Jade Goody

[Perdita]

They tend to pixel out the face of celebritie's children but I am sure that we will continue to see more photos of them for many years to come - especially on special days like first day at school, first Christmas, first anniversary of Jade's death etc.

[Perdita]

Sir Michael Parkinson has blasted the late Jade Goody for representing "all that's paltry and wretched about Britain today".

Writing in the Radio Times, the legendary broadcaster admitted that Goody had cemented her place in television history but claimed her achievements were "nothing to be proud of".

"Her death is as sad as the death of any young person, but it's not the passing of a martyr or a saint or, God help us, Princess Di... When we clear the media smokescreen from around her death, what we're left with is a woman who came to represent all that's paltry and wretched about Britain today," he said.

He continued: "She was brought up on a sink estate, as a child came to know both drugs and crime, was barely educated, ignorant and puerile. Then she was projected to celebrity by Big Brother and from that point on became a media chattel to be manipulated and exploited till the day she died."

Speaking to The Mirror, Goody's spokesperson Max Clifford said: "I'm very sad and surprised."

Goody, 27, passed away on Mother's Day after losing her battle with cervical cancer.


Does anybody know whether she was ever on his show?

[Pinkbanana]

Does anybody know whether she was ever on his show?

Apparently, he did say some time ago that he would like to interview her, as she has an 'interesting back story' which makes you think this might be sour grapes.

I know a lot of what he says people will agree with, some of it I do (having read the whole interview). However, I think his timing is terrible... could he not wait a bit? The poor woman's just been put in the ground.

[alan45]

Does anybody know whether she was ever on his show?

Apparently, he did say some time ago that he would like to interview her, as she has an 'interesting back story' which makes you think this might be sour grapes.

I know a lot of what he says people will agree with, some of it I do (having read the whole interview). However, I think his timing is terrible... could he not wait a bit? The poor woman's just been put in the ground.

The timing might not be the best but I think Michael is speaking for the majority of people when he says this. I hardly think anyone with an ounce of common sense would want their kids to use Jade as a role model.

I think the bitter truth that Jade was naive in the extreme and was easily led and used by those around her for their own selfish ends. She was so gullible that she didnt realise that people were laughing AT her and not WITH her.

[Perdita]

HEARTBROKEN Jackiey Budden wrestles with her emotions as she reads the Bible at her daughter’s grave yesterday.

Jade Goody’s grieving mum seemed to draw strength from the holy text as she sat alone on the grass, occasionally reading passages aloud.

She also brought a picnic to the flower-laden site and later ate crisps and a Scotch egg.

An onlooker at the churchyard near Jade’s home in Upshire, Essex, said: “She looked visibly upset but she managed to hold back the tears. She read from the Bible for quite some time and every now and then read parts of it aloud. She looked like she felt content sitting there.”

Jackiey, 51, is planning a trip to Jamaica where she lived years ago and still has pals.

She told Now magazine: “They’ll look after me. It’ll be good to take some time out to recuperate.”

I would not have a picnic by the grave so soon after the funeralside if I wanted to be left alone to grieve. But she is obviously also still happy to speak to the press.

[Perdita]

JACK Tweed is preparing a “memory box” of his time with tragic bride Jade Goody as he faces jail for attacking a cabbie.

He is choosing his favourite wedding pictures, letters and pieces of Jade’s jewellery to help him cope with her death while he is behind bars.

Jack, 21, fears he might not be allowed home from court after he is sentenced on Thursday next week.

The widower has been warned that he will be locked up after being convicted of assaulting Stephen Wilkins in May last year as he was being driven home from a nightclub.

Sentencing was adjourned so that he could attend the funeral of reality TV star Jade last Saturday.

A close family friend said: “Jack is still coming to terms with burying Jade but knows jail is a real possibility.

“He can’t bear the thought of not being able to visit his wife’s grave.

“But he has said the next best thing would be to have a memory box of their life together.”

Jade, 27, who died of cancer on Mother’s Day at her home in Upshire, Essex, left a similar box for sons Bobby, five, and Freddie, four.

Prison rules mean that anything Jack takes in must be scanned and approved.

The pal added: “He is fearing the worst and thinks jail is inevitable.

“But he is clinging to the hope the judge will think he has already gone though enough and will give him a suspended sentence.”

Jack, of Buckhurst Hill, Essex, visited his probation officer yesterday, after missing an appointment on Monday.

He is already under a 7pm-7am curfew after being released early from jail on licence.

Jack was serving 18 months for hitting a teenager with a golf club.

It emerged yesterday that sales of Paulo Nutini’s album These Streets have rocketed since two of the songs — Last Request and Jenny Don’t be Hasty — were played during Jade’s funeral service.

[alan45]

HEARTBROKEN Jackiey Budden wrestles with her emotions as she reads the Bible at her daughter’s grave yesterday.

Jade Goody’s grieving mum seemed to draw strength from the holy text as she sat alone on the grass, occasionally reading passages aloud.

She also brought a picnic to the flower-laden site and later ate crisps and a Scotch egg.

An onlooker at the churchyard near Jade’s home in Upshire, Essex, said: “She looked visibly upset but she managed to hold back the tears. She read from the Bible for quite some time and every now and then read parts of it aloud. She looked like she felt content sitting there.”

Jackiey, 51, is planning a trip to Jamaica where she lived years ago and still has pals.

She told Now magazine: “They’ll look after me. It’ll be good to take some time out to recuperate.”

I would not have a picnic by the grave so soon after the funeralside if I wanted to be left alone to grieve. But she is obviously also still happy to speak to the press.

The more I hear about this shower the angrier I get. A graveside picnic in consecrated ground and the press just happened to be there. A visit to a loved ones graveside is supposed to be a way of paying respect to the deceased not another excuse for a publicity shoot. I suppose OK magazine will be accompanying Jackey to Jamaica and sun tabloid will be picking up the bill for the trip.

[Siobhan]

I am beginning to wonder if they ever gave a damn about Jade or just used her to ride the celeb status she brought...

[di marco]

“But he is clinging to the hope the judge will think he has already gone though enough and will give him a suspended sentence.”

they better not! hes a thug and deserves to be punished accordingly. if he doesnt want to go to prison then he shouldnt have done it in the first place

[Bryan]

i saltue Parky for speaking the truth that everyone else has been too chicken **** to say!

yes it's sad what happened to her, and yes it was noble she raised awarness and provided for her kids, but she was no saint, far from it!