Friday 20 February 2009

THIS WEEK EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT… JADE GOODY BEING DIAGONISED TERMINALLY ILL

Say what you want about Big Brother 3 reality star Jade Goody, but damn, this is sad, sad news. Goody was first diagnosed with cervical cancer August last year following an appearance on the Indian version of Big Brother. Since then she has endured months of painful chemotherapy and radiotherapy, however sadly it was announced the cancer has spread to her liver, bowel and groin and she has been given two months to live.

It wasn’t that long ago Goody was hated here and across the shores in India, following her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother, where her and model Daniella Lloyd and S Club singer Jo O’Meara were accused of bullying Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty. The show attracted 45,000 complaints and led to Goody’s perfume being taken off shelves and a paperback version of her autobiography being dropped by publishers. Now Goody has been propelled back into the public eye with her cancer diagnosis, with Living TV commissioning a three part series documenting her dealing with the illness. With the wedding days away, OK! Magazine revealed this week they had bought the exclusive rights to publish her wedding photographs for £750,000. Many have slammed Goody for bearing all to the world for the sake of money, but hey, isn’t this why the world over knows about Jade Goody? With having to come to terms to the fact her two sons Bobby and Freddie are going to grow up without their mother (who is their current sole carer), I too would be pulling out the stops to make sure they’ve been provided for. In her case, this means inviting the public to watch her cope with the emotional day of her wedding, then so be it. Good luck Jade. I can’t say I’ve always defended your choices, however this time I think people who have something negative to say should just keep their opinions to themselves.

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