Jade Goody..another D lister chasing headlines

[Robches]

Jade Goody a D lister? When did she get promoted then?

[Stewie_McGriffin]

I have just a few points from this thread

1.) Someone said it was a publicity stunt for the show to get viewers. Since Jade Goody has now left the show, precisely how would this attract viewers for a show where the main protagonist has now left? It would be like the Olympic swimming without Michael Phelps.

2.) Many people have commented that she is a racist and a hateful human being. Undoubtedly so - but she is a human being first and foremost. Cancer is a terminal illness - if one of your family were told that they'd contracted this disease how would you react if people started to question the fact by, for instance, saying they were only faking it to get time off work?

3.) Regardless of whether she appeared and has received her fee or not, and regardless of whether the story will be "drip-fed" if she manages to overcome the disease then surely any resultant increase in people having smear tests is worth the few thousand in her bank, especially given the number of news stories I've seen where doctors are crying out for more women to get checked.

4.) If it is a publicity stunt, do you really believe Clifford would have any involvement? Given his own battle with the illness, I find it spurious to suggest he'd stoop that low. Fair enough he may arrange for someone to be photographed coming out of a nightclub but fake a terminal illness? I think not.

[andytaylor]

I think the "boy who cried wolf" effect is in action here. I must admit I did think to myself that perhaps this was in some way a publicity stunt, but quickly dismissed it.

I also think that people are jealous of the fact that an apparently talentless, ignorant simpleton such as Ms Goody has managed to carve herself a career in the public eye.

Myself, I could do with seeing less of her in the media, but this isn't quite what I had in mind as a reason

[mrmcfister]

Guess what..the 'her getting the news' was broadcast after all....she gave permission..what a dreadful person.

[pj]

I can't stand jade Goody either. She is a bully. But she also has cancer, so while she has that, I'll back off and let her be.

Pj

[phoenix love]

i dont mind her earning money , because she has to feed her kids. but she is not 'news'.. and i think its a shame she will be a lead story in some national newspapers.

but saying that.

im sure ill buy a copy of some weekly gossip mag, and gladly lap up her cancer story during my lunch break at work !shrug!

[JonnyHungwell]

You just know in 6 months time she'll have the all clear and be carrying on as usual - but have raked in a few million along the way from magazine/newspaper deals. I must admit the first thought that went through my head when I heard the news was 'I don't believe it'.

[Shopgirl]

Having buried a female family member only last week whom died of cancer I have to say this story is very sad and I hope it is not as bad as it sounds.

Cancer is a dreadful disease and touches so many of us - she may not be liked by millions but she is a person.

I have actually met Jade a couple of times as she had a beauty salon in the town I live in, she is as daft as she comes across and is as scatty as anything, a complete self-obsessed idiot in my opinion, however, I do hope that this cervical cancer scare is only a "smear that has dedected cancerous cells" which has then blown up my the media.

With laser treatment these cells are killed off and you are clear, but have to have smear tests every six months. There are three levels called CIN 1 through to 3, lets hope it is just the 1 and she is sorted asap.

I would say if it was anything more serious than that then surely she is not that shallow as to put it on the TV!

As said before if this encourages more females to have smear tests done then the publicity has worked.

Wendy

[mrmcfister]

This will run and run much to the pleasure of Goody and her PR team.I feel sad for the others in her position who dont turn misfortune into a circus..what a dreadful saddo she is.

[MrTickle]

Cancer my arse.
What about the fitness video she brought out, and then forgot to mention the fact she had liposuction 5 days before she made the video.