A former south Essex footballer who is expecting his first child with Big Brother star Jade Goody has landed a job as a presenter on Channel 4 children's show T4.

Jeff Brazier, 23, who lives with Jade on the Chafford Hundred estate near Grays, played for Billericay, Bowers United and Canvey Island before joining Leyton Orient in the late 1990s.

Jeff, whose girlfriend is three months pregnant, recently found fame on the TV series Castaway.

Published Monday, January 20, 2003

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