Jane goody biography

Jade Goody, who has died from cancer at the age of 27, lived her last seven years in the glare of publicity.

She careered onto the scene thanks to the third series of Big Brother in , and it was a reality juggernaut which kept running.

Goody, who was raised in a run-down area of south-east London, found that fame was at times harsh, as well as making her a handsome living.

But it was a far cry from her tough background, with a mother maimed by a motorbike accident who relied on her care and a father who served time in prison.

Jade goody and jeff brazier

During her first outing in Big Brother, she hit the headlines as a young woman with shockingly poor general knowledge, who was often the object of her fellow housemates' derision.

Pronouncements including: "Is East Angular abroad?" went down in folklore.

The press initially denounced Goody as an embarrassing joke, but by the time she made the final, t