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Jeff Brazier shares pictures of his 'beautiful' sons Bobby and Freddie to remember their mum Jade Goody on Mother's Day

Published: 11:53 GMT, 7 March 2016 | Updated: 02:15 GMT, 8 March 2016

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Jeff Brazier has marked Mother's Day by sharing pictures of his two sons, in order to celebrate their mother Jade Goody.

The presenter - who has sons Bobby, 12 and Freddie, 11, with the late TV personality - allowed images of the growing boys to be used on a Jade Goody memorial Facebook page on Mothering Sunday, which fell on March 6.

The Big Brother star sadly passed away in 2009 at age 27 following a battle with cervical cancer, and never got to see her sons grow up.

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In memory: On Mother's Day on Sunday, Jeff Brazier shared new pictures of his sons Bobby and Freddie in honour of their late mother Jade Goody

So it's no surprise the sweet snaps, which also included one of herself with her children, were well-received by well-wishers on the social networking site.

Showing Jeff and Jade's boys growing into handsome young man, a collage was posted by the creator of the Facebook page.

Along with the snaps, shared on Sunday, a message read: 'Good afternoon all. Hope you have had a lovely day.

'We get hundreds of questions every week asking how Bobby and Freddy are, and what they both look like now. I have spoken to Jeff (the boys dad) and he has given me his permission to share with you a recent picture of the boys and with it being Mother's Day, it seemed the perfect time.'

Sorely missed: Jeff and Jade welcomed their sons Bobby and Freddie while they were an item in the mid-2000s, following her rise to fame on Big Brother

The message went on: 'Jade would be so proud of them both and I am sure you will agree they are both beautiful young men. Thank you Jeff xx (sic).'

A black and white picture of Freddie had been seen before, but the resemblance of him to both his parents is incredibly striking.

Sweet tribute: The Jade Goody Memorial Page shared the pictures with Jeff's permission

Another shot, of eldest child Bobby showed him growing into a striking young man with curly hair and a clear sense of fashion in his plaid scarf.

The bottom of the collage was the most heartbreaking of all, a lovely photograph of Jade with her then-toddlers flanking her.

TV presenter and life coach Jeff, 36, has cared for his two boys alone since their mother and his ex-partner Jade passed away seven years ago.

Bobby was just five years old and Freddie was four when their mother passed away, and instead of attending her funeral Jeff took the boys away to stay with family in Australia.

Speaking about his parenting style to MailOnline last year, the Essex native - who seldom shares pictures of his children online - said: 'I've morphed into something quite different from your average dad.

'I'm probably far more sensitive to their feelings and I'm far more aware of when they need emotional support.'

He explained: 'There are little side effects of my situation where you become really good at doing quite a lot on your own.

They're growing up! Jeff recently shared a few more shots of his boys, showing 12-year-old Bobby as a growing lad

Not so little anymore: 11-year-old Freddie is the spitting image of his dad

'I've got an ability to push myself beyond tiredness because if I don't do it, it doesn't get done.'

And Jeff went on to say that he and the boys ensure they remember their mother, regularly: 'We dedicate the 15th of every month to Jade, and we always do what the boys want to do.

'We visit her grave most months and we talk about her more than ever at the moment. We've been going through their memory boxes and looking at pictures and magazine articles they haven't seen before or can't remember seeing.'

A tragedy: Jade passed away in 2009 at the age of 27, following a battle with cervical cancer

Doting dad: Jeff, 36, has taken on the role of both parents in his family

Meanwhile, Jade's widower Jack Tweed also recently shared a tribute to her. On February 22 - the date of what would have been their seventh wedding anniversary - posted a snap from their wedding day in 2009.

Jade and Jack had tied the knot at Down Hall country house near Hatfield Heath in Essex just weeks before she succumbed to the cancer that had spread to her liver, bowel and groin.

She died while asleep in her Essex family home, exactly one month after marrying Jack who had been in and out of prison during their relationship, which started in 2006.