Jeff Brazier breaks silence after Freddy's baby news as he's to become granddad at 47

Jeff Brazier has returned to social media today following the news that his youngest son Freddy is set to become a dad at the age of 20.

Freddy is preparing to welcome the baby with an ex-girlfriend. The child would have been the late star Jade Goody's first grandchild while Jeff is to be a first time granddad at 47.

Dad-to- be Freddy broke the news to Jeff with the presenter said to be 'extremely supportive' of the situation.

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It comes after a rocky few months for the pair who have only just recovered from a tense family fallout.

However following Freddy's baby news, Jeff showed no hint of upset as he took to Instagram to share a photo of him beaming as he posed up with a pal.

The TV star used the song 'Life Will Be' by Cleo Sol' to accompany the picture which features affirming lyrics such as "Life will be just you believe in you"

"If you're alive, there's no excuse. Get out of your mind, you cannot lose this one time. It could be right," continues the track.

A friend said Freddy's news has 'blindsided' Jeff but he's doing his best to be there for his youngest son.

"It has been one of the things that has really brought Freddy and his dad back together but it's so devastating that Jade isn't here to see it.

"Jeff was one of the first people Freddy decide to confide in to ask for advice, and he stepped up straight away and wanted to help in any way he could," a source told the Mail on Sunday.

Jeff has come to the support of Freddy again after the pair fixed their bond after a spectacular bust-up of Jackiey Budden, Jade's mum.

Freddy had reportedly been living with his maternal grandmother earlier this year, despite Jeff taking legal action to block their contact.

Freddy claimed the 68-year-old got him 'hooked on drugs' at the age of 12.

Jackiey dismissed insisting she wasn't to blame for any trouble and claiming the youngster had got in with a 'bad crowd.'

"Freddy was smoking as a kid with his mates long before he and I ever smoked together back out in Essex near Jeff’s home – he got into some bad crowds but it had nothing to do with me," she said.

The revelations came as Freddy this week bravely revealed he's been "sectioned and to rehab" after suffering a series of "manic episodes."

He spoke openly about his "tough" journey in a preview for the his own Load Of Old Cobblers podcast.

Both Jeff and Freddy have been honest about their struggles together, coming to blows in front of the camera when they starred on Race Across The World together.

The pair were seen bickering about Freddy's upbringing during the 30-day trek.

In one scene Jeff stormed off after Freddy claimed they were 'not open as a family, prompting his father to reply: "What have I done for the last seven or eight years. You need to take responsibility, that is part of this."'

Jeff has raised both songs as a single dad after the death of their mum Jade Goody to cancer in 2009. Bobby was just five at the time while Freddy was four.

Jeff's sons with Jade have followed their parents' footsteps and attempted to navigate careers in the showbiz world. Bobby began his career as a model before landing a role in EastEnders and later impressing on Strictly Come Dancing where he made the final with Dianne Buswell.