EastEnders viewers say 'Jade Goody would be proud' of son Bobby's debut

EastEnders viewers have sweetly said that Jade Goody would be "proud" of son Bobby Brazier's EastEnders debut on Tuesday night. The 19-year-old, whose father is Jeff Brazier, has joined the hit BBC One soap as the "chaotic" Freddie Slater and the latest episode saw his character ruffling some feathers amongst the Bridge Street market traders.

And later in the episode, Freddie dropped the bombshell that his mother is Little Mo and even introduced himself as Billy Mitchell's son, leaving him speechless. Viewers were quick to take to social media to praise Bobby for his debut as Freddie and said his late mother, Jade, who tragically passed away in 2009, would be "proud".

Taking to Twitter, one person said: "Jade Would Be So Proud #BobbyBrazier #EastEnders #BBC #JadeGoody." Another follower wrote: "Freddie slater… Bobby brazier looks just like his mum jade. She would be proud #EastEnders." A different viewer said: "Jade would be so proud #EastEnders" with crying emoji.

While another soap watcher added: "Jade would be so proud of him right now #EastEnders." Bobby also spoke about his debut as Freddie on Wednesday's episode of Good Morning Britain, where he sweetly said of his late mother: "She'd be proud, why wouldn’t she be? "Anyone that loves or cares about me, they are all proud and supportive... I know she’d be the same." He added of his soap role: "This is completely different to anything I've ever done, I’ve never acted before...

thrown in deep end a little bit but like to say I'm swimming!" Soap watchers will recall that Freddie was last seen in Walford in May 2006 when he and Little Mo, played by Kacey Ainsworth, left to start a new life away from Walford. Now an 18-year-old Freddie is back in The Square as he finds