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Profile: Jade Goody | Profile: Jade Goody |
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Jade Goody shot to fame in 2002 as a Big Brother contestantReality star Jade Goody has withdrawn from the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother after being diagnosed with cervical cancer. | Jade Goody shot to fame in 2002 as a Big Brother contestantReality star Jade Goody has withdrawn from the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother after being diagnosed with cervical cancer. |
Her brief appearance in Bigg Boss was the third time the 27-year-old has appeared in a Big Brother house. | Her brief appearance in Bigg Boss was the third time the 27-year-old has appeared in a Big Brother house. |
She shot to fame in 2002 as a contestant in Big Brother 3, becoming a figure of ridicule in the media, depicted as a pig by one tabloid newspaper and denounced for being two-faced and ignorant. | She shot to fame in 2002 as a contestant in Big Brother 3, becoming a figure of ridicule in the media, depicted as a pig by one tabloid newspaper and denounced for being two-faced and ignorant. |
Last year, she again made headlines for the wrong reasons when she was accused of racism towards Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty in the UK version of Celebrity Big Brother. | Last year, she again made headlines for the wrong reasons when she was accused of racism towards Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty in the UK version of Celebrity Big Brother. |
Her clash with Shetty prompted a flood of complaints. | Her clash with Shetty prompted a flood of complaints. |
Goody was brought up in a run-down part of Bermondsey in south-east London by her mother Jackiey Budden. | |
Her father, Andrew, left Budden when Goody was two years old. He spent four years in Wandsworth Prison for robbery. | Her father, Andrew, left Budden when Goody was two years old. He spent four years in Wandsworth Prison for robbery. |
As a child, Goody claims she did not get the chance to go to school much. | As a child, Goody claims she did not get the chance to go to school much. |
Life change | Life change |
She has spoken of how she had to help out her mother, who lost the use of her left arm and the sight in one eye after a motorbike accident. | She has spoken of how she had to help out her mother, who lost the use of her left arm and the sight in one eye after a motorbike accident. |
Is East Angular abroad? Jade Goody | Is East Angular abroad? Jade Goody |
In 2002, the life of the dental nurse was to change forever. | |
From the moment Goody entered the Big Brother house she became noticed - both by housemates and viewers at home. | From the moment Goody entered the Big Brother house she became noticed - both by housemates and viewers at home. |
On her first night she ended up getting drunk and asking what asparagus was. | On her first night she ended up getting drunk and asking what asparagus was. |
Questions such as, "Rio de Janeiro, ain't that a person?" and "Is East Angular abroad?" generated a mass of publicity. | Questions such as, "Rio de Janeiro, ain't that a person?" and "Is East Angular abroad?" generated a mass of publicity. |
Negative press | Negative press |
Yet, despite all the negative press, Goody's fortunes turned around and she finished fourth in the competition. | Yet, despite all the negative press, Goody's fortunes turned around and she finished fourth in the competition. |
Goody has two sons with her former partner Jeff Brazier | Goody has two sons with her former partner Jeff Brazier |
The celebrity frenzy which surrounded previous Big Brother contestants usually dwindled fast, but Goody proved an exception. | The celebrity frenzy which surrounded previous Big Brother contestants usually dwindled fast, but Goody proved an exception. |
She became a newspaper and magazine regular, revealing more details about her upbringing and how she managed to lose weight after emerging from the Big Brother house. | She became a newspaper and magazine regular, revealing more details about her upbringing and how she managed to lose weight after emerging from the Big Brother house. |
She began dating Jeff Brazier, best-known at the time for appearing in the Channel 4 reality show Shipwrecked. | She began dating Jeff Brazier, best-known at the time for appearing in the Channel 4 reality show Shipwrecked. |
The pair were rarely out of the papers and their stormy relationship became notorious. | The pair were rarely out of the papers and their stormy relationship became notorious. |
Small fortune | Small fortune |
Despite the arguments, the couple had two children together, Bobbie Jack and Freddie, before finally ending the relationship after two years. | Despite the arguments, the couple had two children together, Bobbie Jack and Freddie, before finally ending the relationship after two years. |
Jade Goody's own fragrance became a best-seller | Jade Goody's own fragrance became a best-seller |
Goody's personal life may not have run smoothly, but her career went from strength to strength. | Goody's personal life may not have run smoothly, but her career went from strength to strength. |
It is thought she has amassed a fortune from releasing several successful keep-fit DVDs, opening up her own beauty salon in Hertford and releasing her autobiography. | It is thought she has amassed a fortune from releasing several successful keep-fit DVDs, opening up her own beauty salon in Hertford and releasing her autobiography. |
She went on to launch her own fragrance just before Christmas 2006, which rapidly became a best-seller. | She went on to launch her own fragrance just before Christmas 2006, which rapidly became a best-seller. |
Goody's small-screen career fame continued, with appearances on several reality shows including Celebrity Wife Swap, Celebrity Driving School, Celebrity Weakest Link and Celebrity Stars in their Eyes. | Goody's small-screen career fame continued, with appearances on several reality shows including Celebrity Wife Swap, Celebrity Driving School, Celebrity Weakest Link and Celebrity Stars in their Eyes. |
India apology | India apology |
She also fronted her own reality TV shows, including What Jade Did Next, Jade's Salon and Jade's PA. | She also fronted her own reality TV shows, including What Jade Did Next, Jade's Salon and Jade's PA. |
In 2007, Goody entered Celebrity Big Brother with her mother and boyfriend | In 2007, Goody entered Celebrity Big Brother with her mother and boyfriend |
But her high-profile return - complete with mother Jackiey Budden and boyfriend Jack Tweedy - to the British Big Brother house in January 2007 was a PR disaster. | But her high-profile return - complete with mother Jackiey Budden and boyfriend Jack Tweedy - to the British Big Brother house in January 2007 was a PR disaster. |
The show attracted 45,000 complaints to media regulator Ofcom over the alleged bullying of Shetty by Goody and fellow contestants, model Danielle Lloyd and singer Jo O'Meara. | The show attracted 45,000 complaints to media regulator Ofcom over the alleged bullying of Shetty by Goody and fellow contestants, model Danielle Lloyd and singer Jo O'Meara. |
In one incident, Goody referred to Shetty as "Shilpa Poppadom". | In one incident, Goody referred to Shetty as "Shilpa Poppadom". |
The controversy led to her perfume being taken off shelves and a paperback version of her autobiography was dropped by publishers. | The controversy led to her perfume being taken off shelves and a paperback version of her autobiography was dropped by publishers. |
Goody became something of a national villain in India and, a month after leaving the house, she visited the country telling Indians: "I am sorry for the hurt and pain that my actions caused." | Goody became something of a national villain in India and, a month after leaving the house, she visited the country telling Indians: "I am sorry for the hurt and pain that my actions caused." |
Her appearance in the Bigg Boss house may have been seen as a further way for her to make amends as well as pocketing another substantial appearance fee. | Her appearance in the Bigg Boss house may have been seen as a further way for her to make amends as well as pocketing another substantial appearance fee. |
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