Goody's sons 'asking questions about her'

The father of Jade Goody’s two young sons today revealed how they are coping with their loss.

GMTV presenter Jeff Brazier told the Sunday Mirror that Bobby, six, and Freddy, four, often ask him what their mother does in heaven.

Goody lost her battle with cervical cancer on Mother’s Day five months ago, aged 27.

Brazier, 30, who dated the reality TV star between 2002 and 2004, said the boys believe their mother can hear them when they tell her about their day.

He said: “The most common question is ’What’s mummy doing in heaven right now?’ And you hear them say all sorts of things from ’she’s going fishing with God’ to ’mummy’s walking her dog – she’s got a doggy in heaven’.

“Obviously, when Jade was ill she lost her hair through the chemotherapy and radiotherapy, so they ask me, ’has mummy got her hair back?’

“They say whatever comes into their minds but it’s all healthy and always happy and I encourage it.”

Asked about Goody’s widower Jack Tweed, Brazier said he was “young and misguided” and needed to become a better role model for the boys.

“Jack’s not a bad person, he is just young and misguided. I refuse to judge him because I really respected his influence on Jade’s happiness in her last few months.”

He continued: “I think he’s having a tough time and I’d question whether he’s getting the right advice from the people around him. He knows that everything isn’t quite right for him being the role model in the boys’ lives that Jade might have liked him to be.”

Brazier also described the heart-breaking moment when he broke the news of Goody’s death to his sons.

“When I saw them, I knelt down in front of them, held their hands and told them, ’mummy’s gone to heaven’.

“In a way, it was so much easier because we had prepared them for it. I can’t imagine what it would have been like if it had come as a shock out of the blue.”

He added: “My main message to the boys has always been, ’If you feel sad, tell me. If you want to cry, that’s OK. Just tell me about it’.

“Brushing things under the carpet is not how to go about it. Before Jade died, they said goodbye to their mum on a few occasions and she said she would always be listening if they wanted to speak to her.”