Unraveling the Brazier Feuds: Cryptic Insults, Cannabis Conflicts, and 'Toxic' Grandmother Drama Following Jeff's Ex Kate's 'Turbulent Year'

“GOT my pink back” were the cryptic words from the estranged jet-setting wife of Jeff Brazier as she boasted about how wonderful her life was without him.

The – a phrase meaning to reclaim yourself after intense burnout – is the in the so-called ‘Brazier wars’, which have seen family feuds galore alongside “drugs, public slanging matches and legal battles”.

This week, added to the drama by opening up about how her “life turned upside down” a year ago, amid her split from . It allegedly , according to insiders, in part due to her personal rift with .

“I wish I could tell that Kate how good it would get,” the PR director wrote to her 32,000 Instagram followers, who have lapped-up her post-split snaps from exotic locations across the world to revealing gym selfies.

Her glitzy posts have seen her jetting off to party hotspots Ibiza, Amsterdam, Mykonos, Las Vegas and even Coachella Music Festival, while boasting of her newfound “beautiful life” surrounded by “my favourite people”.

Meanwhile Jeff has recently , describing how he felt a ‘one’ out of 10 due to “something going on at home” – supposedly referencing his ongoing feud with troubled son Freddy.

Tensions had been high with the 21-year-old for a while, with Freddy previously claiming Jeff was “always all about image” and “all about money”.

His dad would certainly dispute that, having fiercely protected Freddy and older brother Bobby, 23, since at the age of 27, from breast cancer in 2009.

Problems were significantly worsened by Freddy’s relationship with Jackiey Budden, his maternal grandma, who Jeff has considered “incredibly detrimental to his well-being for a long time now”, according to insiders.

Jeff hinted at her impact on a podcast in July, adding: “Someone has done, one of my children in particular, they’ve let them down, and they’ve let them down for a number of years.”

He even filed a due to fears that she was a “bad influence” and severely impacted his mental health, including allegedly derailing attempts to .

Freddy confirmed those concerns last year when he told The Mirror : “My nan was definitely the person who not only but got me hooked.”

He revealed he had been – but did not clarify whether that was weed or cigarettes – and recalled a “tough” personal journey.

“I’ve been to rehab, I’ve been sectioned, I’ve had manic episodes, I’ve been in cells,” Freddy said. “There’s been a real journey and it’s been a tough one.”

Last year, The Sun on Sunday of Jackiey and Freddy smoking a suspicious-looking roll-up cigarette that was described as ‘aromatic’, next to the Thames, in South London.

His relationship with his gran was further complicated by him being “scared that if I wasn’t [around her] she’d kill herself”.

Insiders claimed Jackiey contributed to , 22, breaking up a few to their daughter Isla Jade in March.

His ex didn’t approve of the gran and grandson smoking weed together and claimed she “experienced a lot of ” – including an insulting demand for a paternity test.

She told The Sun on Sunday: “When Freddy has sent me voice notes I can hear Jackiey in the background being abusive.

“They’ve both called me fat and a sl*g and a wh**e – all the names under the sun.”

At the same time as the Jackiey-Jeff wars and ensuing rows with Freddy, former EastEnders’ actor and Strictly star brother , 23, rarely speaks to his sibling.

Tensions were apparently high when Bobby chose to in a social media post and revealed “my dad broke the news to me”.

Noticeably, it was not Freddy who told him. Yet, Bobby appeared to extend an olive branch, expressing that he was “excited” and “looking forward” to becoming a “funcle” – a fun uncle.

Bobby added in the post last year: “It’s going to be a team effort. Undoubtedly it will bring us together.”

But, clearly still staking his flag on Team Jeff’s turf, he continued: “My dad is uber supportive and I’m hoping I can take some of that and raise the baby together.”

Earlier in 2025, Bobby told us that Freddy needed to “grow up a little bit” and there were “things I don’t like about him” and vice versa.

In response Freddy told The Mail they “don’t speak much”, apart from wishing him a happy birthday. “That’s it,” he added and said he no longer would play family peacemaker.

“I used to be the middleman between my dad and everyone,” he continued. “But now I can’t be bothered. I don’t care what happens.”

Back then, it seemed that only Freddy was severing his ties with Jeff. His reasoning was his dad allegedly being “always about image… [and] all about money”.

But insiders claimed Bobby’s relationship with Jeff was also fraught. They said his spiritual side – becoming a Hare Krisha from around 2023 – was “intentional” to escape the family drama.

“It’s clear he’s trying to leave all the fighting and noise behind,” the source said.

“Freddy’s rebellion is loud – drugs, public slanging matches, and legal battles about his nana – while Bobby’s is quiet. But actually it’s just as defiant.

“He is turning his back on the life his Dad created for them in Essex and following his own path.”

Brazier relations seemed to have fallen a long way from the rosier times of 2024 when Freddy and Jeff .

They placed second behind Scott Mills and his husband Sam, prior to his sensational sacking from the BBC.

Freddy said that they didn’t need to win in gushing remarks about his dad and their ever-deepening bond.

He said: “We finished the race and we done (sic) it together. Father and son, what a duo.”

Jeff, who was equally filled with pride, added: “Watching Freddy grow, I’ve seen what he’s capable of on this trip. That is winning this experience.”

While relationships have worsened since 2024, there could be a chance of reconciliation between the trio and wounds may be beginning to heal.

It was reported that Freddy spent time with Jeff at his home in Essex on July 27 – but as ever with the Brazier boys, things can blow furnace hot to icy cold.

It’s known they were together because that same day he had to dash to Jackiey’s pad in Bermondsey, London, after his her and she called 999.

The pooch, a relative of the infamous and banned XL Bully, then bit Freddy leaving him with . Jackiey and Jeff have since refused to have the dog at their homes.

The beleaguered dad also appeared to be trying to mend problems with his other son. On a July episode of Pete Wicks’ Man Made podcast, he stated: “I want to apologise to Bob.”

He tearfully asked for forgiveness for being unable to express emotions, conceding his son “doesn’t often see me upset”. Jeff said he considered a son seeing his dad cry to be a “valuable lesson” that he denied both of the boys.

Jeff claimed relations were improving since he became a grandfather and credited his children as “my biggest teachers”.

It certainly seems that dad Jeff is waving the white flag in the hope of fostering a closer bond with his sons.

But if previous years are anything to go by, this apparent truce in the Brazier Wars, unfortunately, may not last long.