Little known footage shows Jade receiving her cancer diagnosis - and she didn't know she was being filmed
Viewers were left reeling after last night’s episode of Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britainas the documentary aired harrowing scenes from her cancer diagnosis.
The documentary series has run in three parts, and last night’s episode looked at the final years of Jade Goody’s life following the diagnosis in 2008 – which was filmed and aired on primetime TV in India.
Jade had been invited to star in the Indian version of Big Brother – Bigg Boss – alongside Shilpa Shetty, who she’d famously been embroiled in a race row with on the British version in 2007.
But in scenes that shocked British viewers, Jade was called to the diary room with Big Boss explaining that housemates were only permitted to take calls under “exceptional circumstances” – before she was told that she had cervical cancer.
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1 of 26Adele Roberts Big Brother
Adele was one of the original housemates and RAPPED in her audition tape saying why she deserved a place. Bold move. She was popular with her fellow housemates but sadly not with the voting public and was booted out with 62% of the vote on day 43. Still, what a stint.
2 of 26Adele Roberts 2018
A bone fide Big Brother success story, Adele is a DJ on Radio 1's Early Breakfast Show. We don't envy her the 4am starts though. Ouch. In November 2019, Adele became an I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! campmate.
3 of 26Alex Sibley Big Brother
When Alex entered the house, it was our strongly held belief that we was the fittest housemate EVER. It was a more innocent time. He came third with 27% of the vote.
4 of 26Alex Sibley 2018
Alex remains an enthusiastic Big Brother fan and recently appeared on Big Brother's Bit on the Side. He is still very hot.
5 of 26Alison Hammond Big Brother
Alison was one of the biggest personalities in the Big Brother house but her card was marked with Alex and Jonny when she admitted she peed in the shower. Bafflingly, she came in 11th place.
6 of 26Alison Hammond 2018
Alison certainly had the last laugh - she's been a regular on This Morning since 2003.
7 of 26Jade Goody Big Brother
Jade's time in the house was remarkable for her constant references to her "kebab", her inability to hold her booze, and her relentless good humour.
8 of 26Jade Goody 2008
Jade was a hugely popular TV personality when she left the house, but fell from grace following a controversial appearance on Celebrity Big Brother. She died in her sleep due to cervical cancer in March 2009.
9 of 26Kate Lawler Big Brother
Kate was the first female winner of Big Brother. Go, Kate!
10 of 26Kate Lawler 2018
Kate is now a DJ working on Virgin Radio in the afternoon slot (other cough Bauer cough radio stations are available).
11 of 26Lee Davey Big Brother
Lee spent 18 days in the house. We don't remember a single moment of it.
12 of 26Lee Davey 2018
These days Lee's looking hubba hubba HOT and appears to be spending a lot of time in the gym or at the football. Which is a pretty sweet life.
13 of 26Lynne Moncrieff Big Brother
Lynne was the first person to be evicted from the Big Brother house. It's got to be someone of course, but ouch.
14 of 26Lynne Moncrieff 2018
Lynne now appears to have a business selling her own art, and she has an AWESOME pack of pet dogs.
15 of 26Peter James "PJ" Ellis Big Brother
PJ's time in the house was made special by an oral sex act he received from Jade. He later denied it happened despite us all seeing it on the telly.
16 of 26Peter James "PJ" Ellis 2018
PJ is now a solicitor and lover of Brum.
17 of 26Sandy Cumming Big Brother
We rather liked stylish Sandy, However, he decided the Big Brother experience was not for him and left by scaling a wall on day 20 after urinating in a bin.
18 of 26Sandy Cumming 2002
This is the last known sighting of Sandy.
19 of 26Sophie Pritchard Big Brother
Sophie entered the house on day ten and fell for Lee although they didn't get together until they'd left the house. The two married and had a son together.
20 of 26Sophie Pritchard 2010
Sophie and Lee split ten months after their son was born and Sophie appears to have stayed out of the limelight.
21 of 26Spencer Smith Big Brother
Spencer came in ninth place. And that's about all we can recall of his time in the house. Soz, Spencer.
22 of 26Spencer Smith 2010
Spencer appeared in Celebrity Four Weddings in 2010. We haven't heard anything of him since.
23 of 26Sunita Sharma Big Brother
Sunita was one of the original housemates but walked on day seven saying that Big Brother "was not her party".
24 of 26Sunita Sharma 2018
Sunita returned to her old job and now works as a barrister,
25 of 26Tim Culley Big Brother
Tim and his, ahem, natural brunette locks entered the house as a replacement for Sandy. He will forever be remembered for trying to secretly shave his chest hair.
26 of 26Tim Culley 2018
Tim appears to have returned to South Africa and has a fancy job at a design company. He still references Big Brother in his company bio.
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Jade later admitted that she hadn’t even realized the exchange had been filmed, let alone that it was aired.
A shell-shocked Jade is seen wiping away tears before stumbling out to be comforted by her housemates, who she’d known for little more than a day. Viewers of last night’s documentary were left in shock that the intimate phone call had been broadcast.
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“This is horrendous the vultures trying to get the money shot and exploit a woman slowly dying - a Faustian pact with the devil 😢,” wrote one distressed commenter.
Another said, “Whatever you think about #JadeGoody being told you've got cancer on live TV was wrong. Reality television has a lot to answer for."
Jade is often thought of as the first British reality star, after rising to fame as the winner of the third ever series of Big Brother in 2002 and going on to have much of her life played out in front of the cameras.
She had two sons, Bobby and Freddie, with Jeff Brazier and married Jack Tweedy exactly one month before her death on the 22nd of March, 2009