BOBBY Brazier has ‘become a Hare Krishna’ and is ‘seeking solace’ in daily spiritual rituals following the death of his mum, Jade Goody.

Strictly finalist Bobby, 22, has become a regular at the Hare Krishna temple in Soho, where he takes part in communal prayers, chants mantras and helps prepare meals.

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Bobby Brazier has “become a Hare Krishna” and is “seeking solace” in daily spiritual rituals following the death of his mum, Jade Goody[/caption]

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Last year, Bobby joined in cha-cha-chanting at a Hare Krishna gathering on Oxford Street[/caption]

Friends say Bobby’s interest in spirituality has grown over the past year and is helping him process the lasting impact of losing his mum to cervical cancer in 2009, when he was just five.

A volunteer at the temple told MailOnline: “He’s here every Saturday without fail. He joins our kitchen session, learns the prayers – this isn’t a gimmick.”

A family friend added: “Bobby had a difficult life. His mum dying left a mark on him, as it would. Hare Krishna is somewhere he seeks solace. It might seem strange, but for him, it works.”

Last year, The Sun published images of Bobby joining in cha-cha-chanting at a Hare Krishna gathering on Oxford Street, where he was even seen handing out leaflets.

Bobby – whose dad is TV star Jeff Brazier – said of the movement: “I’ve had the blessing of meeting some incredible devotees who have really taken me under the wing and been really merciful upon me.

“And they are just the most beautiful, happy, content, smart, intelligent people.”

After Jade’s death, Bobby and younger brother Freddy, 20, were raised away from the spotlight.

At 16, Bobby was scouted by a modelling agent during a trip to a local coffee shop and quickly signed to a major agency.

He later walked the runway for Dolce & Gabbana and Tommy Hilfiger and joined EastEnders as Freddie Slater.

In 2023, he won the National Television Award for Rising Star and finished as a finalist on Strictly the same year.

And he appeared in the ­Paramount+ drama Curfew last year.

Bobby is also set to inherit £250,000 from Jade’s estate when he turns 25.

A spokesperson for the trust said: “Everything was agreed before Jade passed away – there have been payments for agreed education or healthcare, but no other withdrawals until the boys turn 25.

“Even years after she passed, Jade has been able to provide for them, which is what she always wanted.”

Last week, The Sun on Sunday revealed Bobby would be leaving EastEnders after four years.

The actor and model has received a wave of work offers since being a runner up on Strictly Come Dancing in 2023.

Bobby, Freddie Slater in the BBC soap, will exit Albert Square later this year.

An EastEnders spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that Bobby Brazier will be leaving EastEnders, and we wish him all the best for the future.”

A telly insider revealed: “Bosses had a meeting with Bobby only recently as they had a plan in mind for a storyline, and it just so ­happened that Bobby was also thinking that now was the right time to look for other opportunities outside the show.

“The timing of the decision worked for both, but his final scenes are not for a while yet.

“The character has had a great run, but the time is now right for Bobby to look for other opportunities, and for EastEnders to wave goodbye to Freddie Slater.”

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Bobby and his brother Freddy are pictured with the late Jade Goody in 2006[/caption]

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Bobby’s dad is TV star Jeff Brazier[/caption]

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The Sun on Sunday revealed he’s leaving EastEnders after four years[/caption]

WHEN Mick Philpott burned his six children to death in a family home, horrified parents struggled to comprehend what kind of monster could commit such a sickening crime.

Now, a Sun investigation has uncovered new evidence of his botched game plan to play the ‘hero’ by rescuing his kids from the flames, and how he desperately tried to deflect the blame as his doomed plot unravelled.

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The scene after the fire at Victory Road, Allenton, in 2012[/caption]

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Mick Philpott and wife Mairead speak to the media after the fire[/caption]

Speaking for the first time in our brand new series, Scene of the Crime, the killer’s traumatised neighbours shine fresh light on what really happened before and after that tragic night 13 years ago.

On the day before he set the Derby property alight on May 11, 2012, one recalls spotting him carefully setting up two ladders beneath the upstairs windows in a brazen bid to later pull the kids to safety.

Haunted by the memory of the children’s blackened bodies, she emotionally tells how they “paid the price of their father’s “arrogance and stupidity“.

Meanwhile, another resident on Victory Road reveals how she and her partner were called ‘child murderers’ in the street after cops held her and her partner for 72 hours – as shameless Philpott scrambled to pin the blame on THEM for his crimes.

The furious locals paint a grotesque picture of the convicted mass killer, who we recently revealed was left “battered and bruised” in a brutal jail beating.

In extraordinary detail, they tell how he acted with impunity, seeing himself saw himself as “God’s gift”, and paraded up and down the street often dressed in little more than a pair of turquoise speedos.

Dinner lady Pearl Turner was in her garden when she spotted her next-door neighbour, Philpott, setting up the ladders at the back of his home.

Pearl, who lived next door to the family for several years, claimed that he’d planned to climb them once he’d set the house ablaze, and help pull his kids to safety.

The dad – who had previously appeared on the Jeremy Kyle Show – had concocted the arson scheme to pin on former mistress Lisa Willis who he was due to face in court over access to his four kids with her.

But in a tragic turn of events, he had forgotten to unlock their bedroom windows, leaving them trapped inside the burning building.

The fire claimed the lives of Duwayne, 13, Jade, 10, John, nine, Jack, seven, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five. Only Duwayne, the eldest, managed to escape the house alive, before he too died from his injuries in hospital days later.

Both Philpott and his wife Mairead, who supported his plan, were eventually arrested on May 29 2012, initially for murder, although charges were later changed to manslaughter.

Haunting memories

Thirteen years on, Pearl is still traumatised by the memory of seeing the five children’s charred bodies laid out in a row in the street outside her home as firefighters tried in vain to save them.

Now 78 and retired, she was still living next door to where the tragedy unfolded when The Sun revisited the scene of the killings.

Breaking her silence on the horrific fire, she says: “I’ll never get the sight of them lying there out of my head.”

She shared heartbreaking details about the night of the fire but also offered insight into the extraordinary lengths Philpott had gone to in order to ensure he emerged as a hero.

She added: “I was in my garden the day before the fire and Philpott came home with two sets of ladders.

“He initially placed them against my wall at the back, then moved them off and positioned them very carefully underneath the two upstairs windows at the rear of his house. They were the children’s bedrooms.

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New homes were built on the street after the Philpott home was demolished in September 2013[/caption]

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The landing of the house in Derby after the fire where six children died[/caption]

“As soon as I saw those two ladders leaning up against our wall, I knew the crafty sod was up to something, but never in a million years would I have worked out the evil plan he had in mind.

“I knew he hadn’t brought the ladders home to do any DIY or a spot of house maintenance because he was useless and lazy. I’d never seen any ladders at his property before.

“As soon as I became aware their house was on fire, it became clear to me what his purpose with the ladders had been. He’d planned to use them to climb up to their windows and rescue them so he could play the hero.

“But he forgot the bedroom windows had locks on them and in the panic and chaos of the fire, with smoke everywhere, those poor children weren’t able to open the windows and died.

“They paid the price of their father’s arrogance and stupidity. It was all such a needless, tragic waste.

“They were lovely, polite kids. They always waved at me when they saw me. If I was in the garden, they’d wave from their bedroom windows.

“On the day of the fire, I told the police about my suspicions over the ladders, but it took them weeks to arrest him. I’ve never really understood why. It was obvious to me what he’d done.”

‘We were called child murderers’

One of those arrested, a 41-year-old woman named Vicky, also told The Sun – in another first interview – how Philpott tried to frame her and her partner for the fire that left six children dead.

Vicky, then aged 28, revealed how officers arrested her and her late partner Adam, then 38, who died last year, and took them to Ripley police station and held them for questioning for 72 hours.

Through tears, Vicky said: “We had been friends with Mick, Mairead and Lisa (Philpott’s former live-in mistress) for some time and Mick used that friendship to try and save his own skin.

“When the police spoke to him on the day of the fire he told them me and Adam had started it.

“As soon as they told me Mick had accused us of starting the fire, I knew it had to have been Mick himself who had done it. Why else would he have tried to put it on us?

“Even so, it took us three days to convince the cops we were innocent before they let us go, but when we got back people still believed we’d done it.

“We were getting called child murderers in the street and on social media. It was absolute hell for us. It went on for months and months. I am still traumatised by it.

“Poor Adam is dead now but it was the same for him until the day he died. You just never get over it.

“The abuse only stopped when Philpott and the other two went to court and the details came out, but for me and Adam, the damage was already done.

“And those poor, poor children. Nothing could bring them back.

“Philpott was an obnoxious, self-centred b*****d who thought he was God’s gift to everything. He killed his own children then tried to frame me and Adam – his friends – for it. That tells you what kind of man he is.

“I hope he is never released from jail. He is a monster and should die in there.”

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The bathroom at the house after the fire that killed six children[/caption]

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The charred shell of the house was boarded up in 2013, with flowers and teddy bears left outside in tribute to the children who died[/caption]

Vicky said she remains close friends with Lisa, and is “in touch” with her.

“Lisa has long since moved away from Derby and I would never tell anyone where she is now,” she said.

Vicky also revealed that Mairead, who was released early from jail in 2023, has since changed her name and is living with a new partner.

“She is a monster too and should never have been let out early. Why should she be allowed to start a new life as if nothing happened?”

‘Hope he never gets out’

Speaking to those living in Victory Road now, it is notable how many locals’ lives were interwoven with the Philpotts.

Neighbour Martin’s son was in a relationship with Philpott’s daughter from his first marriage at the time of the tragedy.

He said his son, then 18, had been one of the first to try and enter the burning building and rescue the children.

Martin said: “Before the fire crews arrived, my boy was there trying to get the kids out.

“He saw the ladders at the back of the house and climbed up to try and get in through the window but the heat was so intense it was burning the hairs off his arms. His skin felt like it was on fire.

“He tried and tried to smash the windows but he just couldn’t. It was awful.

“He knew the Philpotts because he’d been going out with one of Mick’s daughters for about a year at the time. We all got to know Mick and his family quite well and we’d sometimes go round for dinner.

“I never really liked him because he was such a loudmouth, but I had to make the effort for the sake of my son and his girlfriend.

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Philpott in the dock at Nottingham Crown Court[/caption]

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He wept in the witness box[/caption]

“To be honest, I thought Mick was a bit of a prat. He’d been on TV and thought of himself as a star. He really believed he was a film star.

“But I never thought for a moment he’d be capable of what he did.

“What happened put such a strain on my son’s relationship with Mick’s daughter that they broke up a year or so later.

“My son was traumatised by the events of that night and he has struggled with his emotions to this day, although very recently he has started to open up a little.

“All of us around here just want to forget about Mick and that horrific day, but it is impossible. I hope he never gets out of prison.”

Elsewhere in Victory Road, a 38-year-old mother told how her son was at school with several of the Philpotts’ children.

She recoils at the mention of Mick Philpott’s name and tells how he “made my skin crawl”.

She said: “I hated him on sight. He was a horrible, horrible man.

“He was friends with my ex-partner and he’d call round here to see him wearing nothing but a pair of tight, turquoise Speedos and a pair of trainers.

“He’d stand at our porch with one leg raised on the windowsill like he was God’s gift, but all I saw was a fame-hungry w****r. He was utterly repulsive.

“I had nieces in their teens at the time and when they were here he’d be leering at them. It was disgusting.

“When they left to go back home, I’d go with them in case he tried to follow them. I just didn’t trust him at all.

“I felt sorry for Mairead because she was completely under his thumb and did whatever he told her to. He treated her miserably.

“Once I told her to stop being such a wet blanket and stand up to him, but she never did. If he told her to jump, she’d say ‘How high?’. It was that kind of relationship.

“When she and Lisa were both pregnant, I remember the three of them walking back from town with loads and loads of bags full of shopping, but he made them carry it all.

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The headstones on the graves of the six Philpott children who died[/caption]

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“He was walking ahead of them, empty-handed, in his stupid Speedos and nothing else.

“It was a weird set-up with the three of them. Between Mairead and Lisa, one of them was always pregnant.

“But even though I knew what an awful man he was, I was surprised he could kill his own children. I hope to God he is never allowed out of jail for what he did.”

Battered and bruised

Last month, The Sun revealed how Philpott was left with bruises and lumps on his head after an inmate battered him with a metal container at tough HMP Wakefield, West Yorks.

A source said: “Philpott was in a bad way after the attack – battered and bruised and with two large and noticeable lumps on the back of his head.

“The other lad pounced on him and whacked him quite a few times from behind.

“It was one bloke on his own – someone quite a bit younger than Philpott and it happened really quickly on the landing.

“There was a huge commotion, an alarm was going off and guards rushed in to help.

“Otherwise it could have been a lot worse for Philpott.

“Philpott was feeling very sorry for himself after the attack – but no-one had much sympathy.

“That is reserved for the children he killed.”

YOU might look at the label on your clothes before washing to see which temperature is recommended.

But are you able to identify the other symbols?

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People are only just realising what the triangle symbols on laundry labels are – and their minds are blown[/caption]

The laundry care symbols on labels include several small images: a tub filled with water, a circle inside a square, and an iron, for example.

They provide instructions and guidelines on everything from the best washing temperature to ironing and drying. 

Put it simply, the UK washing symbols help you decide if your clothing is safe to wash in your washing machine, which setting, and what temperature you should use.

But it’s not something we are ever taught, instead, learning the meanings from others.

Someone on Reddit was baffled by the list of laundry care symbols on their label.

There was a 40 degrees washing symbol, a triangle with lines in, a tumble dryer, iron, the letter F in a circle and a square with two lines in.

In fact, the triangle refers to bleaching.

And people are only just realising there is a bleaching symbol.

One wrote: “I didn’t know about the triangle. I thought it had something to do with the clothes hanger.”

Another person referred to the triangle as a “food pyramid”.

Washing symbols

The symbol looks like a bucket or tub filled with water – except for the ‘Do not wring’ symbol.

According to Ariel, If the garment is machine washable, you’ll either see dots or numbers inside the bucket symbol, representing the recommended maximum temperature: one dot means 30 °C (meaning that you have to wash your clothing in cold water), two dots 40 °C (warm water), and four dots 60 °C.

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Ariel Care Label[/caption]

If there is a line drawn under the bucket, it means that your piece of clothing should be washed on a synthetic cycle. Two lines means a gentle or wool wash cycle.

If you find the hand wash symbol on your garment’s fabric care label, wash the item by hand at 40 °C or lower, or use your washing machine’s hand wash program.

Bleaching symbols

Before reaching for your bottle of bleach to make your white clothes sparkle, it’s worth taking a look at your garment’s fabric care label to see if the clothing can handle the harsh chemical.

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Ariel Care Label[/caption]

Bleach is represented with a triangle – an empty triangle means you can safely use bleach on your piece of clothing when necessary.

Diagonal lines inside the triangle refer to the use of non-chlorine bleach; however, in the case when the triangle is crossed out by two lines, you shouldn’t use bleach at all.

Drying symbols

To stop clothes from shrinking or becoming misshapen when drying, there are several helpful symbols on the fabric care label, which tell you the best way to dry clothes, and not damage the fabric.

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Ariel Care Label[/caption]

A square with a circle inside means that the item can be safely tumble dried, while the number of dots inside the tumble dryer symbol indicates what temperature setting to use: one dot stands for low heat, two dots for medium, and three for high heat setting.

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The little iron shows you if you can or can’t press the item, if so what temperature is best.

Dry cleaning symbols

Some clothes are better off being handled by a professional; that’s when dry cleaning comes into the picture.

THIS is the chilling moment a huge fire engulfs a 62-storey residential skyscraper in Dubai Marina – home to 3,820 people.

Emergency teams spent six hours battling the overnight blaze until Saturday morning, according to the Dubai Media Office.

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A fire broke out overnight in a 26-storey building in Dubai’s Yas Marina[/caption]

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Extensive damage is seen after the fire was extinguished[/caption]

All 3,820 residents from 764 apartments were safely evacuated, the Dubai Media Office said in its live updates on X.

In a post published this morning, the media office said that the fire was contained and that “the smoke currently visible at the site is due to ongoing cooling operations as part of the firefighting process”.

“Control measures remain in place and the situation is fully managed by the firefighting teams,” it added.

One resident told Khaleej Times: “I was on the 24th floor with my wife when we smelled something burning around 9.45pm.

“We checked our apartment but found nothing. From the balcony, we saw firefighters and people outside.

“A friend called and said he couldn’t enter because of the fire. Security only told us to leave when we called them.”

He said the stairwell was filled with smoke, forcing them to take the lift, “which thankfully worked”.

The blaze broke out in the upper floors of the Tiger Tower – also known as Marina Pinnacle – at around 9.30pm, according to The National.

After fleeing the burning tower, residents gathered in the streets as emergency teams tried to put out the fire, The National reported.

They are reportedly being helped by authorities and the building’s developer to secure temporary housing.

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The building was engulfed in thick smoke and flames[/caption]

As a result of the fire, there are travel disruptions between Dubai Marina Station and Palm Jumeirah Station.

Dubai’s transport authority wrote on social media: “This is to ensure passenger safety and to facilitate the work of firefighting teams responding to the incident.”

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

It comes as a huge fire broke out in March after a cargo ship collided with a US oil tanker in the North Sea.

36 crew members from both ships were taken safely to shore, but one sailor was reported missing.

After extensive search efforts for the sailor, they were presumed dead.

The container ship Solong was carrying the highly toxic chemical sodium cyanide.

Footage captured the dramatic scene as both the oil tanker and the cargo ship were engulfed in flames, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky.

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The smoke visible seen the fire was extinguished was due to ‘cooling operations’, said Dubai Media Office[/caption]

Within hours of The Sun breaking the news recently that David would get his knighthood, social media was flooded with messages of congratulations.

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Victoria Beckham and her kids have congratulated David Beckham for his long-awaited knighthood – but Brooklyn has so far remained silent, amid the family feud[/caption]

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Romeo said he was ‘so so proud’ in his tribute[/caption]

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David’s youngest son Cruz shared some kind words[/caption]

The footie legend, 50, becomes a ‘Sir’ in the King’s Birthday Honours list.

Meaning his Spice Girl wife Victoria will be known as Lady Beckham – and she “couldn’t be prouder.” 

Victoria took to social media on Saturday to share a sweet photo hugging her husband, and planting a kiss on his cheek. 

The fashion designer penned a lengthy caption, which read: “You’ve always been my knight in shining armour, but now it’s official. Sir @davidbeckham!!! What an honour, I couldn’t be prouder of you. 

“Your dedication to the things that matter most — your country, your work, your passion, and most of all, your family — has never wavered. 

“The way you’ve touched so many lives over the years with kindness and humility speaks volumes about the man you are and continues to inspire us everyday. But above all else, I’m so, so proud to call you mine. I love you so much xxxx”

Victoria wasn’t the only one of the Beckham clan to share their congratulations, with Romeo Beckham also posting on his social media. 

He shared a black and white snap from David’s 50th birthday in May, and wrote: “So so proud of you,” followed by heart emojis. 

Cruz Beckham also shared some kind words for his dad, and posted a photo of him sitting outdoors gazing at the camera. 

David’s youngest son wrote: “I’m so proud dad I love you. Sir David Beckham has a nice ring to it.” 

As of yet, David and Victoria’s eldest son, Brooklyn, hasn’t shared a message of congratulations publicly for his father. 

But including all his family in his celebratory knighthood statement, David wrote: “Growing up in East London with parents and grandparents who were so patriotic and proud to be British I never could have imagined I would receive such a truly humbling honour. 

“To have played for and captained my country was the greatest privilege of my career and literally a boyhood dream come true. 

“It will take a little while for the news to sink in but I’m immensely proud and it’s such an emotional moment for me to share with my family.”

David’s exciting achievement comes after his 26-year-old Brooklyn, who lives in LA with wife Nicola Peltz, 30, was revealed to have no desire to speak to his parents or siblings after only learning about his dad’s knighthood in the press, an insider told Page Six.

The sourced said: “Brooklyn told his family he wants no contact and he’s not responding to those that try to connect.”

However, a source close to Brooklyn denied this and said, “this seems to be another deliberate attempt to misrepresent the truth, and it only serves to distract from this honor being bestowed on Brooklyn’s father.”

David was first put forward for a knighthood in 2011 after helping to secure the London 2012 Olympics.

But he was blocked from getting the title by the Honours Committee after becoming caught up in a tax avoidance scheme, along with many other stars.

His finances were cleared by the taxman at least four years ago – paving the way for him to finally get the coveted honour.

Just weeks ago we revealed how David and Victoria feel there might be no way to reconcile with their eldest child.

Brooklyn, who was a no-show at David’s star-studded 50th birthday celebrations last month, shared a video of himself and Nicola riding on his motorbike and wrote: “My whole world. I will love you forever. I always choose you baby.”

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The footie legend, 50, becomes a ‘Sir’ in the King’s Birthday Honours list[/caption]

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David Beckham and sons, Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn[/caption]

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Brooklyn is yet to publicly share a message of congratulations[/caption]

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