The Sunday Night Project was a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005 under the title The Friday Night Project. Originally broadcast on Friday nights, the show moved to Sunday nights for its seventh series in 2008.

Each week the regular hosts (from series 2 onwards) Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr are joined by a celebrity guest host. These guests provide an opening monologue, are interviewed by Alan and Justin and take questions from the studio audience. They also take part in comedy sketches, hidden camera stunts and a game show where someone from the audience is selected to win prizes.

When the show was called The Friday Night Project, it was not live; it was recorded at The London Studios on the night before it was broadcast on Channel 4. When the show became The Sunday Night Project, the show retained its Thursday night taping schedule.^[1]

The Friday Night Project[link]

Series 1[link]

The Friday Night Project was originally presented by comics Jimmy Carr, Rob Rouse, Sharon Horgan and roving reporter Lucy Montgomery with sporadic appearances from Abi Titmuss. The first series began on 4 February 2005 and ran for 8 weeks.

The guest hosts for the series were:

Series 2[link]

The show returned on 6 January 2006 for 8 weeks with new hosts comedians Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr (who worked together on late night show Flipside), with Debra Stephenson replacing Lucy Montgomery for the Celebrity Spotting segment. The episode featuring Billie Piper was awarded the 2006 Golden Rose of Montreux for best variety show.

The guest hosts for the series were:

Series 3[link]

The third series of the show ran from 16 June 2006 for 11 weeks, and one special, whilst Big Brother was shown during summer 2006. Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr returned as hosts, and the format is exactly the same as the second series. Paul O'Grady was due to host but had to pull out due to a heart attack one week before his episode was to start filming. Cilla Black was also due to host an episode, but had to pull out. This was also a remembered series due to the appearance of the late Jade Goody.

The guest hosts for the series were:

Series 4[link]

The fourth series of The Friday Night Project started on Channel 4 on 5 January 2007 and ran for 7 weeks, with hosts Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr returning. The format was almost identical to the previous series, with the exception of 'Celebrity Spotting with Debra Stephenson', which was not featured. A new feature was that the coat of cash is sometimes worn by a celebrity guest, rather than Justin, Alan, the guest host or a panelist.

The guest hosts for the series were:

Series 5[link]

The fifth series began on 1 June 2007 and ran for 14 weeks, double that of the previous series. This was because the third series of The Charlotte Church Show was delayed, due to Charlotte's pregnancy. In Series 5 'The Friday Night News' was re-vamped and 'The Big Fun Gameshow' replaced 'Famous Five'. There were also questions on VT in the 'Ask Me Anything' segment from celebrity friends of the Guest Host. Comedian Ronnie Corbett and Actress Daryl Hannah were slated to host an episode, but both pulled out.

The guest hosts for the series were:

Series 6[link]

Series 6 of The Friday Night Project began on 21 March 2008 and ran for six weeks.

The guest hosts for the series were:

The show then took a 1½ month break and returned on 8 June 2008 to film a 7-part series. The show moved to Sundays and became known as The Sunday Night Project. Naomi Campbell was originally slated to host an episode this series but had to pull out.

Series 7[link]

The guest hosts for the series were:

Series 8[link]

Series 8 began on 14 December 2008. The series consisted of 8 episodes. This series saw the introduction of a segment called SNP Local News which, like the Sunday Night News, will take a satirical look at the week's news headlines from the home town of that week's guest host. Also, The Big Fun Gameshow has been axed for this series, with Who Knows The Most About The Guest Host and My Question Time moved to the final segment of the show. Razorlight were scheduled to be the musical guests for episode 4 but they pulled out at the last minute.

The guest hosts for the series were:

Cancellation[link]

The show was temporarily shelved, with The Sun reporting that The Sunday Night Project will end as Alan Carr wants to focus more on his solo career. However, in the same article, it was stated that Princess Productions were possibly considering bringing the show back with new presenters.^[3] A few weeks before, Carr confirmed on This Morning on 25 June that the show would at least return at the end of the year for Christmas specials.^[4] However, Alan Carr later confirmed that the Christmas specials have been scrapped as well and he would not be returning to the show.^[5] A new DVD named The Sunday Late Night Project was released November 16.^[6] It was stated by Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr that they would not be returning for any new series and new hosts would take over.^[7][8] Beginning in March 2009, The Justin Lee Collins Show aired Thursday nights on ITV2. After JLC's solo series ended, Alan Carr: Chatty Man started airing during the The Sunday Night Project original run's timeslot on Channel 4 in June 2009.

Specials[link]

The Friday Night Christmas Project 2006 on 24 December 2006 showed highlights from both of the 2006 series. Two specials aired in December 2007, they took the format of normal shows each with their own different Guest Host. On 5 June 2008, a special Big Brother episode aired to coincide with the launch of the new series.

Big Brother[link]

When the show returned in 2006 with Alan and Justin, the show was repackaged around Big Brother. The two series were scheduled at the same time as both Celebrity Big Brother and Big Brother. During the summer series, there would be several mentions of the show. The guest hosts would always mention in their monologue which housemate got evicted that night. During the Friday Night News, there would often be a taped segment (from Alan's supposed housemaid "Juanita") where Justin, Alan and the guest host would dress up as the housemates, making fun of them. Finally, the previous week's evicted housemate would always show up during the "Who Knows the Most about the Guest Host" segment as a contestant or to wear "The Coat of Cash". Alan Carr has revealed that he is against having the evicted housemates appear on the show.^[9]

Current features[link]

Opening monologue[link]

The guest host of the show appears after being announced by Justin Lee Collins in the title sequence, after applause, the guest host makes jokes about the funnier side of the weeks news, things frequently mentioned are celebrity mishaps and Big Brother, whilst funny pictures are often shown as well, after a few jokes, the week's musical guest is introduced by the guest host, the musical guest is usually an up and coming band, though established bands have appeared on a few occasions. After the introduction of the musical guest, the guest host sits down and talks with Justin and Alan, often about themselves, before they talk about how they met up and did something together in the previous week.

Bonding[link]

A clip is displayed of Alan and Justin's visit to meet the guest host earlier in the week. Justin and Alan usually greet the celebrity, before they take part in an activity. The activities are very different each week, ranging from cruising in Hampstead Heath with Rupert Everett (Series 3, Episode 8), to recording a song with Girls Aloud (Series 3, Episode 11). At the end of the meet, Justin and Alan fantasize about something, usually related to the guest host.

Dream Sequence Sketch[link]

Justin, Alan and the guest host participate in a sketch of some sort, usually related to something that the guest host is famous for, sketches have ranged from Alan and Justin being TV detectives (Series 4, Episode 3), Alan and Justin having their own television shows called the AC and the JLC (Series 3, Episode 4) and Alan and Justin running a hotel Fawlty Towers style (Series 4, Episode 2). Alan often has a complaint about how the sketch has been carried out, while Justin often gets the leading role. After the sketch, the action returns to the studio, where the guest host calls a commercial break.

"The Friday/Sunday Night News"[link]

After the break, Justin announces that they will be going over to Alan and the guest host for The (Friday) Sunday Night News. Some news stories of the week are read out, which Alan comments on in a humorous way (such as Hug-A-Hoodie, where Alan commented that he would like to hug the hoodie, except that he cannot move as the hoodie has just beaten him up). After the news has been read, Alan makes a penis reference, which the guest host often takes the wrong way, before chastising the guest host for being dirty and bringing out his topical barometer. Alan identifies "what's hot and what's not", making comments on each item. In Series 3 Episode 11, Alan used Sarah Harding as the barometer. On some occasions, there is a spoof sketch of recent events, usually Big Brother. After this, the action returns to the sofa and into the next section.

"SNP Local News"[link]

New for series 8, SNP Local News will see a satirical look taken at the week's news from whichever town, region or state the guest host comes from.

"Who Knows The Most About The Guest Host?"[link]

In this section, the guest host will host a quiz where all of the questions are about them. There are two teams, with Alan and a celebrity making up one team, and Justin and another celebrity making up the other. The celebrities are often Big Brother contestants, soap actors, 'it-celebrities' or someone who has a personal or professional link to the guest host. In the first round, questions are asked by the host and one of the players has to buzz in and answer correctly. The second round was different each week, and often saw the two teams competing against each other in a ludicrous activity, such as miming sex positions (Series 4, Episode 1) and doing Shrek Impressions (Series 3, Episode 8). For later series Round 2 involves the Word Association Round in which contestants must give a word that directly relates to the Guest Host. If an unrelated or repeated word is given or a contestant hesitates to answer, they are promptly given an electric shock via panels which they must place their hands on, connected by a control box held by the Guest Host. The last contestant standing wins the point for their team. The team with the most points wins the game. Previously, the winner of the quiz, either Justin or Alan, would run into the audience wearing "The Coat Of Cash", a coat covered in five pound notes (or sometimes the currency of the guest host's home country). However, in recent series, a guest celebrity has worn the coat. Members of the audience are free to grab the celebrity to get the money, with the guest host often looking on, horrified. After this section, another break is called. From series 8, this segment becomes the climax of the show.

"Watch Out, (Guest Host)'s About"[link]

After the break, the guest host talks to Justin and Alan on the sofa, before showing video footage of them playing a prank on an unsuspecting member of the public, similar to Beadle's About. These pranks have ranged from a man unveiling a bust of Ian Wright only to break it, and Mischa Barton asking a man to break into her car to get her dog out, only for the car's real owner to come along. Celebrity Spotting sometimes replaces this. A segment of Smile Like You Mean It by The Killers plays during the opening of this segment.

"My Question Time"[link]

• When more than one host, it is called Our Question Time
• Previously called Ask me Anything

In this section, members of the audience are invited to ask the guest host some questions. These questions range from simple things about the guest hosts career, to cruder questions about topics such as the host's sex life, whether they have committed a crime etc. Justin sits with the guest host choosing people from the audience to ask questions while Alan goes into the audience with a microphone, often making sarcastic/derogatory comments about - or even flirting with - various audience members or complaining about the distance he must go to reach the person chosen.

Since series 8 this has been extended by several minutes and is the last segment of the show, after which the guest host thanks Justin and Alan, any celebrity guests and the audience before introducing that night's musical guest.

Live musical performance[link]

The week's musical guest performs a song, generally their latest single, towards the end of the song, Justin, Alan and the guests can be seen dancing, while the credits roll.

Retired features[link]

"The Abi Titmuss Mystery Sex Tape Test"[link]

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"Famous Five"[link]

In this section, the guest host tried to win up to five prizes for a member of the audience, five different styles of questions were answered, with the first four often being things such as answering a question set by Stephen Hawking, guessing who Alan is imitating and naming a certain number of things in a time limit. The fifth question is then a take on a popular game or gameshow, with games like Dysfunctional Family Fortunes (Family Fortunes), The Jerryation Game (The Generation Game), Bitchbusters (Blockbusters), Sveniata (Pinata), The Dartness (Bullseye) and C**tdown (Countdown), after this, everyone celebrates (if the big prize was won), or is downhearted (if the big prize wasn't won), the celebrity then says thanks to the audience, Justin, Alan and all the guests, before introducing the musical guest and the song that they will be singing.

"Celebrity Spotting With ..."[link]

In series 1, Lucy Montgomery toured the streets where the guest host grew up trying to find celebrity lookalikes. For series 2-3 she was replaced by Debra Stephenson who toured the streets of Manchester, again looking for celebrity lookalikes, sometimes Debra would ask questions or ask the person to do something as if they were the celebrity they looked like. This segment of the show has also been done by Chantelle Houghton and Nikki Grahame when Debra was unavailable. In the fifth series, Celebrity Spotting made a comeback, with Chris Moyles taking to the streets to find more lookalikes. This was in place of the usual "Watch out (Guest Host's) about". This segment returned briefly in Series 5 during the Chris Moyles, Beth Ditto and Rupert Everett episodes.

Bingo[link]

Series 1 saw a game of bingo played midway through the show specifically designed around the guest host. An example of this includes in Episode 1 where a game of 'Hard Man Bingo' was played as Vinnie Jones was the guest host. Jimmy Carr and the guest host would stand around the bingo machine whilst the guest host would take out a ball with a message or catchphrase on it, as opposed to the traditional numbers. Rob Rouse would act as the bingo caller and add a humorous comment to go with the catchphrase on the ball. The entire audience would have their own bingo card and would cross off the phrase once it was called out. The winner would be the first person to have a completed bingo card and would receive a nice prize. In the event of multiple people completing the card at the same time a near impossible to get spot on tie-break question was asked, regarding the guest host's career or personality. This item was scrapped for Series 2 and hasn't returned since.

"Rob's Magic Moments"[link]

Again a feature only appearing during the first series. This involved a pre-recorded outside broadcast in public places (such as a shopping centre or high street) in which Rob Rouse would aim to bring cheer into the unsuspecting public. This usually meant they were lead into a false sense of insecurity only for Rob to appear and sing accompanied by several backing singers.

Ask Me Anything[link]

In this section, members of the audience are invited to ask the guest host some questions. These questions range from simple things about the guest host's career, to cruder questions about topics such as the host's sex life, whether they have committed a crime etc. From Series 5 there were also questions on VT from celebrity friends of the guest host and from special guests in the audience. Another break is called, whilst the guest host goes into the audience to select someone to participate in the next section. This morphed into My Question Time after the removal of the next segment and leading directly into the musical guest performance.

"The Big Fun Gameshow"[link]

As of Series 5, the fourth part of the programme was "The Big Fun Gameshow", a game show style section in a bright buzzing set. Justin acted as the host and the Guest Host played with the audience member for prizes. There were six prizes on offer and these were selected from a huge spinning wheel on the floor - with the audience member acting as the pointer (complete with costume). He or she were spun on the wheel until a prize was selected. Different games that relate to the Guest Host were played to win those prizes. After playing four games the contestant had the option of taking the prizes they have won or gamble them by answering one 'A or B' question about the Guest Host. If they answered correctly, they won all four prizes and a holiday,"Good Times", or they went home with nothing,"Bad Times". Following this, the host thanked everyone on the show and introduced the band who play their song. Through this segment's run all contestants chose to gamble and none lost. "The Big Fun Gameshow" was cut from series 8, instead being replaced with an extended My Question Time followed by the Band performance.

Best of the Projects[link]

On 3 May 2009, Alan And Justin present a new 10 part series contains the best clips from The Friday and Sunday Night Project featuring guests hosts and shown on E4 in Best of the Projects.

References[link]

1. ^ Source for new taping schedule
2. ^ Gordon Ramsay - Pilot
3. ^ Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins to end partnership
4. ^ Alan Carr on This Morning June 25, 2009
5. ^ TAKING A BREATHER - (i wish)
6. ^ DVD information
7. ^ Alan Carr, Justin Lee Collins ('The Sunday Night Project')
8. ^ http://twitter.com/AlanCarr/status/10584045251
9. ^ Carr's rant stirs up Big Bother

External links[link]

• Princess Productions
• The Sunday Night Project at channel4.com
• The Friday Night Project at the Internet Movie Database
• The Sunday Night Project at TV.com
• Justin and Alan on Myspace
• The Official Alan Carr website
• The advert shown in the transition from the Friday Night Project to the Sunday Night Project, filmed at Hammerwood Park. on YouTube

Jade Goody
Goody in 2007
Born	Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody (1981-06-05)5 June 1981 Bermondsey, London, England
Died	22 March 2009(2009-03-22) (aged 27) Upshire, Essex, England
Cause of death	Metastatic cervical cancer
Resting place	Epping Forest
Nationality	British
Occupation	Television personality
Years active	2002–2009
Known for	Big Brother Celebrity Big Brother
Religion	Christianity[1]
Spouse	Jack Tweed (2009)
Partner	Jeff Brazier (2002–2004) Ryan Amoo (2005)
Children	Bobby Jack Brazier (b. 2003) Freddie Brazier (b. 2004)
Parents	Jackiey Budden Andrew Goody (deceased)

Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody (5 June 1981 – 22 March 2009)^[2][3] was an English celebrity. She came into the public spotlight while appearing on the third series of the then Channel 4 reality TV programme Big Brother in 2002, an appearance which led to her own television programmes and the launch of her own products after her eviction from the show.^[4][5][6] In 2003, following her public appearance in Big Brother, Goody was voted by the public as the fourth worst Briton in the British TV station Channel 4's 100 Worst Britons as inspired by the BBC series 100 Greatest Britons.^[7]

In January 2007, she was a housemate in Celebrity Big Brother.^[8] During the show she was accused of racist bullying against Indian actress Shilpa Shetty.^[9] Following her eviction from the show, she admitted her actions had been wrong and she subsequently made many public apologies.^[8] In late 2007 and early 2008, several public polls put Goody in an unfavourable light.^[10][11]

In August 2008, she appeared on the Indian version of Big Brother, Bigg Boss,^[12] but withdrew early from the show and returned to the UK after being told she had cervical cancer.^[13] In February 2009, after the cancer metastasised, she was told that it was terminal.^[14][15] She married Jack Tweed on 22 February 2009^[16] and died, one month later, in the early hours of 22 March 2009.^[3] Sky Living have aired four tribute shows to Goody from 2009 to 2011 documenting her early life to fame and her final months. The final ever episode of Big Brother on Channel 4 featured a 15-minute tribute to Goody hailing her as the ultimate Big Brother contestant.

Career[link]

[edit] 2002–03: Big Brother 3

When she appeared on Big Brother 3, Goody became a target of ridicule in the British tabloid press^[17] for displaying a severe lack of general knowledge for a British native. Goody thought that the English city of Cambridge was in London.^[18] On being told that Cambridge is in East Anglia, she assumed that to be abroad, and referred to it as "East Angular".^[19] Her other misconceptions included that Rio de Janeiro is a person and not a city, that Portugal is part of Spain, that the St George's Cross is not the Flag of England but only the flag of London, and lack of awareness that Aberdeen is in Scotland and that the United States is an English-speaking country.^[19] She also was criticised by the tabloid press during her time in the Big Brother house for an evening during which she cavorted drunk and naked^[20] and also was criticised for "backstabbing".^[21] She avoided eviction by not being put up for the public vote until week 6, by which time the peak of the media's disliking of her had passed. By then she had become popular with a substantial proportion of the media and general public, and as a result stayed in the house until the final week; she finished fourth. She also provided what was believed to be the first instance of sexual contact in Big Brother UK history, with a drunken grope with fellow housemate PJ, though it is unclear what sexual acts, if any, took place.^[22]

2003–06: Initial fame and Sky Living series[link]

Goody fronted her own reality TV shows^[23] and appeared regularly in celebrity, trivia, and gossip-oriented women's magazines such as Heat and OK!. Goody signed up for the 2006 London Marathon.^[24] She did not finish the course, collapsing after 34 km (21 mi) of the 42.195 kilometres (26.219 mi), and was taken to the Royal London Hospital to recover overnight.^[25] Before the race, Goody described her preparations to TV chef, Gordon Ramsay. "I've been eating curry, Chinese and drinking." Afterwards, she explained: "I don't really understand miles. I didn't actually know how far it was going to be. ... I didn’t want to let everyone down."^[26] Goody raised over £550 for her chosen charity, the NSPCC.^[27]

On 2 May 2006, Goody published her autobiography titled Jade: My Autobiography^[28] and in June she launched her own fragrance, Shh ... Jade Goody.^[29] It was launched by Superdrug in the summer of 2005^[5] and became the store's third best selling fragrance behind Kylie Minogue's and Victoria Beckham's.^[5]

[edit] 2007–08: Celebrity Big Brother 5

Just before entering the house, Goody ranked number 25 in a poll by Heat for the most influential person in the world.^[2] Her lifetime earnings were cited to be between £2 million and £8 million by this point.^[5][30] On 5 January 2007 Goody, her mother Jackiey Budden, and her boyfriend Jack Tweed entered the Big Brother House for Celebrity Big Brother 2007.^[8] Upon entering the Big Brother House, Goody was informed that she and her family (later joined by Jermaine Jackson, Shilpa Shetty and Ken Russell) would stay in the main house in luxury, while the eight other remaining celebrities would become their servants and live in the house next door.^[31] Goody was not informed that she and her new family faced an eviction in which the public voted for their favourite to keep in the house. Her mother, Jackiey, was the first to be evicted, on 10 January 2007.^[32]

Goody was accused of making derogatory and racist comments both about and to her fellow housemate Shilpa Shetty, which led to the Celebrity Big Brother racism controversy.^[33] The fact that she was supporting anti-bullying charity Act Against Bullying during these events compounded her problems.^[34] A number of complaints were received by the British broadcasting regulator Ofcom about the behaviour of Jo O'Meara, Danielle Lloyd and Goody towards Shetty.^[35] By 20 January, Ofcom received a record of more than 44,500 complaints from members of the public,^[8][36] while Channel 4 received an additional 3,000 complaints.^[37]

Among Goody's comments were: "I've seen how she goes in and out of people's arseholes",^[38] as well as suggesting Shetty "makes [her] skin crawl".^[39] She also referred to Shetty as 'Shilpa Fuckawalla' and 'Shilpa Poppadom'. Goody said afterwards: "She is Indian, thinking of an Indian name and only thing I could think of was Indian food. Wasn't racial at all. It was not to offend any Indian out there."^[40] Cleo Rocos to Shetty: "I don't think there's anything racist in it." Shetty: "It is, I'm telling you."^[41] However Shetty later changed her opinion stating "I don't feel there was any racial discrimination happening from Jade's end... I think that there are a lot of insecurities from her end but it's definitely not racial," Shetty said in the show's diary room.^[42] The incident created an international outcry, gaining heavy coverage in the Indian media. Gordon Brown, then British Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was visiting India at the time, condemned the programme on the grounds that he was against anything which might damage the perception that Britain is a country of tolerance.^[43] In a statement on 17 January Channel 4 defended the programme against charges "of overt racism or racial abuse".^[44] Goody was evicted from the Big Brother house on 19 January 2007 receiving 82% of the vote when up against Shetty.^[45]

On 19 January, she was evicted from the Big Brother house. Channel 4 banned crowds gathering outside the house to greet Goody and cancelled a press conference with her.^[46] In her interview with Davina McCall immediately afterwards, she stated that she was "disgusted with [her]self" after watching a video of the alleged bullying.^[47] Her much publicised return to the Big Brother house was branded "a terrible decision" by publicist Max Clifford, who also said "it looks like she has ruined a very lucrative career".^[48]

Ultimately Channel 4 received a rebuke from Ofcom over its handling of the Celebrity Big Brother race row that resulted in more than 54,000 complaints.^[49] It emerged that there were various other, unbroadcast incidents of alleged racism.^[50] They included a late night "limerick game" between O'Meara, Lloyd, Goody and her boyfriend Jack Tweed in which the use of the word "Paki" was allegedly implied but not said.^[51] In the others, Goody speculated on whether Lloyd used "the p-word" and Goody referred to the Bollywood actress as "Shilpa Pashwa whoever you fucking are".^[50]

According to the BBC, Shilpa confided in fellow housemate Cleo Rocos that she feared the arguments between Jade, Jo, Danielle and herself were the result of her race. After being told by Cleo that this was unlikely, Shilpa retorted, "It is, I'm telling you". Shilpa did not lodge an official complaint of racist behaviour to Big Brother.^[52] However, her words compelled police to investigate whether or not to classify her treatment as 'racial hatred' under Part III of the Public Order Act 1986.

Hertfordshire Police said in a statement that it was:

investigating allegations of racist behaviour in the Big Brother house and will be conducting enquiries, including a review of the tapes. We will continue to liaise with Ofcom and with Endemol, whom we have strongly encouraged to ensure that any form of behaviour that could raise similar concerns, does not occur. We will continue to closely monitor the situation over the next few days. Hertfordshire Constabulary will not tolerate racism in any form and is taking these allegations seriously. The constabulary has experience of investigating and resolving incidents in the Big Brother house in past seasons.^[53]

Shilpa later withdrew her claims of racism, stating she did not think Jade was being racist during their argument.^[54] However, Shilpa was unaware of all the alleged insults levelled against her, often behind her back.

While on a trip to India, Jade apologised for her behaviour. She admitted that her comments to Shilpa could be seen to be racist. In a video posted on a newspaper's^[which?] website, Jade tearfully said:

I know that things that I don’t think are necessarily racist ... could be. ... And I am sincerely sorry for the pain and hurt I’ve caused to Shilpa’s family. I am wrong ... I am wrong and I know that my words and my actions were wrong and I’m not trying to justify that in any way – I am wrong, and the people who have complained are not wrong. They’re just insulted by me and I completely take that criticism.^[55]

A Channel 4 spokeswoman admitted Big Brother had intervened in the row - but only to make contestants "realise that what they have said has been misconstrued in the house". The idea, she said, was to allow the housemates "to explain themselves" to their fellow contestants.^[56] This was followed by a series of apologies by the housemates to Shilpa, and a declaration by her that she did not believe Jade was racist. Also Jade said inside the house before she left: "I know why there's no noise". When Shilpa asked "Why?", Jade replied: "I know, but I can't tell you".^[57] In an interview with the Daily Star, Jade admitted that, during her final hours in the Channel 4 house, Big Brother had revealed that her abuse of Shilpa had ruined her own "girl-next-door" image.

2008–09: Return to the public eye[link]

Goody stated in April 2008 that she would be releasing her second perfume range, Controversial.^[58]

In mid-2008, Goody appeared in the Indian version of Big Brother, Bigg Boss. She was rumoured to have been offered £100,000 to take part.^[59][60] Goody entered the house on 17 August and in the opening VT of herself she claimed the incident with Shetty was "in the past" and that she was "not proud of it". Two days into the show, Goody was told she had cervical cancer and she subsequently withdrew, immediately flying home to England. Scenes of Goody being told of her diagnosis and her emotional reaction were not broadcast in India.^[61]

In October 2008, she released a new autobiography, Jade: Catch A Falling Star.^[62][63] It is published by John Blake Publishing and covers her time in Celebrity Big Brother 2007.^[64] In Christmas 2008, she played the role of the Wicked Queen in a pantomime version of Snow White at the Theatre Royal, Lincoln,^[65] and was praised for her strength and determination in doing so. Goody had to withdraw from the production in January for health reasons.^[66] A reality television documentary, Living With Jade Goody was shown in September as a one off special, as part of the Living With . . . series on Living TV.^[67] A one off film "Jade's cancer battle" was aired on 11 December.^[68] There were plans for further shows if Goody had felt able to take part.^[69]

In October 2008, Goody opened her second beauty salon named "Homme Fatel", catering exclusively for men.^[70]

Personal life[link]

Prior to Goody's entry into the Big Brother house, she was a dental nurse.^[6] Goody lived with her sons in Upshire, a village in Essex. Her father, Andrew Robert Goody (February 1963^[71] - August 2005), who was of mixed race (born to a white English mother and a West Indian father),^[72] was a drug addict and habitual criminal, who served prison sentences including a four-year term for robbery.^[6] He and Goody's mother, Jackiey Budden (born April 1958), split up when Goody was two, and he became estranged from Goody, whilst Goody's mother brought her up in Bermondsey. Goody's father died of a drug overdose in Bournemouth, aged 42.^[73] Goody had a relationship with TV presenter and fellow reality television regular Jeff Brazier, the father of her two sons, both of whom were born in Harlow, Essex: Bobby Jack Brazier, born 6 June 2003, and Freddie Brazier, born September 2004. In 2005, Goody had a six month relationship with footballer Ryan Amoo.^[74] In March 2008, the Daily Mail reported Goody had become involved in "vicious fight with a female partygoer at an Essex nightclub before turning her rage onto a security guard".^[75]

She was subsequently in a relationship with Jack Tweed (born 1987, Waltham Forest, Greater London), who appeared alongside her on Celebrity Big Brother. In June 2007, Goody suffered a miscarriage, during the relationship.^[76] Following numerous allegations of Tweed being unfaithful the pair broke up.^[77] Goody confirmed she was dating again, and said of Tweed: "Some days, I felt more like his mum than his lover...I’ll never date a toy boy again."^[78] However, they resumed their relationship. Tweed lived with Goody and her children in Buckhurst Hill, Essex,^[79] until he was imprisoned. He and another man were convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm for attacking a 16-year-old boy in December^[80] 2006.^[81] He served four months of an eighteen-month sentence before being released, on 27 January 2009, on electronic monitoring and subject to a strict curfew.^[82] On 15 February 2009, Goody exchanged rings with Tweed in a private informal ceremony on the banks of the River Thames.^[83] Tweed and Goody married on 22 February at Down Hall country house near Hatfield Heath, Essex.^[84] Goody wore a £3,500 Manuel Mota dress, given to her by Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed.^[85] The couple signed an exclusive £700,000 deal with OK! magazine for photographs of the ceremony.^[86] Tweed was granted an exemption to his curfew for the night of 22/23 February.^[87] On 3 March 2009, Tweed was convicted of common assault for attacking a taxi driver on 5 May 2008.^[88] At Harlow Magistrates Court, on 14 April 2009, he was sentenced to 12 weeks imprisonment;^[89] he was released on 29 May 2009.^[90]

Filmography[link]

Fitness DVDs[link]

• Jade's All new diet by Jade Goody and Steve Kemsley (2003)
• Jade (2002) by Jade Goody and Steve Kemsley (2004)
• Jade's Workout/ Workout with Helen - The "Girls" from Big Brother - by Jade Goody and Helen Adams (2004)
• Jade's Shape Challenge by Jade Goody (2006)
• The Big BrotherCollection : Jade's Dance Workout, Dance Workout with Helen Adams and Latino Dance Workout with Nadia (2002) by Jade Goody, Helen Adams and Nadia Almada (2005)

Cancer[link]

Diagnosis and publicity[link]

Goody had a number of health scares throughout the 2000s. In 2002, shortly before her Big Brother 3 appearance, she had a cervical smear test which revealed abnormal cells, a possible indicator of cancer.^[91] She was later tested for ovarian cancer in 2004 and bowel cancer in 2006, but was given the all-clear on each occasion.^[91][92] She underwent hospital tests in early August 2008 after her fourth cancer scare. She had already collapsed four times. The test results confirmed she had cervical cancer; she was told of this on 19 August 2008 while in the Indian version of Big Brother, called Bigg Boss.^[92] Her spokesperson said, "It looks like her cancer is at an early stage but we will have to wait until she gets back to Britain and sees a specialist and has more tests".^[93]

On 1 September 2008 it was reported that Goody's cancer was "advanced and life-threatening" and that she would be having an operation followed by chemotherapy.^[94] Doctors warned that her survival chance could be as low as 65%.^[95] Further tests, and a radical hysterectomy,^[96] "went well" according to her publicist, and Goody began a course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.^[97]

In an interview with Irish broadcasting company RTÉ she admitted having started planning her funeral.^[98] Furthermore, Goody told the broadcaster that she was losing all her hair and had decided not to explain her illness to her children.^[99]

On 4 February 2009 Max Clifford, Goody's publicist, confirmed that Goody's cancer had spread to her liver, bowel and groin. Therefore, the previous estimate of a 40% chance of survival was withdrawn and she underwent treatment to prolong her life. On 7 February, Clifford reported that Goody had undergone emergency surgery in London to remove a tumour on her bowel.^[100]

On 14 February, Clifford confirmed media reports that doctors at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London^[101] had declared her cancer as terminal and that she could be dead within weeks, and at the most was unlikely to survive more than a few more months.^[102] He stated "She was informed yesterday that tragically, she's terminally ill. She was obviously devastated."^[103] Goody then began drawing up a will and making plans for the future care of her two sons.^[104]

On 5 March 2009, Goody requested to be christened from her bed at the Royal Marsden Hospital;^[105] on 7 March she and her sons were christened.^[106] Clifford confirmed that this would be Goody's last public appearance, and that she had already said her goodbyes to her family. He stated, "We're hoping and praying that Jade pulls through, but the fact of the matter is that she now only has a short time to live."^[105] He also confirmed that doctors had said the next 24 hours were crucial to assessing how long it will be before she dies, but that she had only a very short time left regardless. Her husband Jack Tweed was allowed to extend his curfew so he could spend a final night with his wife before she said her final goodbyes to her family.^[105]

When news broke that Goody's cancer was terminal, medical authorities in the UK began reporting a surge in requests from women, particularly younger women, for screening for cervical cancer. This reversed a trend which had seen demand for screening decline overall in the past decade, with the highest decline being among women aged 25–29.^[107]

As a result of the publicity surrounding Goody's illness, on 13 March 2009 government health ministers agreed to review the NHS's policy of not offering screening for cervical cancer until the age of 25 in England (it is 20 in the rest of the UK). Goody issued a press release the same day, saying that she was "immensely proud" that she had helped prompt the review.^[108]

Death[link]

Wikinews has related news: British celebrity Jade Goody dies of cervical cancer at age 27

Goody died in her sleep in the early hours of 22 March 2009.^[109] The reported exact time of her death varies by news source.^[110][111] Her mother Jackiey Budden, husband Jack Tweed, and family friend Kevin Adams were by Goody's bedside when she died.^{[citation needed]} Her death was widely covered by British media.^{[citation needed]}

Tribute, funeral and burial[link]

A car in Goody's funeral procession with East Angula (sic) spelled out in flowers in The Blue, Bermondsey, London.

Goody received tributes from all strata of society,^[112] British Prime Minister Gordon Brown stated:

Goody's funeral service took place at noon on 4 April 2009 at St John's Anglican Church, Buckhurst Hill, Essex.^[113] Later that day she was buried near her home in Epping Forest.^[114] The funeral cortège consisted of 21 cars, one of which was a Bentley used by the family. Several celebrities sent flowers, including David and Victoria Beckham and Simon Cowell. Davina McCall, Jamelia and Antony Costa were among the celebrity mourners. It was estimated that the funeral cost £30,000.^{[citation needed]} Goody's coffin was white, and she was buried wearing her wedding dress and with two pictures, one of each of her sons, by her side. Goody's two sons did not attend the funeral, having been taken by their father to Australia.^[115]

Thousands of mourners followed the funeral service on big screens outside the church; the funeral was also broadcast live on Sky News, which followed the service from outside, as Goody had wished to keep it a private ceremony for friends and family.^[116]

Phone hacking allegation[link]

On 24 September 2011, Goody's mother Jackiey Budden and publicist Max Clifford said they had reasons to believe that Goody's phone had been hacked during early 2009 by some of the staff of News of the World paper.^[117]

Legacy[link]

In April 2009, Goody was named the "ultimate reality TV star" by Digital Spy,^[118] and plans were announced for Jade the Musical.^[119] In the same month, Sir Michael Parkinson wrote that Goody had become property of the media "to be manipulated and exploited till the day she died". He claimed she represented "all that is paltry and wretched about Britain".^[120][121] On 29 December 2009, The Independent reported that according to a tribute site, Goody was the most mourned celebrity of 2009, receiving more tributes even than Michael Jackson.^[122] The opening night of Big Brother 10 was dedicated to her memory, and a tribute to her was shown on the final night of Ultimate Big Brother.

Cervical cancer awareness[link]

A spokeswoman from Cancer Research commented on Goody's legacy^[123] on the day of her funeral:

In October 2009, it was reported that the number of women aged between 25 and 64 going for smear tests in the United Kingdom had grown by 12% during the previous year, the increase comes after the figures declining year on year since 2002. This increase has been credited to Goody's high profile battle with cervical cancer. Thomas Moore, the health correspondent for Sky News said:^[124]

In addition to this, Health Secretary Andy Burnham commented:^[124]

For raising cancer awareness, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: ^[125]

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