As Jeff and Freddie Brazier embark on the latest leg of their journey on Celebrity Race Around The World tonight, it’s natural to wonder how their relationship will unfold. Just a few episodes in, the father-son dynamic has, at times, made for uncomfortable viewing.
Upon reaching Salvador, Brazil, to visit the Farol da Barra lighthouse, the timing is particularly poignant—it’s Mother’s Day, a painful reminder of Jade Goody’s passing on Mother’s Day in 2009. Both Jeff and Freddie speak emotionally about their loss.
Freddie was only four years old when his mother, reality TV star Jade Goody, passed away from cervical cancer, leaving Jeff to care for Freddie and his older brother Bobby, who was just five at the time.
