Jeff Brazier
Encyclopedia
Jeffrey Carl Brazier is a British
television presenter and reality TV star. Before becoming a television personality, he was a footballer on the books of Leyton Orient
for three years, although he never played for the first team and quit the game due to injury.
reality TV show Shipwrecked
, in which he and fifteen other people had to stay on a tropical island without any creature comforts. This series was noted for a number of conflicts and factional squabbles during which Brazier appeared to be an amiable and conciliatory figure. After this he took part in the ITV
programme Simply the Best
, as well as presenting the programmes Dirty Laundry and Big Brother Panto
alongside June Sarpong
. He then became a reporter for OK! TV
.
In 2003 he appeared in Celebrity Wife Swap
with his then girlfriend Jade Goody
, alongside Charles Ingram
(the man who was implicated in the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
coughing episode). In September 2004, Brazier won the five reality TV show The Farm
. He also appeared in the Living TV programme I'm Famous and Frightened!
. Brazier performed as Aladdin
in the pantomime
at Chatham, Kent in 2005 and 2006. Prior to this he competed in the ITV wrestling
competition Celebrity Wrestling
and presented on Challenge TV.
In 2006 he started presenting the revival of the CITV
programme Finders Keepers. Brazier was a panellist on the now defunct ITV talk show Loose @ 5.30!
, a spin-off show from Loose Women
. He has also appeared in The Match
and Celebrity Soccer Six on Sky One
, where he played for England as well as appearing on Call Me a Cabbie
with Carol Thatcher
and Janet Street Porter. He has also been a This Morning
showbiz presenter.
In November 2006, Brazier joined the presenting team of ITV2
's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! Now, alongside Kelly Osbourne
in Australia, with Mark Durden-Smith
hosting in the London studio.
On 16 December 2006, he was a guest reporter on The X Factor final live from contestant Ray Quinn
's home town of Liverpool
, and live from contestants Same Difference's home town of Portsmouth
on 15 December 2007. He was the guest reporter at JLS
's home town on 13 December 2008 and at Stacey Solomon's home town of Dagenham
on 12 December 2009.
Brazier is also a regular host-presenter and online blogger for Clothes Show Live
in Birmingham.
In 2010, he was a celebrity guest team captain on What Do Kids Know?
along with Rufus Hound
, Joe Swash
and Sara Cox
on Watch
. Brazier took part in a celebrity version of Total Wipeout
which aired on 18 September 2010. He also appeared on an eppisode on Mongrels which also was aired in 2010
Brazier hosted The X Factor
live tour in venues all over the UK and Ireland since he hosted the show in 2005 to 2010.
He presented a documentary, My Brother and Me, which broadcast on BBC Three
on 17 December 2010.
From 9 January to 13 March 2011, Brazier participated in the sixth series
of ice skating
show Dancing on Ice
, with his skating partner, professional female Canadian ice skater Isabelle Gauthier
. He was in the bottom two three times: in week two against cricketer Dominic Cork
, and in week five against Kerry Katona
. In Week 10, fe and Gauthier were eliminated over Sam Attwater
and Brianne Delcourt
. His final score was 21.5 on that night.
Brazier also competed in Total Wipeout, in which he became the only person to run the Sucker Punch by actually running instead of moving bit by bit. When asked how it was done, Brazier simply replied "Bravery and stupidity in equal amounts!"
He currently writes a column in the Daily Mirror every week.
He co-presents OK! TV
on Channel 5 with Jenny Frost
. Brazier also has regular stints on the daytime series This Morning
on ITV.
For the duration of Big Brother UK 2011 Brazier is co-hosting a spin-off show alongside Frost, OK! TV
When 'Bruv Takes Over which launched on 17 August 2011, on the eve of the debut of Celebrity Big Brother 2011 on Channel 5.
, which sank on the River Thames
in 1989 after being hit by a dredger, killing him as well as 50 others.
Brazier has two sons from his relationship with Big Brother
contestant
Jade Goody, whom he was with from 2002 until 2004. They were both born in Harlow
, Essex
: Bobby Jack (born 2003) and Freddy (born 2004). Brazier resides in the Newhall area of Harlow, Essex. They appeared in Wife Swap
in 2003 and Brazier was occasionally seen in Goody's LivingTV
shows. She died on 22 March 2009 and left Brazier full custody of their sons. He did not attend her funeral in April 2009, but instead took their sons away from the media spotlight to stay with relatives in Australia.
He presented a documentary on Living TV called Superdaddy where he uses his experiences of being a single father to help other families learn to communicate with regards to their children. He insisted his sons, Bobby and Freddie, were not involved in filming and revealed during the show he has a privacy order banning any unauthorised images of the boys since Goody died, stating he prefers them to have a normal upbringing away from any media spotlight.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
television presenter and reality TV star. Before becoming a television personality, he was a footballer on the books of Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
for three years, although he never played for the first team and quit the game due to injury.
Career
In 2001, Brazier took part in the Channel 4Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
reality TV show Shipwrecked
Shipwrecked (TV series)
Shipwrecked is a British reality television programme airing on Channel 4's youth programming brand, T4. The original version ran for 3 series from 9 January 2000 to 20 December 2001 and was constructed as a social experiment, without a competitive format or a prize.The programme returned for 4...
, in which he and fifteen other people had to stay on a tropical island without any creature comforts. This series was noted for a number of conflicts and factional squabbles during which Brazier appeared to be an amiable and conciliatory figure. After this he took part in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
programme Simply the Best
Simply the Best (TV series)
Simply the Best was a game show broadcast on the UK terrestrial network ITV in 2004.Filmed in Jersey as a co-production of Channel Television and Carlton Television, it was hosted by Phil Tufnell and Kirsty Gallacher, and featured the cheerleaders from the American football team the Scottish...
, as well as presenting the programmes Dirty Laundry and Big Brother Panto
Big Brother Panto
Big Brother Panto is a special series of Big Brother that brought together ten housemates from previous Big Brothers to produce the pantomime Cinderella. It aired from 20 December 2004 to 5 January 2005 on the Channel 4 network....
alongside June Sarpong
June Sarpong
June Sarpong MBE is an English television presenter of Ghanaian descent.-Education:Sarpong was born in London to Ghanaian parents. She was educated at Connaught Girls School in Leytonstone and Sir George Monoux College in Walthamstow....
. He then became a reporter for OK! TV
OK! TV
OK! TV is an early evening magazine programme, broadcast on Channel 5 as a brand extension of celebrity title OK! Magazine. It replaced Live from Studio Five on 14 February 2011, and was presented by Kate Walsh and Matt Johnson, both of which have since left the programme. Jeff Brazier and Jenny...
.
In 2003 he appeared in Celebrity Wife Swap
Wife Swap
Wife Swap is a reality television program, originally produced by UK independent television production company RDF Media and created by Stephen Lambert. It was first broadcast in 2003 on the UK's Channel 4. Since 2004, a US version has also been broadcast on the ABC network...
with his then girlfriend Jade Goody
Jade Goody
Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody was an English celebrity. She came into the public spotlight while appearing on the third series of the Channel 4 reality TV programme Big Brother in 2002, an appearance which led to her own television programmes and the launch of her own products after her eviction from...
, alongside Charles Ingram
Charles Ingram
Charles Ingram is a former British Army major who made headlines worldwide after he was accused of cheating in the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2001. He was convicted of deception, although he maintains that he did not cheat...
(the man who was implicated in the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
coughing episode). In September 2004, Brazier won the five reality TV show The Farm
The Farm (UK TV series)
The Farm is Five's version of the international TV format The Farm, produced by Strix. It had a number of celebrities appearing on it.-Series one:Series one aired in 2004 and was presented and narrated by Ed Hall...
. He also appeared in the Living TV programme I'm Famous and Frightened!
I'm Famous and Frightened!
I'm Famous and Frightened was a Living TV reality TV show in which 8 celebrities stayed for three nights in a "haunted" castle. They had to then do terrifying challenges in order to raise money for charity; each one was evicted until only the winner was left.The first series aired on Friday 12...
. Brazier performed as Aladdin
Aladdin
Aladdin is a Middle Eastern folk tale. It is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights , and one of the most famous, although it was actually added to the collection by Antoine Galland ....
in the pantomime
Pantomime
Pantomime — not to be confused with a mime artist, a theatrical performer of mime—is a musical-comedy theatrical production traditionally found in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa, India, Ireland, Gibraltar and Malta, and is mostly performed during the...
at Chatham, Kent in 2005 and 2006. Prior to this he competed in the ITV wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
competition Celebrity Wrestling
Celebrity Wrestling
Celebrity Wrestling is a British television programme, broadcast on ITV in 2005. It involved two teams of celebrities, competing against each other in wrestling style events. The series was presented by Kate Thornton and Rowdy Roddy Piper...
and presented on Challenge TV.
In 2006 he started presenting the revival of the CITV
CITV
CITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
programme Finders Keepers. Brazier was a panellist on the now defunct ITV talk show Loose @ 5.30!
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
, a spin-off show from Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
. He has also appeared in The Match
The Match (TV series)
The Match is a reality TV show on Sky One in which a group of celebrities form a football team to compete against a team of former professional footballers . The show begins with a large squad of celebrities who train and live together, all aiming to be selected for "The Match" against the team of...
and Celebrity Soccer Six on Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
, where he played for England as well as appearing on Call Me a Cabbie
Call Me a Cabbie
Call Me a Cabbie is a reality show where three celebrities have to learn all the skills needed to be a black cab driver in two months.-Series one:...
with Carol Thatcher
Carol Thatcher
Carol Thatcher is a British journalist, author and media personality. She is the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, a former British Prime Minister, and Sir Denis Thatcher, Bt....
and Janet Street Porter. He has also been a This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
showbiz presenter.
In November 2006, Brazier joined the presenting team of ITV2
ITV2
ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! Now, alongside Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne is an English media personality, television personality, host, judge, fashion designer, singer, and actress, best known for being the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne...
in Australia, with Mark Durden-Smith
Mark Durden-Smith
Mark Durden-Smith is a British television presenter. He began his presenting career as host of Sky Sports live rugby union coverage, which included weekly English Premiership fixtures, domestic and European cup competitions and Internationals Tests, including the English home Six Nations matches...
hosting in the London studio.
On 16 December 2006, he was a guest reporter on The X Factor final live from contestant Ray Quinn
Ray Quinn
Raymond Arthur "Ray" Quinn is an English actor, singer, and dancer. He finished second in talent show The X Factor in 2006, and won the 2009 series of Dancing on Ice. He also appeared as victimised teenager Anthony Murray in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside...
's home town of Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, and live from contestants Same Difference's home town of Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
on 15 December 2007. He was the guest reporter at JLS
JLS
- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...
's home town on 13 December 2008 and at Stacey Solomon's home town of Dagenham
Dagenham
Dagenham is a large suburb in East London, forming the eastern part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and located east of Charing Cross. It was historically an agrarian village in the county of Essex and remained mostly undeveloped until 1921 when the London County Council began...
on 12 December 2009.
Brazier is also a regular host-presenter and online blogger for Clothes Show Live
Clothes Show Live
The Clothes Show Live is a consumer exhibition brand consisting of two shows held annually each May in ExCeL, London and December in Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre. The events showcase latest fashion, beauty and music trends on large and often interactive features and stands...
in Birmingham.
In 2010, he was a celebrity guest team captain on What Do Kids Know?
What Do Kids Know?
What Do Kids Know? Is a brand new family entertainment show exclusive to Watch, where celebrities and children celebrate the humour and bewilderment of Britain's generation gap. Hosted by Rufus Hound with resident team captains Joe Swash and Sara Cox. It has similarities to Small Talk...
along with Rufus Hound
Rufus Hound
Rufus Hound is a British comedian and presenter. He is also the winner of 2010 "Let's Dance for Comic Relief".-Career:...
, Joe Swash
Joe Swash
Joseph Adam Swash is an English actor and presenter. He once played Mickey Miller in the British television soap opera EastEnders. He is the older brother of Shana Swash, who played his on-screen younger sister Demi Miller until July 2006. He also won the TV reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me...
and Sara Cox
Sara Cox
Sara Cox , known as "Coxy", is an English TV presenter and radio DJ, most well known for presenting the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 between 2000 and 2003...
on Watch
Watch (TV channel)
Watch is a general entertainment channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as part of the UKTV network. The channel launched on 7 October 2008 on satellite through Sky and on cable primarily through Virgin Media.-History:...
. Brazier took part in a celebrity version of Total Wipeout
Total Wipeout
Total Wipeout is a British game show, hosted by Richard Hammond and Amanda Byram, which first aired on 3 January 2009. Each week 20 contestants compete in a series of challenges in an attempt to win £10,000. These challenges are based in large pools of water or mud and generally involve large...
which aired on 18 September 2010. He also appeared on an eppisode on Mongrels which also was aired in 2010
Brazier hosted The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
live tour in venues all over the UK and Ireland since he hosted the show in 2005 to 2010.
He presented a documentary, My Brother and Me, which broadcast on BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
on 17 December 2010.
From 9 January to 13 March 2011, Brazier participated in the sixth series
Dancing on Ice (series 6)
The sixth series of Dancing on Ice started on 9 January 2011 and ended on 27 March 2011 on ITV. Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby return as hosts whilst Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean return to mentor the celebrities...
of ice skating
Ice skating
Ice skating is moving on ice by using ice skates. It can be done for a variety of reasons, including leisure, traveling, and various sports. Ice skating occurs both on specially prepared indoor and outdoor tracks, as well as on naturally occurring bodies of frozen water, such as lakes and...
show Dancing on Ice
Dancing on Ice
Dancing on Ice is a British television show co-hosted by Christine Bleakley and Philip Schofield, in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. The format, devised by LWT and Granada Television, has been a prime-time hit in eight different...
, with his skating partner, professional female Canadian ice skater Isabelle Gauthier
Isabelle Gauthier
Isabelle Gauthier is a Canadian ice skater, and as of 2011, one of the Dancing on Ice professional skaters.- Personal life :...
. He was in the bottom two three times: in week two against cricketer Dominic Cork
Dominic Cork
Dominic Gerald Cork is a former English cricketer. Cork is a right-handed lower-order batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium, and is renowned for his swing and seam control. Making his début in first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1990, he was selected to play for England in 1992, aged 21. He...
, and in week five against Kerry Katona
Kerry Katona
Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona is an English media personality and singer best known for her television work, predominantly in light entertainment and reality shows. She has also been a pop singer with girl group Atomic Kitten, a magazine columnist, an actress, and the author of ghostwritten books...
. In Week 10, fe and Gauthier were eliminated over Sam Attwater
Sam Attwater
Samuel "Sam" Attwater is an English actor and singer best known for playing Leon Small in the British soap opera EastEnders and its online spin-off EastEnders: E20...
and Brianne Delcourt
Brianne Delcourt
Brianne Delcourt is a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pair skating and now skates in various ice shows. She has appeared on the British television programme Dancing on Ice and on March 27, 2011, her partner Sam Attwater was crowned the winner.-Career:Delcourt trained at the Toronto...
. His final score was 21.5 on that night.
Brazier also competed in Total Wipeout, in which he became the only person to run the Sucker Punch by actually running instead of moving bit by bit. When asked how it was done, Brazier simply replied "Bravery and stupidity in equal amounts!"
He currently writes a column in the Daily Mirror every week.
He co-presents OK! TV
OK! TV
OK! TV is an early evening magazine programme, broadcast on Channel 5 as a brand extension of celebrity title OK! Magazine. It replaced Live from Studio Five on 14 February 2011, and was presented by Kate Walsh and Matt Johnson, both of which have since left the programme. Jeff Brazier and Jenny...
on Channel 5 with Jenny Frost
Jenny Frost
Jennifer "Jenny" Frost is an English singer, dancer, television presenter and model. She was a member of girl group Precious before replacing Kerry Katona in chart topping band Atomic Kitten from 2001 until they split in 2008. Frost presented makeunder show Snog Marry Avoid? from 2008 to 2011...
. Brazier also has regular stints on the daytime series This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
on ITV.
For the duration of Big Brother UK 2011 Brazier is co-hosting a spin-off show alongside Frost, OK! TV
OK! TV
OK! TV is an early evening magazine programme, broadcast on Channel 5 as a brand extension of celebrity title OK! Magazine. It replaced Live from Studio Five on 14 February 2011, and was presented by Kate Walsh and Matt Johnson, both of which have since left the programme. Jeff Brazier and Jenny...
When 'Bruv Takes Over which launched on 17 August 2011, on the eve of the debut of Celebrity Big Brother 2011 on Channel 5.
Personal life
Brazier's father, Stephen Faldo, was the skipper of the pleasure boat MarchionessMarchioness disaster
The Marchioness disaster occurred on the River Thames in London in the early hours of 20 August 1989. The pleasure boat Marchioness sank after being run down by the dredger Bowbelle, near Cannon Street Railway Bridge. There were 131 people on the Marchioness. Some were members of the crew, some...
, which sank on the River Thames
River Thames
The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
in 1989 after being hit by a dredger, killing him as well as 50 others.
Brazier has two sons from his relationship with Big Brother
Big Brother (UK series 3)
Big Brother 3 was the third series of Big Brother UK. The series started on 24 May 2002, ending on 26 July 2002 and the final of this series drew 10.0 million viewers. Votes in the final week totalled 8.6 million...
contestant
Contestant
A contestant is someone who takes part in a competition, usually a professional competition or a game show on television. The participants competing against each other have to go through rounds...
Jade Goody, whom he was with from 2002 until 2004. They were both born in Harlow
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
: Bobby Jack (born 2003) and Freddy (born 2004). Brazier resides in the Newhall area of Harlow, Essex. They appeared in Wife Swap
Wife Swap
Wife Swap is a reality television program, originally produced by UK independent television production company RDF Media and created by Stephen Lambert. It was first broadcast in 2003 on the UK's Channel 4. Since 2004, a US version has also been broadcast on the ABC network...
in 2003 and Brazier was occasionally seen in Goody's LivingTV
LIVINGtv
Sky Living is a UK television channel owned by British Sky Broadcasting, who purchased the Living TV Group group in 2010. Originally launched as UK Living in 1993, the channel changed its name to Living TV in 1997 and then to Living in 2007. On 1 February 2011 Living changed its name to Sky Living...
shows. She died on 22 March 2009 and left Brazier full custody of their sons. He did not attend her funeral in April 2009, but instead took their sons away from the media spotlight to stay with relatives in Australia.
He presented a documentary on Living TV called Superdaddy where he uses his experiences of being a single father to help other families learn to communicate with regards to their children. He insisted his sons, Bobby and Freddie, were not involved in filming and revealed during the show he has a privacy order banning any unauthorised images of the boys since Goody died, stating he prefers them to have a normal upbringing away from any media spotlight.