Jeff Brazier has praised his son Fred for making โthe highest gesture he could offerโ to a friend, who hadnโt invited him to her birthday party.
The 13-year-old had got his schoolfriend a bottle of his late mum Jade Goodyโs perfume, only to find out he wouldnโt be getting an invitation to her do.
But rather than focus on the knock back, Brazier decided to use this moment to share his pride in his sonโs ability to โshare his mumโ in such a generous way.
โIโm grateful that you bought such a beautiful, thoughtful, sharing present for somebody today,โ he said in a video posted on Instagram.
โIt showed a lot of character from you, wow. Wow.โ
Many people on Twitter expressed their heartbreak for Fred, but Brazier explained that he was not looking for sympathy for his son, who had not been invited purely because the girl could only have a certain number of friends at her party.
Fred is Brazierโs youngest son from his former relationship with Goody. He is also father to 14-year-old Bobby, and he has recently spoken about his plans to have more children with his fiancรฉ Kate Dwyer.
โWeโve discussed it, itโs going to happen. I think weโre working our way to it,โ he told Mirror Online.
โWhatโs going to be exciting to me is seeing the kids as older brothers, theyโll be incredible. And itโll teach them about other responsibilities for them.โ