stallone. Yes, really.
4 of 22Chantelle Houghton: 2006
AS the only non-celebrity in the Celebrity Big Brother house it was perhaps inevitable that Chantelle would win. She went on to marry cast mate Samuel Preston from the Ordinary Boys and later had a baby with subsequent CBB winner Alex Reid.
5 of 22Shilpa Shetty: 2007
The nation rolled its eye when Shilpa Shetty claimed she was as big as Angelina Jolie. But her grace and dignity in the face of Jade Goody's bullying saw her crowned CBB winner.
6 of 22Ulrika Johnson: 2009
Ulrika-ka-ka-ka-ka Johnson had stiff competition from Terry Christian, Tina Malone and Mutya Buena but, following a grumpy time in the house, eventually triumphed.
7 of 22Alex Reid: 2010
Alex Reid was pretty much a twinkle in Katie Price's eye when he entered CBB. He became husband number two shortly after his win.
8 of 22Paddy Doherty: 2011
Paddy Doherty winning CBB was not the nation's finest hour.
9 of 22Denise Welch: 2012
Denise Welch took on disgraced X Factor singer Frankie Cocozza, former Towie Kirk Norcross and EastEnders favourite Natalie Cassidy and WON.
10 of 22Julian Clary: 2012
Well of course Julian Clary won. The man's a national treasure! Mind you, he had stiff competition from Coleen Nolan and Martin (really, Martin? ) Kemp.
11 of 22Charlotte Crosby: 2013
Charlotte Crosby was the first Geordie Shore cast mate to enter Celebrity Big Brother and she set the bar very high.
12 of 22Rylan Clark-Neal: 2013
Rylan Clark-Neal was an utter delight during his time in the Borehamwood Bungalow. He now presents Bit On The Side, which is an impressive career trajectory.
13 of 22Gary Busey: 2014
Gary Busey's time on Celebrity Big Brother was...odd. Still, hats off. he won.
14 of 22Jim Davison: 2014
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
15 of 22Katie Price: 2015
Somehow, Katie Hopkins was Katie Price's closest rival for the CBB crown. Thank goodness, the right Katie won. She's denied she's going into the house in 2018 which is a crying shame.
16 of 22James Hill: 2015
James Hill, anyone? ANYONE? Thought not.
17 of 22Scotty T: 2016
Scotty T was pitted against Gemma Collins, Megan McKenna, Stephanie Davis and Jeremy McConnell and came out triumphant. His finest hour? Possibly.
18 of 22Stephen Bear 2016
Bear had an interesting time in the CBB house and a very rude time with Chloe Khan in the CBB toilet. He was up for every single eviction but beat them all and won the show.
19 of 22Coleen Nolan: 2017
Coleen Nolan did TWO stints in the CBB house, first taking part in 2012. She beat Jedward and won this time around.
20 of 22Sarah Harding: 2017
Sarah Harding enjoyed a relationship with Chad Johnson during their time in CBB. Alas, things didn't work in the outside world. The former Girls Aloud singer sadly passed away in 2021 after battling cancer.
21 of 22Shane Jenek (Courtney Act): 2018
Shane Jenek AKA Courtney Act was the stand out star of winter 2018 Celebrity Big Brother, in part because they stood up to the bigoted remarks of house villain Anne Widdecombe.
22 of 22Ryan Thomas: 2018
Former Corrie star Ryan Thomas was the final ever winner of CBB, despite MAJOR controversy in his series involving Roxanne Pallet.
Sadly, Jade was diagnosed with cervical cancer in the summer of 2008, and passed away on 22nd March 2009. The news of Jade's terminal diagnosis prompted a huge surge in cervical screenings for women aged 25-29.
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