Jeff Brazier has spoken from the heart, admitting he wants to ‘apologise’ to his son Bobby for taking his mental health for granted.
The 47-year-old TV star raised his two sons two sons Bobby, 23, and Freddy, 21, as a single father following the death of their mother Jade Goody in 2009.
Jeff has now confessed that he had put on a fake front while attending an alternative therapy retreat.
The This Morning star added that at the time, he had ‘something going on at home’ that had impacted his mental state, and said he wanted to apologise to his son Bobby for trying to put on a brave face.
Speaking to Pete Wicks at a live recording of his Man Made podcast, Jeff said: ‘Can I tell you what happened when I really took the mask off?
‘It’s the last day on this retreat, and everyone’s celebrating, in jubilance, everyone feels like they’ve really sort of transformed through some of the stuff they’ve released.
‘So I’m not feeling particularly jubilant, celebratory, in fact, I feel fake. I’m going through the motions.
‘And I was almost in tears, really, by the time it got round to me, and I had to say, ”Jeff, one, heavy.”
Breaking down in tears, Jeff then turned to his oldest son Bobby, who was watching the interview from the audience.
He said: ‘I want to apologise to Bob almost, because he doesn’t often see me upset.
‘I’m proud to be a man that can show emotion. I hope he feels that validation that if he ever needs to, he can too.’
It comes following reports that Jeff had fallen out with his younger son Freddy, though they are now thought to have reconciled.
Jeff has since become a grandfather for the first time, after Freddy welcomed a daughter named Isla with his ex Holly Swinburn.
2026-07-01 17:15:00
