Strictly's Bobby Brazier in tears over brother's emotional message amid final

15 December 2023 , 19:40

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Strictly's Bobby Brazier in tears over brother's emotional message amid final

Bobby Brazier fought back tears on Friday's It Takes Two as his brother, Freddie, issued an emotional message ahead of the Strictly Come Dancing final on Saturday night.

During the episode, Bobby, 20, and his pro partner, Dianne Buswell, were played a video from the EastEnders star's family as they spoke about the duo's journey in the competition so far. On the video, Freddie, 19, spoke about his brother's emotional tribute dance to their late mother Jade Goody.

Bobby is the eldest son of late reality star Jade Goody – who died aged 27 in 2009 after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Shipwrecked star Jeff Brazier, 44, is the father of Bobby and Big Brother star Jade’s other son Freddie – and he welcomed his sons during his short romance with Jade, which lasted from 2002 until 2004.

Bobby Brazier fought back tears on Friday's It Takes Two as his brother, Freddie, issued an emotional message ahead of the Strictly Come Dancing final on Saturday night (BBC)

Speaking in the video, Freddie said: "It was very strong of him to dance to something that he knows would be tough for him, it was tough for me to be sat there to be honest!" He added: "When I doubt myself, I look at what Bob's done, how well he's done, I think: 'Right, okay, I can do this too.' He inspires me a lot and I look up to him. "

Bobby was fighting back tears as he said over the message: "Just to inspire my brother, is everything! To inspire my brother, what he just said, is the world! That is everything to me. Once, I was anxious about everything and scared of the world and to now be on Strictly, dancing in front of so many people, falling in love with expressing myself, to inspire my brother, maybe others, to step into that. What else is there to do!"

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Bobby, 20, and his pro partner, Dianne Buswell, were played a video from the EastEnders star's family (BBC)

It comes as Bobby opened up about the support of his family and how it keeps him going on Strictly Come Dancing. The EastEnders star's father Jeff and brother have regularly been seen in the audience, cheering him on.

However, grandmother Jackiey Budden, who is the mother of Bobby's late mum, Jade Goody, is said to be banned from attending the live shows following her fractured relationship with Jeff after a long-running feud that's spanned decades.

During a chat with The Mirror and other press earlier this week, Bobby discussed how much his family and friends have supported him - and how that's kept him in the competition for so long, describing it as a team effort.

Olivia Wheeler