Terminally ill reality TV star Jade Goody is said to be excited and nervous as she prepares for her wedding.
Terminally ill reality TV star Jade Goody is said to be excited and nervous as she prepares for her wedding.
The 27-year-old, who has cancer, had been unwell ahead of the ceremony, but is expected to go ahead with the event, said publicist Max Clifford.
The 27-year-old, who has cancer, had been unwell ahead of the ceremony, but is expected to go ahead with the event, said publicist Max Clifford.
There is a sizeable police and media presence outside the Down Hall country house hotel in Essex, where Goody arrived by helicopter on Saturday.
There is a sizeable police and media presence outside the Down Hall country house hotel in Essex, where Goody arrived by helicopter on Saturday.
She has pledged to walk down the aisle unaided to meet her fiance, Jack Tweed.
She has pledged to walk down the aisle unaided to meet her fiance, Jack Tweed.
The former Big Brother contestant will be wearing her "dream dress", a £3,500 gown presented to her as a gift by Harrods boss Mohamed al Fayed.
The former Big Brother contestant will be wearing her "dream dress", a £3,500 gown presented to her as a gift by Harrods boss Mohamed al Fayed.
On Friday, the Sun reported Goody had decided not to wear a veil, so that guests could see how her head has been left bald by chemotherapy treatment.
On Friday, the Sun reported Goody had decided not to wear a veil, so that guests could see how her head has been left bald by chemotherapy treatment.
Several celebrity guests are expected to attend the wedding, where pop stars The Sugababes will provide entertainment.
Several celebrity guests are expected to attend the wedding, where pop stars The Sugababes will provide entertainment.
'Day of surprises'
'Day of surprises'
I love Jade more than anything and this is all we both want Jack Tweed Goody has spoken of how Tweed, 21, proposed to her shortly after doctors told her she may only have months to live.
I love Jade more than anything and this is all we both want Jack Tweed Goody has spoken of how Tweed, 21, proposed to her shortly after doctors told her she may only have months to live.
Whirlwind preparations for the ceremony followed, with the TV personality reportedly masterminding the details from a laptop from her hospital bed.
Whirlwind preparations for the ceremony followed, with the TV personality reportedly masterminding the details from a laptop from her hospital bed.
Clifford told the BBC it would be a "bittersweet" day for Goody and her guests.
Clifford told the BBC it would be a "bittersweet" day for Goody and her guests.
"Most of us are concentrating on the fact that this is something that she's so happy about actually happening and so much looking forward to doing.
"Most of us are concentrating on the fact that this is something that she's so happy about actually happening and so much looking forward to doing.
"And of course it's giving her something else to concentrate on and think about - something which is happy."
"And of course it's giving her something else to concentrate on and think about - something which is happy."
Clifford hinted that Goody could expect "a day of surprises".
Clifford hinted that Goody could expect "a day of surprises".
Max Clifford on Jade's wedding
Max Clifford on Jade's wedding
A lavish cake full of her "favourite ingredients" has been created by the Sketch Gallery Restaurant in Mayfair, London.
A lavish cake full of her "favourite ingredients" has been created by the Sketch Gallery Restaurant in Mayfair, London.
And a group called Incognito will pose as waiters before bursting into song during the ceremony.
And a group called Incognito will pose as waiters before bursting into song during the ceremony.
"I spoke to Jade this morning and she's very excited, very nervous and really looking forward to the day," Clifford told reporters outside the venue.
"I spoke to Jade this morning and she's very excited, very nervous and really looking forward to the day," Clifford told reporters outside the venue.
"She's like a little one that's just woken up on Christmas Day."
"She's like a little one that's just woken up on Christmas Day."
'Fighting back tears'
'Fighting back tears'
OK! magazine has bought the rights to the ceremony for £700,000, while TV station Living had already paid a reported £100,000 to show it as part of their series, Jade.Goody, a former dental nurse, rose to fame on Channel 4's Big Brother
OK! magazine has bought the rights to the ceremony for £700,000, while TV station Living had already paid a reported £100,000 to show it as part of their series, Jade.Goody, a former dental nurse, rose to fame on Channel 4's Big Brother
The star has stipulated that the entire amount should be passed on to her sons Bobby, five, and four-year-old Freddie.
The star has stipulated that the entire amount should be passed on to her sons Bobby, five, and four-year-old Freddie.
The film of the wedding will be produced by Kate Jackson, who is also one of the four bridesmaids.
The film of the wedding will be produced by Kate Jackson, who is also one of the four bridesmaids.
Tweed said he will be "fighting back tears" at the wedding.
Tweed said he will be "fighting back tears" at the wedding.
"I love Jade more than anything and this is all we both want," he told the Sun. "It's going to be the best day of my life."
"I love Jade more than anything and this is all we both want," he told the Sun. "It's going to be the best day of my life."
Tweed was jailed for 18 months last September after assaulting a teenager with a golf club.
Tweed was jailed for 18 months last September after assaulting a teenager with a golf club.
He was released early from Wayland Prison in Norfolk last month on condition he wears a tag and returns to his mother's house in Essex by 1900 GMT each day.
He was released early from Wayland Prison in Norfolk last month on condition he wears a tag and returns to his mother's house in Essex by 1900 GMT each day.
However, the Ministry of Justice has allowed the terms of his curfew to be relaxed so he and Goody can spend their wedding night together.
However, the Ministry of Justice has allowed the terms of his curfew to be relaxed so he and Goody can spend their wedding night together.
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