The proverbial hatchet appeared to be buried as Jeff Brazier and son Freddy left the Pride Of Britain Awards on Monday evening after drawing a line under their protracted family rift.
Father and son were back together as the annual event got underway at London’s Grosvenor House hotel, with Freddy accompanied by his pregnant girlfriend Holly Swinburn while walking the pre-ceremony red carpet.
But his departure with Jeff suggested an emotional night spent rewarding the heroic acts of others had worked its magic on the 21-year old dad-to-be.
Jeff and Freddy have spent much of the last year estranged, only to be reunited some weeks ago after the baby announcement.
‘There was only one person that Freddy could have turned to,’ a source told the Mail on Sunday. ‘His dad.’
The proverbial hatchet appeared to be buried as Jeff Brazier and son Freddy left the Pride Of Britain Awards on Monday evening after drawing a line under their protracted family rift
Earlier that night, Freddy and his pregnant girlfriend Holly Swinburn made their first red carpet appearance at the Grosvenor House Hotel ceremony
While relations had been strained for some time, particularly when Jeff hired lawyers in a bid to stop Freddy seeing his notoriously unstable grandmother, he always knew that his father would be there for him if a crisis arose.
The source continued: ‘He has been in close contact with Jeff ever since, and has been taking his advice.
‘It came as a shock to Freddy that he is going to be a dad and he needed some help navigating it. Jeff has been amazing and is helping him so much.’
His surprise baby news has prompted a reconciliation with dad Jeff, 46, after following several months of the father and son being at war with each other.
Sources close to the Braziers say Freddy has discussed his forthcoming fatherhood with his father – This Morning’s parenting expert.
Jeff is said to be ‘extremely supportive’ alongside other close family and friends who have vowed to help him in any way they can.
A friend told The Mail on Sunday: ‘It has blindsided him and has been one of the things that has really brought him 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 he decided to confide in to ask for advice, and he stepped up straight away and wanted to help in any way he could.’
The pair appeared to be in high spirits while leaving the Hyde Park venue, with Jeff flashing a smile in the direction of onlookers as they made their way towards a waiting car
Freddy shared the first photo with his ‘baby mother-to-be’ in a recent TikTok video
And he appeared to address the news about Freddy’s impending fatherhood just a day earlier, with a cryptic Instagram post.
Taking to his Stories, Jeff issued a plea to his followers for a ‘parenting guidebook’ on ‘unconventional early adult years’.
He shared a selfie of himself lying on the couch with his youngest, with Freddy curled up alongside his dad with his head resting on Jeff’s chest.
Millions of fans fell in love with Freddy last year, when he and his father appeared on Celebrity Race Across the World.
The pair were seen having some tough moments and opening up about their family dynamic, as well as arguing about Freddy and his brother Bobby’s upbringing during the 30-day trek.
Bobby, 22, also spoken about becoming an uncle for the first time at the NTAs last month.
He told Daily Mail: ‘I’m excited to become an Uncle, it’s going to be a team effort, like raising anything is.
‘My dad has been super supportive and we’re going to raise the baby together.’
Jeff appeared to address the news with a selfie of him with his youngest, as he begged fans for a ‘parenting guidebook’ on ‘unconventional early adult years’
