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Jade was looking down on Bobby from heaven at Strictly final, says nan Jackiey Budden
She has cheered her grandson on at home throughout the show amid a feud with his dad
JADE Goody would have been “looking down from heaven” with pride at her son Bobby Brazier in tonight’s Strictly final, her mum Jackiey Budden has said.
The 20-year-old EastEnders star wore his late mum’s bracelet as he competed for the Glitterball trophy with partner Dianne Buswell.
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Big Brother contestant Jade died of cancer in 2009.
Jackiey, 66, said: “She would have been so proud of him, as am I, and a lot of other people are too.
“He always wears his mum’s bracelet, so she is always with him and he knows she’s always looking down on him.”
Jackiey has cheered on Bobby at home during his run in the BBC show amid a feud with his dad.
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She says she is a due “a catch-up” after not seeing him in over a year.
She says the actor, who plays lovable Freddie Slater in the BBC1 soap, always brings her a yellow rose, and leaves one on her doorstep if she’s not in when he calls round.
Jackiey said: “I’ve had a tough few years - like everyone has, they’ve really knocked me for six.
“I still get the odd health set-back which I’ll battle through but I’m still well enough to see the boys (Bobby and his brother Freddie).
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“I can’t wait to see him and give him a huge hug.”
Recalling her first memory of Bobby, she says: “We did so much together.
“We did puzzles and picked all the fruit of the bushes, real nan things.
“Jade used to go mad because we used to eat all fruit before we washed it and he always turned on soaking wet, because he was jumping in all the puddles.”
Bobby and Layton Williams were both beaten by Ellie Leach in this year's series.
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