Jeff Brazier reveals special role Jade Goody’s sons will play during his wedding

Doting dad Jeff Brazier announced this week that he’d proposed to long-term girlfriend Kate Dwyer.

And unsurprisingly his two beloved sons with ex-girlfriend Jade Goody will have a huge role to play in the wedding celebration.

Jeff’s sons Bobby, 14, and Freddy, 13, will be his best men [Credit: Instagram @jeffbrazier]

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The former Shipwrecked contestant turned life coach has raised Bobby, 14, and Freddy, 13, as a single dad since Jade’s tragic death from cervical cancer in 2009.

He’s known for being extremely close to his sons so it comes as no surprise he’s chosen them both to perform one of the most important duties at his wedding: best man.

Speaking to Hello! magazine, the star said: “The boys will be my best men. It means a lot to me for them to be such a huge part of the wedding.”

He asked the boys for their approval before proposing [Credit: Instagram @jeffbrazier]

Keen to ensure the teenagers were involved in every aspect of the wedding, he also asked them for approval before getting down on one knee.

“Both boys were intrigued by how it would work, how I’d do it,” he explained.

“They said, ‘What will you do, Dad, if she says no?’ I said, ‘I don’t want to be complacent, but I think we’re alright’.”

Jeff proposed to Kate at sunrise in Ibiza while sitting on a harbour wall [Credit: Instagram @JeffBrazier]

Jeff chose to propose to Kate on a recent holiday to Ibiza, whipping out a beautiful ring while they sat on a harbour wall at sunrise and spoke about how much they loved each other.

“I told her I loved her, and had been thinking about this for a while,” he said.

“I pulled the box with the ring out from my back pocket and asked if she would marry me. It was a very special moment.”

Kate shared her excitement at the proposal via Instagram [Credit: Instagram @katedwyer3]

Jeff has been dating PR guru Kate for four years.

Before popping the question, he had hinted in a recent interview that wedding bells could be on the horizon – and he wanted to expand his family.

Chatting to Mirror Online, he said: “We’ve discussed it – it’s going to happen. I think we’re working our way to it.

Jeff has said he’d love to have children with Kate [Credit: Instagram @jeffbrazier]

“What’s going to be exciting to me is seeing the kids as older brothers – they’ll be incredible. And it’ll teach them about other responsibilities for them.

“It’ll be fantastic for me, too. I’ll get to experience parenting within a relationship and actually be married, because I haven’t experienced that – not even as a child.”

Following Jade’s death, Jeff chose to raise Bobby and Freddy out of the limelight.

Jeff chose to raise his sons out of the limelight following their mother Jade Goody’s death in 2009 [Credit: Instagram @jeffbrazier]

It’s only in recent times that he’s started sharing photos and anecdotes about his sons on social media after allowing them to grow up away from fame.

“That was a conscious decision that I made six years ago,” he previously told Closer magazine.

“They needed a normal childhood to come to terms with their loss.”

Jeff joked his future father in law had cleared the shelves of Hello mag, which ran their engagement exclusive [Credit: Instagram @jeffbrazier]

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Bobby and Freddy aren’t the only ones excited about Jeff and Kate’s engagement; Jeff said on Instagram that Kate’s dad is also thrilled about the wedding.

Posting a photo of a pile of Hello magazines, he joked: “I think Kate’s dad has just guaranteed record sales of Hello this week. I’m very pleased he’s so happy about our engagement

Congrats to Jeff and Kate!