Strictly's Bobby Brazier's 'rent put up' by dad Jeff after dancefloor success
08.10.2023 - 19:13
/ ok.co.uk
EastEnders star Bobby Brazier is currently wowing audiences with his impressive moves on the dancefloor - but there's a downside to the newfound fame. Speaking to OK! on the red carpet at Sunday's Pride of Britain Awards, the 20-year-old soap actor joked his devoted dad Jeff Brazier, 44, had put his rent up in a "moral" move. "He's been cooking us lunch recently, in big portions, but on the other side of that he's just upped my rent, so it's sweet and sour!," he laughed.
"I think it's a moral thing." Although Bobby was quick to add, the increase was "not much". Speaking to us about the BBC dance show, in which he's partnered with Australian pro Diane Buswell, Bobby said it's been a rollercoaster of emotions so far. He said: "It's a source of immense joy, and deep distress from hour to hour," he said.
"I don't feel any pressure. I just dance for the sake of dancing. "I like to leave it all out the dance floor and if I do that then I'm happy with what I've one, and I don't really care about the results.
But I would love to stay as long as possible of course." Bobby, the son of the late Jade Goody, wowed the Strictly judges once again on Saturday night's Movie Night week with a Samba to Young Hearts Run Free from the film Romeo + Juliet. Judge Anton Du Beke was particularly impressed with Bobby's impressively flexible hips - telling him his moves were "remarkable". Chatting to OK! about his newly-discovered love of dancing, Bobby told us: "Performing I didn't know how much I'd enjoy that, I love that.
He continued, "I feel the opposite of nervous when I'm just out there and there's people like, 'come on' and I'm moving my hips... maybe I'm just a show off!". His devoted dad Jeff wasn't able to make the live show, so his
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