Jade Goody succumbs to cancer (1981 - 2009)
For those of you following Jade Goody's story which has captivated pretty much all of Britain, the 27-year-old reality star died in her sleep this morning, Mother's Day in the U.K. after battling cancer. She left behind two young sons. People reports:
Max Clifford, her publicist and friend, confirmed the news to PEOPLE. "She had been pretty much asleep for the last 24 hours," he says, adding she died "just before 4 o'clock this morning."
He adds, "Her legacy will be that a lot of women owe their lives to Jade Goody because of her public announcement and battle against cervical cancer," which has led to increased knowledge of it and the screening necessary to catch it.
"She has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world, from Australia to America and everywhere else."
The silver lining to this tragic story is the world-wide attention Jade has brought to cervical cancer screenings. So, ladies, make sure you're up on whatever that entails. I know I'd miss you, and not just in a sexual way. No foolin'.
Rest in Peace, Jade.
National Cervical Cancer Coalition

Reader Comments
1. john smith - March 22, 2009 10:13 AM
about time that bitch died
2. Geraldo - March 22, 2009 10:18 AM
Third
3. JOHN SMITH LTC - March 22, 2009 10:24 AM
#1: Do you fucking sit in front of your computer jerking your small cock in anticipation for the opportunity to be the Internet's biggest fuckstain? Seriously, how fucking sad and pathetic is your life?
Enjoy your vagina-less existence getting your LULZ and then ultimately dying alone. And, if you can speed up that process with a gun in the mouth, I promise to laugh at your Internet genius - once. Deal?
4. none - March 22, 2009 10:27 AM
Ugly fat bitCh!
5. BABYBOY16 - March 22, 2009 10:28 AM
HELLO FROM HELL
6. mimisan - March 22, 2009 10:39 AM
You ppl are horrid!
7. Little Moo - March 22, 2009 10:39 AM
The only reason that this is sad is that two little boys have to grow up without tehir mother. Otherwise I'm disgusted at they way she has delt with this. Yes, she wanted to make money for her kids but she made a mokery of a very serious issue that effects hell of a lot of people. She was not a good person, she was not a nice person and she milked every last bit she could out of this for her own ego.
It's not nice someone so young should die but I can't stand how everyone is automatically all fro her and 'praying for her'.
Not only the good die young.
8. superstar - March 22, 2009 10:40 AM
Gosh you fucking guys are assholes. She never did anything wrong to you guys, so why call her things and say, 'it's about time she died.' Just have to hope for the best for her sons. She sold her stories for money her sons can live off.
9. man - March 22, 2009 10:41 AM
Stop trying to be a real reporter FISH. You don't give a dam about anyone!
10. superstar - March 22, 2009 10:43 AM
Plus, the worst thing is that her sons will have to remember Mother's Day as the day their mother lost the battle to cancer.
11. SawBoss - March 22, 2009 10:46 AM
No idea who she is (was). Cancer is a fucking shit disease. My buddy's wife found out she had ovarian cancer, 1 year from the day she found out she was dead.
12. Balack Oboombox, Stealing from every American 1 tax at a time. - March 22, 2009 10:47 AM
That's awful young to die from or even get cancer. Too bad Obama couldn't save her with taxing the crap out of us or maybe a cancer stimulus bailout package. Well at least she is going to a place where there are no North American Street Apes.
13. Yank and wank they rhyme for a reason - March 22, 2009 10:59 AM
This is no room for joking and being evil, Rest in peace Jade love, and God Bless those two little lads who adored you, and your daft misguided but loving mum Jackiey.
14. someone - March 22, 2009 11:08 AM
Yank and wank they rhyme for a reason -
This website is only for "joking and being evil."
15. db - March 22, 2009 11:26 AM
Booooring..
16. FRIST!!! - March 22, 2009 11:28 AM
I don't have a clue to who she was or what she did. But it's sad to hear of anyone suffering from cervical cancer. I almost got that. Luckily mine was caught early and was taken care of before it really developed.
So yeah, do what Fish says, women!!!
17. Rough Daddy - March 22, 2009 11:29 AM
Who did she leave the implants to? its not a joke, I really want to know this...
18. Zanna - March 22, 2009 11:34 AM
She had nice teeth.
That's all the nice I can muster.
19. Josh - March 22, 2009 11:36 AM
The UK is so damn boring this actually matters?
She was a talking chimp on a reality show. Who the fuck cares?
20. karmen van derven - March 22, 2009 11:40 AM
wow. that is totally the sweetest thing i have ever read you say...
21. Guy - March 22, 2009 11:40 AM
Most of you yanks scorning those mocking her don't know shit just how much of a racists retarded bitch she was.
22. bp - March 22, 2009 11:44 AM
nothing wrong with being racist. ;p
23. Dee - March 22, 2009 11:47 AM
This is incredibly sad, and don't judge because who knows how you would fucking handle dying at 27. She wanted to make a few bucks for her 2 kids, so what?? People are out there doing much worse. RIP Jade. And to the assholes making fun of her, maybe you'll die a painful death from cancer someday.
24. Rough Daddy - March 22, 2009 11:47 AM
She was a Racist? she had dark features or look like those odd germans who looks kinda black...
25. Dee - March 22, 2009 11:52 AM
And she made one comment about that actress she was fighting with being from the slums (because most of India is in fact poor) Big fucking deal, people say worse and the media doesn't say shit (Obama and the special Olympics)
26. Zanna - March 22, 2009 11:53 AM
Yea, she pulled some racist shit. She would have been good on this site. *wipes tear*
27. mikeock - March 22, 2009 11:53 AM
The humane thing to say would be that I'm sorry she died young. On the other hand, I have no idea who she is. She's a reality "star" from the UK or something? Isn't this kind of like getting worked up over one of the gay guys from The Amazing Race dying? What next" A reality show with terminally ill people, and we get to watch each one die?
28. A Real Woman - March 22, 2009 12:00 PM
To the people leaving the comments saying who gives a shit.. Are you as ignorant & distasteful in person? If so, it 's no wonder you are in front of your computer instead in front of real women or men. Or did you just get home from another date who got an emergency call and had to leave early? Enjoy your solo existance.
Terrible tragedy, too young to die.
29. Chumpap - March 22, 2009 12:07 PM
am i the only one that thinks she looks a lil Chris Farley-ish?
30. Jennyjenjen - March 22, 2009 12:09 PM
@27, She and Still White could have made little racist babies to benefit off her death.
31. be quiet bitch - March 22, 2009 12:15 PM
#29 - aren't you in fact in front of a computer? stupid bleeder
32. >This Guy< - March 22, 2009 12:18 PM
A real woman talks a lot of smack, get a live lady you're here too so what does that say about you then? Who are you trying to convince is A Real Woman, us or yourself?
As far as this woman goes, god takes who he wants when he wants, but she wasn't a saint. Who if any of us is perfect? She milked as much fame and glory she could out of her cancer issue. All I can say is the only good thing that came out of it all was some money for her children and increased awareness of cervical cancer.
Though I don’t see why we make such a TO-DO out of celebrity deaths. There are thousands who die each day that don’t even gain as much as a whisper of recognition. Oh well, life is not perfect at all and I think society has lost sight of reality and what really matters.
33. >ThisGuy< - March 22, 2009 12:20 PM
A real woman talks a lot of smack, get a life lady you're here too so what does that say about you then? Who are you trying to convince the you’re A Real Woman, us or yourself?
As far as this woman goes, god takes who he wants when he wants, but she wasn't a saint. Who if any of us is perfect? She milked as much fame and glory she could out of her cancer issue. All I can say is the only good thing that came out of it all was some money for her children and increased awareness of cervical cancer.
Though I don’t see why we make such a TO-DO out of celebrity deaths. There are thousands who die each day that don’t even gain as much as a whisper of recognition. Oh well, life is not perfect at all and I think society has lost sight of reality and what really matters.
34. >ThisGuy< - March 22, 2009 12:21 PM
My apologies for the double post, this site's posting mechanics are horrid.
35. wilease - March 22, 2009 12:24 PM
To be fair, Jade was a massive knob, but a naive one. She was racist and everyone in Britain hated her (I was one of them), but to see someone die so young from cancer is pretty harsh. No, sorry, really awful. At first I was apalled that she was selling her story to the whole of the world, but then again, she has made women all over the U.K. get tested and has also left so much money to her young boys. It's really sad that people have to put mean comments, but I guess it's their opinion...someone has died who was a young mother, that's how it should be looked at. I just hope her family can find peace.
36. annie - March 22, 2009 12:27 PM
Am i the only one who doesnt give a shot some fat lipped nobody died??
37. Balack Oboombox, Stealing from every American 1 tax at a time. - March 22, 2009 12:28 PM
Somebody fucked that? ack!
38. annie - March 22, 2009 12:29 PM
* shit
39. bananacake - March 22, 2009 12:36 PM
Discusted at peoples evil comments, the evil within you is appaling. All you have to do is be indifferent, Thumper knew it, surely you do to. Love to Jade, Jackie, boys and all the family. Have made an appointment for my first smear test, as have most of my friends, your little girl will surely save lives, so we owe her so much
40. Mel - March 22, 2009 12:41 PM
Okay okay, so some people's comments are a little harsh on here, fair enough. But at the same time, Jade's pretty much made herself into a poster child for this country's generation of ignorance, hate and apparently more shit if you got to know her. She could have went out with dignity, but she didn't bother, she ran to OK! magazine for more and more publicity.
If you think about it properly, what if it was, say, Kylie Minogue who'd died when she had cancer? People would have been up in arms about it- the way she's acted towards others is the reason for people saying what they have, not those people being harsh.
Jade's death is just another example of how fickle and shallow this country is, and how desperate we all are to squeeze more money from something so horrifying- on both Jade's and the magazines' parts.
Just thank God those kids were too young to realise what pain she must have been in before she died, man.
41. annabobanna - March 22, 2009 12:43 PM
She was highly publicized when she made racist comments about another "celebrity" on Big Brother in the UK, which essentially led to her becoming "famous". As for her raising awareness about cervical cancer...she sold the rights to her story to the highest bidder and used the fact she had cancer to gain even more publicity, subjecting her battle with cancer into a freak show that was reality tv-esque.
Is this the type of woman we should be proud to say she made a difference? I'd actually argue she's the exact opposite.
42. A Real Woman - March 22, 2009 1:07 PM
Just had to come back and see what you assholes said about my comment. btw I just got wonderfully laid by my bf who would never say a bad word about a young mother who just died and cleverly left a whack of money to her two young sons. So Fuck You all and have a great day...I know I will....I get the last laugh at you losers. hahaaa and yes I am really laughin..fuckers!!!
43. Jennyjenjen - March 22, 2009 1:15 PM
Whoops, someone got deleted...
44. sin - March 22, 2009 1:22 PM
Never heard of her. So what. People die of cancer and other diseases every day. What made this one different? Nothing. Damn, she was a big one.
45. You never knew her - March 22, 2009 1:27 PM
down the road a 12 year old girl died
46. Jade's Cervix - March 22, 2009 1:36 PM
What the fuck is this genuine, heartfelt tribute about Jade Goody doing on a US based celebrity gossip site? This fucking cow deserved to die, she was a racist, a bully, and an idiot. She was a terrible mother and human being. Just because she got a disease, doesn't make her inherantly brave or good all of a sudden. Fuck this bitch, and fuck this site for being such a weeping vagina about it.
47. anon - March 22, 2009 1:36 PM
I don't know her or her story but I hope she rests in peace. I have been sexually careful and got yearly pap smears. Despite this, I ended up with second stage cell changes (cervical cancer cells go through three stages before becoming cancerous). This meant that I could have ended up with full blown cervical cancer if I had not caught it when I did. I asked the doctor and he said it could have become cervical cancer in as short as 8 months from the day we found the changes. I've had to have two surgeries since then. So I hope Jade's death truly does raise awareness for the need to get yearly screenings. Cancer is a hell of a disease and no one deserves to have to go through it. R.I.P. Jade. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family.
48. Rhialto - March 22, 2009 1:43 PM
Our sympathy goes out to her loved ones.
49. Anon - March 22, 2009 2:00 PM
#42
Yeah you just got laid, Right.
I believe you, thousands wouldn't.
50. Minge - March 22, 2009 2:01 PM
Where are all the spamming fuckheads? Perhaps they're busy updating Jade's profile.
51. vito - March 22, 2009 2:36 PM
Hey #7: Rules to lie by - If you are going to criticize someone it's considerably more effective if you FUCKING LEARN HOW TO SPELL FIRST!
That being said, here is the svelte and lovely Jade Goody appently discussing some points of common interest with a gentleman companion.
http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=126281&in_page_id=7
And here is yet another image of the young lass doing what appears to be some sort of yoga discipline, like taking a dump in the back seat of a car.
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=20084.45
So sweet, so gentle. All in all a class act all the way. Requiescat in pace.
52. vito - March 22, 2009 2:39 PM
PS: Oh dopey me. Forgive my very own typo. Of course I meant "apparently." The pot calling the kettle black!
53. vito - March 22, 2009 2:57 PM
Gee, she came fairly close to almost being sort of cute.
OK, all kidding aside...
The cancer that was devastating Jade Goody had spread throughout her body, including her pancreas, her bowel, and her brain. I sincerely hope she wasn't in too much pain through her ordeal.
Once again, in all seriousness, requiescat in pace.
54. Little Moo - March 22, 2009 3:10 PM
@24 - do you think that only white people can be racist? Her dad was half black and that was also part of her defence when she was being racist to an Indian actress - 'but I'm half black (yes, she couldn't even count) how can I be racist?'.
Racism goes all way and it's not a case of white vs. black as there are more than two bloody skin colours in the world.
She was a nasty, attention seeking twat - when it was first revealed (on camera!) that she has cancer 99% of people thought it was a publicity scam - that's the kind of person she was.
She won't even rest in peace -a bloody book is being released soon!
"I'm going to be the brightest star in the sky" - you were neither bright or a star hunny.
Just coz people die doesn't mean they were nice.
55. . - March 22, 2009 3:18 PM
#3 That was hilarious.
R.I.P Jade. Its always sad to see such a young person consumed by cancer, especially a parent.
56. Tha Music Blogging Machines - March 22, 2009 4:04 PM
Wow that sucks. Cancer is the worst, my aunt died from it.
If anyone wants to check out our music blog Tha Good Life Reviews at http://thagoodlifereviews.com, come on and check it out. Come on over we'd love to have you!
57. ICECrush - March 22, 2009 4:05 PM
Ugh another young pretty woman dying of cancer...:(
58. dude - March 22, 2009 4:25 PM
Dude was an ugly bitch, and also a racist.
59. Eva - March 22, 2009 4:33 PM
R.I.P. Jade
much love xxx
60. Insensitive Sociopath - March 22, 2009 4:49 PM
ummmm wanna go dig her up?
61. coffee - March 22, 2009 4:53 PM
Goody's story is tragic for how young she was; but it sounds like she might have inadvertently made a huge difference for cancer prevention in the U.K.
62. Travis Bickle - March 22, 2009 4:54 PM
I don't know who she is.
But if she died of cancer at 27, she must have done something awful.
Karma is a bitch.
63. Cor Blimey! - March 22, 2009 4:56 PM
Aw, it really makes me laugh the way you bitter British assholes are so offended because people from other countries don't give a shit about her. So every time an American , Canadian or Australian "celeb" dies your hearts bleed and you pour out genuine and loving sympathy? Please. You bastards are known as cold fish for a reason. Please, put as much passion into your dental care and you'll be ok.
64. jadegoodynews - March 22, 2009 5:04 PM
Rest in peace Jade. Please leave your tributes here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OViItzK_8Lw
65. JadeGoody RIP - March 22, 2009 5:07 PM
Rest In Peace Jade. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OViItzK_8Lw
66. Jibbly Biggins - March 22, 2009 5:09 PM
80% of cervical cancer can be PREVENTED by using the HPV VACCINE.
Lesson for the future:
ALL FEMALES should get the 3-course shot to minimize their risk of this disease.
67. Jibbly Biggins - March 22, 2009 5:11 PM
40 - Critique her publicity hounding and public persona as much as you like, but remember that in the end she used the media fanfare to raise enough money to send both of her sons to good private schools after her death. Not a bad decision.
68. Eg - March 22, 2009 5:18 PM
Wankers. If it's all down to karma then some of you will have a real treat to look forward to in the future.
69. . - March 22, 2009 6:05 PM
Why does everyone say karma is a bitch? It obviously isn't otherwise all the Nazis who escaped to south America wouldn't have died in their late 80s in a tropical paradise, Robert Mugabe wouldn't be old and rich and babies would never die. OR maybe karma really, really IS a bitch. I mean a real bitch who hates babies in third world countries.
70. haha - March 22, 2009 7:10 PM
shes the racist on big brother uk.karma baby
71. steve - March 22, 2009 7:10 PM
I would never wish death (especially THAT death) upon anyone, but I'm certainly not going to miss her.
72. Mr G - March 22, 2009 7:12 PM
i know its sort of harsh but me and other people didn't really give a shit about her.. All it was in the front of newspapers was about her.. last week (14th/15th one of the newspapers said "hours to live"... took her time :/ even the television was swamped with things like her biography and the wedding..
@ 63: i understand where you're coming from but seriously.. there are a heck of a lot of people who don't get offended at things like this, only idiots would be offended about mocking jade..
She's not even a celebrity for gods sake.. all she did was go on big brother.. which is shit.. and then she milked money for her kids... she could have at least put most of it into a cancer charity..
73. beep beep - March 22, 2009 8:35 PM
oink
74. mary jane - March 22, 2009 8:40 PM
yes she was racist and hideous and fat. had a HUGE gob too! and her nasty time on earth is up. no one likes her. lucky for her kids....didn't have to grow up with a horrible racist mother. don't know her well but don't like her at all. poor jade. serves you right for being evil.
75. john - March 22, 2009 8:55 PM
I'm not going to bash her, but cancer must be an awful disease if even a confirmed racist can get this much sympathy.
76. jennifer - March 22, 2009 8:58 PM
Nobody deserves to die like this. I feel for the family she has left behind....
77. beep beep - March 22, 2009 9:22 PM
I agree with #18.
78. Beastman AIDS - March 22, 2009 9:27 PM
Isn't it about time somebody gave cancer an uppercut to the nuts?
I'm sick of everyone dying from cancer :(
79. RaraAvis - March 22, 2009 10:53 PM
Fish, I'm kind of embarrassed that you want me in more than a sexual way, when all I want to do is talk dirty to you, jump your bones, then kick your ass out.
80. ben t - March 22, 2009 11:38 PM
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81. mafme - March 23, 2009 12:41 AM
I honestly don't know anything about her, but once the story broke about her cancer, she's been in the front and back of my mind from time to time. I began to hope that it was a horrible joke that she was playing for publicity-- of course, if that were the case, God would have come down and opened a trap door that sent her straight to hell. But regardless-- She was 27 and died of cancer. That is horrible no matter who it is. I hope that believing it has something to do with "karma" makes you feel better (if you believe that)... but it can happen to anyone. Get checked (for any cancer, really).
82. Molly - March 23, 2009 4:05 AM
permabanned from life.
83. sahara - March 23, 2009 7:57 AM
aww, you actually said something that wasn't derogatory against women. fair play
84. theatre of the absurd - March 23, 2009 8:08 AM
So much invective towards someone who sold a story to rags for a handful of money - yet a commensurate level of anger towards people like Joseph Cassano and the massive numbers of dopes - both in the business world & political world - trailing in his midst that cost ordinary taxpayers billions of dollars isn't seen to exist.
Go figure.
85. Travis Bickle - March 23, 2009 8:26 AM
For those misinformed and bleeding hearts about this vile creature, she's no more racist than most other people, just too stupid to realise when to keep her mouth shut and too ignorant and oblivious to how the real world works outside her deluded, self-absorbed, water-filled head. Her kids growing up without her has probably increased their chances of actually doing something with their lives (huge bank balance or not) by 1,000,000% and give them some decent role models. I just hope they're saved the embarrassment of anyone ever showing them the hours of TV footage that exists of their mother acting like a compete c**t towards the very people that are now supposed to bow their heads and sob - "ohhh it's such a shame…". Lastly, her dying is down to her own stupidity, she repeatedly ignored being called back for testing, the health services could only get a hold of her 'cause she was stuck in a TV recording studio for f**k sake.
One less piece of trash in the world… only a few billion left to go.
86. Tom K - March 23, 2009 10:45 AM
I know nothing about this broad but I don't wish cancer or death on anyone.
87. Tom K - March 23, 2009 10:54 AM
I decided to look it up to see why people are calling her racist.....
"During the show she was accused of racist bullying against Indian actress Shilpa Shetty" Jade has made fun of Shipa's name, saying "Shilpa Poppadom" etc. Also making fun of her accent.
Is that all? I thought she did something worth talking about!!!
So there are alot of sensitive Indians on this board? Good to know for future reference.
88. kitty_kat - March 23, 2009 2:58 PM
On Mother's Day? Her poor mother...
89. Obongo - March 23, 2009 3:41 PM
I'm racist. Jade wasn't racist, she just made a harmless cultural reference when talking about an Indian she had failed out with under the pressures of the Big Brother TV format. Basically, she was just too dumb to know what you aren't supposed to be saying this week, and didn't know her place in the diversity pecking order.
She was a quarter negro, by the way, hence the strange facial features.
Oh, and in case you need cheering up, her mulatto dad OD'd in a KFC.
90. Ashley - March 23, 2009 5:03 PM
No #7
the fact that she has 2 kids is not the only reason this is sad.
This is sad because someone died. She had a mother and father. She had kids, she had a life. THAT is why its sad.
91. Ashley - March 23, 2009 5:04 PM
No #7
the fact that she has 2 kids is not the only reason this is sad.
This is sad because someone died. She had a mother and father. She had kids, she had a life. THAT is why its sad.
92. Ashley - March 23, 2009 5:04 PM
No #7
the fact that she has 2 kids is not the only reason this is sad.
This is sad because someone died. She had a mother and father. She had kids, she had a life. THAT is why its sad.
93. PettyPape - March 23, 2009 10:08 PM
#66- At LEAST that percentage can also be prevented by keeping one's legs closed, or at least using a condom.
94. doug - March 24, 2009 4:08 AM
yeh, tragedy re: cervical cancer, wimmins need to get teh pabst smear every years and stuff..........but speaking as an ex-pat Brit, now a proud US citizen (lol) she was never anything more than an ugly fat dummy and embarrassment to Britain whose general knowledge could be bested by a cow, which coincidentally, she looked like..........sorry babe, glad u managed to get ur kids some dough
95. Diane - March 24, 2009 3:44 PM
Your language speaks for itself. You obviously are either very uneducated or plain stupid. Probably both.
96. bob - March 24, 2009 3:58 PM
The britsih are fucking idiots jade didnt make them
let her make her shitty tv shows like 'jades PA' and she isnt
forcing people to make a statue of her in London now.
The british are just so stupid they dont care there worshipping
a fat dumb talentless and ugly chav.
That died.
Great people die all the time wheres there statues.
Katie Price is another one, if she isnt topless i dont give a shit about her pathetic husband and ugly deformed children.
Talentless 'celebs' should fuck off and die.
97. JustJess - March 24, 2009 8:18 PM
You know - I just found out about this chick about two weeks ago. She was nothing particularly special - but it is a pity that she is dead.
But Fish - that was a warm push for all of us to take care of ourselves. Really - there is a time when being a complete fucking dick is awesome, and a time to realize that - sometimes - having more noble things to say makes a life worth living.
If we were always nice it would be dull as fuck - but if we were always dicks - people would stop laughing at some point.
Cheers!
98. einstein - March 25, 2009 10:25 PM
#89 just because she had african ancestry doesnt mean she cant be racist.
racists come in all colors.idiot
99. katie - April 3, 2009 5:56 AM
i cant actually believe people made the horrible comments that they did. the women is after dying from a horrible disease and she was only 27 years of age!!! its a disgrace that people have made these comments. imagine if you had lost someone you loved and looked on a web site and seen the horrible comments made by idiots who clearly have no idea. so what if she publicised her disease, she was dying and had nothing to lose, she has raised a very serious issue and has probably saved more lives then ye ever will!!! prats!!!
100. beaubeau - May 5, 2009 9:59 PM
so what if she sold her story to magazines. i agree with #99, at least she raised this issue. HPV and cervical cancer are no joke. Do whatever you can to prevent this, including the vaccine and regular Pap smears.
RIP Jade. No one deserves to suffer this way