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| Reality TV star Jade Goody dies | Reality TV star Jade Goody dies |
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| Reality TV star Jade Goody has died at the age of 27, her spokesman Max Clifford has confirmed. | Reality TV star Jade Goody has died at the age of 27, her spokesman Max Clifford has confirmed. |
| She died at home with her family in Upshire, Essex, overnight on Saturday after a high-profile battle with cervical cancer. | She died at home with her family in Upshire, Essex, overnight on Saturday after a high-profile battle with cervical cancer. |
| Goody was diagnosed with the disease in 2008 but it spread to her liver, groin and bowel and she was told it was terminal in February. | Goody was diagnosed with the disease in 2008 but it spread to her liver, groin and bowel and she was told it was terminal in February. |
| Her mother Jackiey Budden said: "My beautiful daughter is at peace." | Her mother Jackiey Budden said: "My beautiful daughter is at peace." |
| Goody shot to fame after being a contestant in the third series of Big Brother in 2002 and was taking part in a version of the show in India when she was told of her illness.Ms Budden asked that the family be left to grieve in peace | |
| She had been treated at the Royal Marsden Hospital in west London but wanted "to spend all the time she had got left" with new husband Jack Tweed and sons, Bobby, five, and Freddy, four. | She had been treated at the Royal Marsden Hospital in west London but wanted "to spend all the time she had got left" with new husband Jack Tweed and sons, Bobby, five, and Freddy, four. |
| The star died at home at 0314 GMT on Mother's Day, with Ms Budden and Tweed at her side. | The star died at home at 0314 GMT on Mother's Day, with Ms Budden and Tweed at her side. |
| Her body was taken out of her home shortly before 0800 GMT. | Her body was taken out of her home shortly before 0800 GMT. |
| Speaking outside the home, Ms Budden said: "Family and friends would like privacy at last." | Speaking outside the home, Ms Budden said: "Family and friends would like privacy at last." |
| Mourners started arriving at the house to pay tribute to Goody within minutes of the news breaking. They left floral tributes at the gates of her home. | Mourners started arriving at the house to pay tribute to Goody within minutes of the news breaking. They left floral tributes at the gates of her home. |
| The star had been christened in a 20-minute ceremony at the Royal Marsden on 7 March while in a wheelchair and was assisted by nurses during the service. | The star had been christened in a 20-minute ceremony at the Royal Marsden on 7 March while in a wheelchair and was assisted by nurses during the service. |
| Media interest | |
| Goody's illness had featured in the media on a daily basis over recent weeks. | |
| She married partner Jack Tweed on 21 February at Down Hall Country House Hotel in Essex. OK! magazine paid a reported £700,000 to cover the event. | She married partner Jack Tweed on 21 February at Down Hall Country House Hotel in Essex. OK! magazine paid a reported £700,000 to cover the event. |
| Goody stipulated that the entire amount should be passed on to her sons. | Goody stipulated that the entire amount should be passed on to her sons. |
| The wedding was also filmed as part of a documentary series following the star and was screened on digital channel Living. She was a very, very brave girl and she faced her death in the way she faced her whole life - full on, with a lot of courage Max Clifford class="" href="/1/hi/health/7925685.stm">Goody's effect on screening class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7893221.stm">In Pictures: Jade Goody | |
| Goody, originally from Bermondsey, south London, was initially famous for showing poor general knowledge on Big Brother. She was later accused of being racist towards Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty during a celebrity version of the show. | |
| However, public opinion softened when the star became ill. | |
| She was open about wanting to exploit media interest in her battle with cancer to raise public awareness of the disease and prevent other women from suffering her fate. | |
| Mr Clifford said: "I think she's going to be remembered as a young girl who has, and who will, save an awful lot of lives. | Mr Clifford said: "I think she's going to be remembered as a young girl who has, and who will, save an awful lot of lives. |
| "She was a very, very brave girl and she faced her death in the way she faced her whole life - full on, with a lot of courage." | "She was a very, very brave girl and she faced her death in the way she faced her whole life - full on, with a lot of courage." |
| Cancer Research UK chief executive Harpal Kumar said: "Her brave battle with an aggressive form of cervical cancer has received widespread public attention and encouraged thousands of women to seek advice on how to prevent the disease. | Cancer Research UK chief executive Harpal Kumar said: "Her brave battle with an aggressive form of cervical cancer has received widespread public attention and encouraged thousands of women to seek advice on how to prevent the disease. |
| "She has done a great public service by raising awareness of the importance of screening during her last few months of life." | "She has done a great public service by raising awareness of the importance of screening during her last few months of life." |
| 'Celebration of life' | 'Celebration of life' |
| Phil Gould, associate editor of OK magazine, said: "Most women that I know who are in their 20s have now gone for smear tests or are trying to get smear tests because of what's happened to Jade." | Phil Gould, associate editor of OK magazine, said: "Most women that I know who are in their 20s have now gone for smear tests or are trying to get smear tests because of what's happened to Jade." |
| Even in death the cameras will remain firmly fixed on Goody as preparations are made for her funeral. | Even in death the cameras will remain firmly fixed on Goody as preparations are made for her funeral. |
| Before she died she told those around her she wanted the service to be a "celebration" of her life. | Before she died she told those around her she wanted the service to be a "celebration" of her life. |
| "She wants it to be a big celebration because it's her final farewell to everybody," Mr Clifford said. | "She wants it to be a big celebration because it's her final farewell to everybody," Mr Clifford said. |
| "She's the world's first reality television star. It will be a very Jade Goody event - exactly the way she wants it." | |
| Mr Clifford said Goody's children had known their mother was seriously ill.Goody's husband Tweed is awaiting sentence for attacking a taxi driver | Mr Clifford said Goody's children had known their mother was seriously ill.Goody's husband Tweed is awaiting sentence for attacking a taxi driver |
| "She sat down and explained that Mummy was going to heaven and that heaven is where people who are ill go to get better," he said. | "She sat down and explained that Mummy was going to heaven and that heaven is where people who are ill go to get better," he said. |
| "She said when they look in the sky and see a star, that's Mummy looking down." | "She said when they look in the sky and see a star, that's Mummy looking down." |
| He added that he hoped Goody's family would be left in peace to grieve. | He added that he hoped Goody's family would be left in peace to grieve. |
| Tweed, 21, is awaiting sentence after he was found guilty of attacking a taxi driver and threatening to stab him after leaving a club in Essex last year. | Tweed, 21, is awaiting sentence after he was found guilty of attacking a taxi driver and threatening to stab him after leaving a club in Essex last year. |
| He was jailed for 18 months last September after assaulting a teenager with a golf club. | He was jailed for 18 months last September after assaulting a teenager with a golf club. |