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Jade Goody
Born
Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody

(1981-06-05) 5 June 1981 (age 43)
Bermondsey, London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Businesswoman
Television personality
Known forBig Brother
Partner(s)Jeff Brazier
Jack Tweed
Parent(s)Jackiey Budden
Andrew Goody (deceased)

Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody (born 5 June 1981)[1] is a British celebrity. She came into the spotlight after appearing on the Channel 4 reality show Big Brother in 2002; an appearance which led to her own television programmes and the launch of her own products after her eviction.[2][3][4]

In January 2007, she was a housemate in Celebrity Big Brother.[5] During the show she was accused of racist bullying against Indian actress Shilpa Shetty.[6] Following her eviction from the show, she vehemently denied any wrongdoing and made many public apologies.[5] In August 2008, she appeared on the Indian version of Big Brother, Bigg Boss,[7] before withdrawing when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer,[8] which is now terminal.[9][10]

Career

Big Brother 3

When she appeared on Big Brother 3 Goody became a target of ridicule in the British tabloid press[11] for displaying a level of ignorance regarding general knowledge for a British native. Goody thought that the English city of Cambridge was in London.[12] On being told that Cambridge is in East Anglia, she assumed that this was abroad.[13] She also was criticised by the tabloid press during her time in the Big Brother house for an evening during which she cavorted drunk and naked, referring to her vulva as her "kebab" [2] and also was criticised for "backstabbing" [3] she escaped eviction long enough to outlast the media's apparent resentment and become popular. She also provided what was widely believed [4] to be the first instance of sexual contact on UK Big Brother, with a drunken grope with fellow housemate PJ, though it is unclear what sexual acts, if any, took place.

Goody has fronted her own reality TV shows[14] and appeared regularly in celebrity, trivia, and gossip-oriented women's magazines such as heat and OK!. Goody signed up for the 2006 London Marathon.[15] She did not finish the course, collapsing after 34 km (21 miles) of the 42.195 km (26.2 miles) and was taken to the Royal London Hospital to recover overnight.[16] Before the race, Goody described her preparations to TV chef, Gordon Ramsay. "I've been eating curry, Chinese and drinking." Afterwards, she explained:

"I don't really understand miles. I didn't actually know how far it was going to be. I'll be honest, I didn't take it seriously which is really bad of me because there's people out there who actually want to do the marathon. I didn't realise how much commitment the marathon was. I had four training sessions, that's all I did. At most I could run half an hour on a treadmill."[17]

Goody raised over £550 for her chosen charity, the NSPCC.[18]

On 2 May 2006, Goody published her autobiography titled Jade: My Autobiography[19] and in June she launched her own fragrance, Shh . . . Jade Goody.[20] It was launched by Superdrug in the summer of 2005[21] and became the store's third best selling fragrance behind Kylie Minogue's and Victoria Beckham's.[22] However, due to allegations of racism, The Perfume Shop decided to remove the fragrance from its shelves.[citation needed] The Perfume Shop has since resumed selling Shh... and was in their top 5 best online sellers in the run-up to Christmas 2007.[23]

Until November 2006 Goody also contributed a weekly column to Now magazine.[24] In an April 2006 column Jade admitted having the Burberry nova check pattern tattooed on her left buttock.[25]

Celebrity Big Brother

Just before entering the house Goody ranked number 25 in a poll by heat for the most influential person in the world.[26] Her lifetime earnings were cited to be between £2 million and £8 million by this point.[27][28][29] On 5 January 2007 Goody, her mother Jackiey Budden, and her boyfriend Jack Tweed entered the Big Brother House for Celebrity Big Brother 2007.[5] Upon entering the Big Brother House, Goody was informed that she and her family (later joined by Jermaine Jackson, Shilpa Shetty and Ken Russell) would stay in the main house in luxury, while the 8 other remaining celebrities would become their servants and live in the house next door.[30] Goody was not informed that she and her new family faced an eviction in which the public voted for their favourite to keep in the house. As a result, Jackiey had the fewest votes and was evicted on 10 January 2007.[31]

Goody was accused of making racist comments about, and derogatory comments to, her fellow housemate Shilpa Shetty, which led to the Celebrity Big Brother racism controversy[32] and for hypocrisy because of her support for an anti-bullying charity.[citation needed] A number of complaints were received by the British broadcasting regulator Ofcom about the behaviour of Jo O'Meara, Danielle Lloyd and Goody towards Shetty.[33] By 20 January, Ofcom received a record of more than 44,500 complaints from members of the public,[34][5] while Channel 4 received an additional 3,000 complaints.[35]

Among Goody's comments were: "I've seen how she goes in and out of people's arseholes"[36], as well as suggesting Shetty "makes [her] skin crawl".[37] She also referred to Shetty as 'Shilpa fuckawhiler' and 'Shilpa Poppadom'. Goody said afterwards: "She is Indian, thinking of an Indian name and only thing I could think of was Indian food. Wasn't racial at all. It was not to offend any Indian out there."[38] Cleo Rocos to Shetty: "I don't think there's anything racist in it." Shetty: "It is, I'm telling you."[39] However Shetty later changed her opinion stating "I don't feel there was any racial discrimination happening from Jade's end... I think that there are a lot of insecurities from her end but it's definitely not racial," Shetty said in the show's diary room.[40] The incident created an international outcry, gaining heavy coverage in the Indian media. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, then British Chancellor of the Exchequer who was visiting India at the time, condemned the programme on the grounds that he is against anything which might damage the perception that Britain is a country of tolerance.[41] In a statement on 17 January Channel 4 defended the programme against charges "of overt racism or racial abuse".[42] Goody was evicted from the Big Brother house on 19 January 2007 receiving 82% of the vote when up against Shetty.[43]

On 19 January, she was evicted. Channel 4 banned crowds gathering outside the house to greet Goody and cancelled a press conference with her.[44] In her interview with Davina McCall immediately afterwards, she stated that she was "disgusted with [her]self" after watching a video of the alleged bullying.[45] Her much publicised return to the Big Brother house was branded "a terrible decision" by publicist Max Clifford, who also said "it looks like she has ruined a very lucrative career".[46]

Ultimately Channel 4 received a rebuke from Ofcom over its handling of the Celebrity Big Brother race row that resulted in more than 54,000 complaints.[47] It emerged that there were various other, unbroadcast incidents of alleged racism.[48] They included a late night "limerick game" between O'Meara, Lloyd, Goody and her boyfriend Jack Tweed in which the use of the word "Paki" was allegedly implied but not said.[49] In the others, Goody speculated on whether Lloyd used "the p-word" and Goody referred to the Bollywood actress as "Shilpa Pashwa whoever you fucking are".[50]

Comeback

Goody lent her face and name to a cookbook "Christmas Dinner with Jade Goody" which specialised in traditional Christmas food. The book was released with a DVD featuring Goody and her two sons.[51]

In late 2007 and early 2008, several public polls put Goody in an unfavourable light[52][53] In early 2008 she purchased a brand new Bentley Continental GTC sports car worth £130,000.[54]

In March 2008, the Daily Mail reported Goody had become involved in "vicious fight with a female partygoer at an Essex nightclub before turning her rage onto a security guard".[55]

Goody stated in April 2008 that she would be releasing her second perfume range, Controversial,[56] in June 2008 although it has yet to appear.[57]

In 2008, Goody appeared in the Indian version of Big Brother, Bigg Boss. She was rumoured to have been offered £100,000 to take part.[citation needed] Goody entered the house on 17 August and in the opening VT of herself she claimed the incident with Shetty was "in the past" and that she was "not proud of it". Two days into the show, Goody was told she had cervical cancer and she subsequently withdrew, immediately flying home to England. Scenes of Goody being told of her diagnosis and her emotional reaction were not broadcast in India.[58]

In October 2008, she released her new autobiography, 'Jade: Catch A Falling Star'.[59][60] It is published by John Blake Publishing and covers her time in Celebrity Big Brother 2007.[61] In Christmas 2008, she played the role of the Wicked Queen in Snow White at the Theatre Royal, Lincoln,[62] and was praised for her strength and determination in doing so. Goody had to withdraw from the production in January for health reasons.[63] A reality television documentary, Living With Jade Goody was shown in September as a one off special, as part of the Living With . . . series on Living TV.[64] A one off film "Jade's cancer battle" was aired on 11 December,[65] although there are plans for further shows if Goody feels able or wishes to take part.[66]

Also in October 2008, Jade opened her second beauty salon named "Homme Fatel", catering exclusively for men.[67]

Personal life

Parents

Her father, Andrew Robert Goody, who was of mixed race,[68] was a drug addict and habitual criminal, who served prison sentences including a four-year term for robbery.[69] He died of a drugs overdose in Bournemouth, in 2005, aged 42.[70]

Relationships and children

Goody had a relationship with TV presenter and fellow reality television regular Jeff Brazier, the father of her two sons, both of whom were born in Harlow, Essex: Bobby Jack Brazier, born on 6 June 2003, and Freddie Brazier, born in September 2004. She was subsequently in a relationship with Jack Tweed, who appeared alongside her on Celebrity Big Brother. Following numerous allegations of Tweed being unfaithful,[71] the pair broke up. Goody confirmed she was dating again, and said of Tweed: "Some days, I felt more like his mum than his lover...I’ll never date a toy boy again."[72]. However, they resumed their relationship. Tweed lived with Goody and her children in Buckhurst Hill, Essex,[73] until he was imprisoned. He, along with another man, were convicted of assaulting a 16-year-old boy in 2006[74]. He served four months of an eighteen-month sentence before being released, on 27 January 2009, on electronic monitoring.[75] Tweed and Goody are now engaged and will marry[76][77] on Sunday 22 February[78] at Down Hall country house in Hatfield Heath.[79] The couple have signed an exclusive £700,000 deal with OK! magazine for photographs of the ceremony.[80] On 15 February 2009, Goody exchanged rings with Tweed in a private informal ceremony on the banks of the River Thames.[81]

Health concerns and cancer

Goody was tested for ovarian cancer in 2004 and bowel cancer in 2006, but was given the all-clear both times.[82] She underwent hospital tests in early August 2008 after her third cancer scare. She had already collapsed four times. The test results confirmed she has cervical cancer; she was told of this on August 19 2008 while in the Indian version of Big Brother, called Bigg Boss.[82] Her spokesperson said, "It looks like her cancer is at an early stage but we will have to wait until she gets back to Britain and sees a specialist and has more tests".[83]

On 1 September 2008 it was reported that Goody's cancer was "advanced and life-threatening" and that she would be having an operation followed by chemotherapy.[84] Doctors warned that her survival chance could be as low as 65%.[85] Further tests, and a radical hysterectomy[86], "went well" according to her publicist, and Goody began a course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.[87]

In an interview with Irish broadcasting company RTE she admitted to have started planning her funeral.[88] Furthermore, Jade told the broadcaster that she was losing all her hair and had decided not to explain her illness to her children.[89]

On 4 February 2009 Max Clifford, Jade's publicist, confirmed that Goody's cancer had spread to her liver, bowel and groin. Therefore, the previous estimate of a 40% chance of survival was withdrawn and she underwent treatment to prolong her life. On 7 February, Clifford reported that Goody had undergone emergency surgery in London to remove a tumour on her bowel.[90]

On 14 February 2009, Clifford confirmed media reports that doctors at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London[91] had given Goody just months to live.[92] He stated "She was informed yesterday that tragically, she's terminally ill. She was obviously devastated."[93] Goody has now begun drawing up a will and making plans for the future care of her two sons.[94]

Television appearances

Since her debut on Big Brother, Goody's television appearances have included:

Fitness DVDs

  • Jade's All new diet by Jade Goody and Steve Kemsley (DVD - 2003)
  • Jade's Shape Challenge by Jade Goody (DVD - 2006)
    • According to the Daily Mail, Jade's Shape Challenge was "ridiculed" when it emerged she had actually paid £4,500 for liposuction at a private clinic.[97]
  • Jade's Workout/'Workout with Helen'/The "Girls" from Big Brother - by Jade Goody and Helen Adams (DVD - 2004)
  • Jade (2002) by Jade Goody and Steve Kemsley (DVD - 2004)
  • The Big BrotherCollection : Jade's Dance Workout/ Dance Workout with Helen Adams and Latino Dance Workout with Nadia (2002) by Jade Goody, Helen Adams, and Nadia Almada (DVD - 2005)

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