Jade Goody's son Bobby Brazier joins EastEnders

Bobby Brazier, model and son of a TV star Late reality TV star Jade Goody joins BBC One's EastEnders as Little Mo's son Freddie Slater. series in the fall.

"Entering the world of acting has always been a vision of mine and doing so with EastEnders as Slater is a blessing," Brazier said. "I'm very grateful."

Executive producer Chris Clenshaw described Freddie as "chaotic".

"Freddie Slater is a chaotic 18-year-old with a sensitive soul", he said, "a modern day boy who is in touch with his spiritual side", and Brazier "an incredible young addition to the cast of EastEnders, who brings heart and humility to the role".

Freddie was last seen in 2006, when he and Little Mo left to start a new life away from Walford.< /p>

Brazier's mother, Goody, died aged 27 from cancer of the cervix, in 2009. Her death led to a 12% increase in the number of women having NHS Pap smears.

She rose to fame in Big Brother, in 2002, and found embroiled in a storm of racism, in 2007, after her comments about Indian actress Shilpa Shetty on the celebrity edition of the reality show.

His cancer diagnosis was given live on the Indian version of Big Brother the following year.