FameCrawler : United Kingdom

Jade Goody's Family: Don't Make Her Grave a Shrine!

Karl Erikson — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:03:00 GMT

Since Jade Goody's funeral on Saturday, her family has asked fans of the reality TV star to steer clear of Jade's grave. Jade was buried in a private churchyard, complete with wooden cross on her grave and a brass plaque that says, "In Loving Memory of Jade Goody."

Jade's husband, Jack Tweed, was hoping that Jade's grave location would stay secret. That didn't last very long, since over 100 people visited Jade's grave yesterday. "Only a few people were meant to know about this place," a source said to The Sun. "The family wanted it that way. There's talk of getting security here if it gets out of hand."

"Jack is not happy. He doesn't want the whole graveyard being trampled by strangers. The family really hoped their privacy would be respected. They don't want to turn it into a shrine."

The funeral involved a 27-mile procession through East London and to Jade's home in Upshire, Essex. Hundreds of fan stood along the route. Jade left two sons behind, Bobby and Freddie, ages 5 and 6.

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David Cameron Loses Son

Whit Honea — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:04:00 GMT

David Cameron is the popular leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom.

He and his family have suffered a terrible tragedy.

Their eldest son, six-year-old Ivan, died early this morning.

According to Hello magazine Ivan had cerebral palsy and epilepsy. He fell ill Tuesday night "and was taken to St Mary's hospital where he died early Wednesday."

David and his wife Samantha also have a daughter, Nancy, and a son named Arthur.

From Hello: "Prime Minister Gordon Brown was one of the first to send condolences, saying the prayers of the country were with the family. "I know Ivan was a child who brought joy to all those who knew him and his was a life surrounded by love," he added."

Very sad. Our thoughts to the Cameron family during this awful time.

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Nominated for British Oscars

Karl Erikson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:06:00 GMT

Looks like Brangelina are doing well in more than just the family department. The parents of 6 are both nominated for major awards at the Orange British Academy Film Awards, the English equivalent of the Oscars.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie got major props in the Golden Globes and SAG Awards. Now Angelina is nominated for best leading actress for "Changeling," and Brad received a nom for leading actor in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." The nominations were announced Thursday.

Brad actually has two nominations - he's also up for best supporting actor in the Coen Brothers' "Burn After Reading," which puts him up against favorite Heath Ledger for his role as The Joker in "Dark Knight."

Other Famecrawler faves up for British Oscars include mommy Kate Winslet, who is running against herself! She's got two nominations for best actress, one for "Revolutionary Road" and one for "The Reader."

The award winners are announced February 8. We've got our fingers crossed!

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Oprah French Kisses Kate Winslet's Breasts!

Karl Erikson — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:37:00 GMT

OK, maybe not quite, but almost. Kate Winslet showed up on Oprah's show yesterday and the Queen of All Media did an entire soliloquy about Kate's boobs. No, I'm not kidding. The video is below. Kate is mom to Mia, 8, and Joe Alfie, 5.

Kate was there to promote "The Reader," her newest movie, in which she does a ton of nearly hardcore love scenes and shows her real, live breasts.

"I love that you have real breasts!" Oprah gushed. "Your breasts do what real breasts do!"

What? They stare at me all the time? Because that's what most breasts do around me. It's really annoying. I'm trying to concentrate, ladies! Have a heart.

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Jade Goody's Cancer Cells Shrinking

Karl Erikson — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:10:00 GMT

Looks like great news for former Big Brother star Jade Goody: her chemotherapy sessions seem to be working. Jade was diagnosed with cervical cancer last summer.

"I do have good news," she says, "I was told my cancer cells have shrunk a little, which means the chemo is working. But it's too soon to say if I have a better chance of survival."

Jade, 27, had an operation last week for a blocked kidney. "Once every month, for the next 12 months, I have to have two types of chemo drugs pumped into me through a tube. It takes 5 hours altogether. It doesn't hurt, but it makes me feel really sick afterwards."

The worst part is her appetite. "I get hungry," Jade says, "but everything I eat tastes like metal and I throw it up. I'm sick three times a day and it's going to get worse."

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Kate Winslet Covers "Elle" and Shows Off Her Beautiful New Body

Karl Erikson — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:35:00 GMT

Ah, Kate Winslet...simply gorgeous. She's one of those "real" women, with curves and everything. And now she's topping the cover of next month's "Elle" magazine, the UK version. Kate says she's finally comfortable with her body.

The 33-year-old mom of Mia Honey, 8, and Joe Alfie, 5, says she's faced years of ups and downs with her weight.

"I’ve achieved my ultimate figure," says Kate. "I still don’t believe in this craziness for being skinny, but I eat sensibly and I don’t stuff down chocolate biscuits. I don’t go to the gym because I don’t have time but I do Pilates workout DVDs for 20 minutes or more every day at home."

Eating sensibly? Exercising? What kind of miracle weight loss is that?

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Jade Goody Having Emergency Operation

Karl Erikson — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:38:00 GMT

It's just being reported that Big Brother UK star Jade Goody is having an operation today to fix a blocked kidney. It started before Christmas...Jade, battle cervical cancer, started feeling rather unwell after a chemo session.

"I was really down on my chemo day and in a lot of pain," she says. "My doctors decided to keep me in hospital. I had a blockage around my kidney."

She faced "flu-like symptoms and couldn't continue with her panto role as the Wicked Witch in 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.'" After a few tests, doctors said that Jade, 27, needed the emergency procedure.

Jade's agent says, "We are hoping she can come out of hospital again quickly." Jade has 2 sons - Bobby, 5, and Freddie, 4.

Here's hoping everything goes great for Jade.

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Jade Goody Responding Well to Cancer Treatment

Karl Erikson — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:34:00 GMT

Doctors say that Jade Goody, former star of "Big Brother" in the UK, is responding well to her latest cancer treatment. They're quite pleased with her progress, especially considering that she suffered complications after her first round of treatments. At one point, Jade (27) had an 8-hour hysterectomy and was given a 50/50 chance of surviving her cervical cancer.

Jade, mom of sons Freddie (4) and Bobby (5) is taking a second break from treatment and is currently appearing in panto with Kevin Kennedy in Lincoln. She told friends that she's feeling better and happier.

Great news for the hoidays, that's for sure!

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Leona Lewis Wants to Adopt

Karl Erikson — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:04:00 GMT

Leona Lewis, 23-year-old British pop sensation and winner of "The X Factor," went to South Africa earlier this year with one thing in mind: kids. She wants to adopt.

"I wanted to take home all the kids," she says. "They were so cute. All of them had been orphaned because of HIV and it was heart-rending. There are so many who need help - both here and abroad - you just don't know where to start."

Leona says that her upbringing makes her an ideal candidate for motherhood. The singer, who performed at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics' closing ceremonies, talks about her parents. "My mum was a social worker and my dad was a youth offender officer, so I know that there are a lot of kids out there that need to be fostered and adopted. I definitely want to adopt."

For now, though, she's about to embark on a world tour and talks about how she'll miss her childhood sweetheart, Lou Al-Chama. "I miss him so much every time we're apart because he is also my very best friend," she says. "I write little letters to him, and he makes me a CD of different songs I can listen to. He's lovely."

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Coronation Street's Tina O'Brien and Ryan Thomas Welcome Daughter

Karl Erikson — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:49:00 GMT

Congratulations to Coronation Street's Tina O'Brien and Ryan Thomas! They had their first baby yesterday morning in England. The baby weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and Tina and Ryan "are so pleased and relieved" with their new daughter. Tina, 25, and Ryan, 24, are no longer with the long-running "Coronation Street," and they're not the only alumni from the show expecting.

Jack Shepherd and girlfriend Lauren Shippey are waiting on a stork delivery. Alison King is due with her first child in February, and Jane Danson is expecting her second child. Andy Whyment welcomed a son last weekend. Man, must be something in the water on that set!

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Jade Goody Is Preparing For Death

trix — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:31:00 GMT

Jade Goody is growing up fast and facing issues that no one should have to face. She is only 27, has two young boys, and a 50-50 chance to live. Sadly, her cervical cancer metastasized to her stomach lining, and her doctor warned, "That her chances of survival aren't good."

With that in mind Jade has begun to make plans for her funeral saying, “I’d want to have an open funeral and let everyone who wanted to come along. I want people to cry over me! And I don’t want people to have a booze up.”
She also has to decide who will take care of her sons Bobby and Freddie. Her doctor warned her that her chances of survival aren't good so she has to start think about more unpleasant things. She said, "The only person good enough for my kids is me."
Could you imagine having to decide that? I cannot. I know it's one of those things that we all need to take care of and that having a living will is a really good idea, but it's too scary.

She's is going through all of this alone because her on again/off again boyfriend Jack, is in jail.

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Jade Goody Shocked and Hurt by Death Predicting Website

Karl Erikson — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:10:00 GMT

Jade Goody's lawyers are now trying to shut down a really sick website, which is taking bets on when Jade will die. Jade, 27, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in September and recently underwent a full hysterectomy in an effort to halt the cancer's spread.

Now there's a web site - whenwilljadegoodydie.com - that is not only creating a pool of bets on when Goody will die, but really slamming her. Here is some of the shit they're saying:

"Jade Goody started out as a loud mouth nobody and after her appearances on Big Brother UK and their Big Brother Celebrity Special she is still a loud mouth nobody. And that is exactly the reason for this site. Jade Goody has done nothing and we mean nothing to enhance life on this planet. She fills the tabloid pages with crap about herself.

"She’s an egotistical twat who can’t have a normal relationship as it would mean she’d have to share herself with somebody else than herself. And yet the tabloids still give her their newspaper inches while they should be giving her 10 inches of red hot steel up her ass. She bullied and made racist remarks to a fellow Big Brother Celebrity contestant and was puked upon by the UK and India.

"To give her shit covered star a new shine she recently went over to India to participate in their version of Big Brother (presented by the person she bullied and discriminated against). While in the house Jade Goody got the news she was diagnosed with cancer. Aweful news really. For anyone. Even Jade Goody. But Jade Goody’s bad news turned into a tabloid marathon of Jade bullshit.

"Jade Goody made it seem as she is and will ever be the only person to get the Big C. Wake up and smell the shit stained blankets Jade. You’re not special. You’re not the Chosen One. Cancer hits millions of people everywhere and those millions of people deal with it in dignity and not by talking crap and getting their sobbing faces into the newspaper day after day. If you wanted our sympathy you could have promoted cancer charities instead of yourself while enduring your disease. We wish death on no one, but we wish you, Jade Goody, a good old fashioned Donkey Punch."

Classy, very classy. What a bunch of assholes. Also on the front page is a form where you can enter your email address and the date and time of Jade's predicted death. Whoever gets closest to Jade's actual date and time of death wins an iPhone. Nice.

Jade's spokesman says, "Naturally, she was shocked and hurt when she found out about this website. But she has also been overwhelmed by the amount of letters, cards, and messages of good will she has received from the public."

Listen, cancer is not a fucking joke. No matter what you think of Jade - and yeah, she's screwed up big time in the past - you don't wish death on anyone. And if there's ever a time to be self-centered, it's when you get a cancer diagnosis, particularly when you have kids depending upon you.

I'm not sure if lawyers can get that site shut down. For one thing, it's in Holland. For another, shitty as it is, I can't imagine the jerks running the site are breaking any laws. But if they have an ounce of decency in them, they'll voluntarily pull the damn thing.

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Jade Goody Takes Boys to School

Karl Erikson — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:03:00 GMT

Jady Goody took her boys, Bobby and Freddie, to school yesterday. Goody, 27 and a reality TV star, is fighting cervical cancer. I'm sure the boys are happy to see their mum home. I know it's a scary thing for your parents to be sick.

Jade is due back to the hospital this week, actually, for another operation. After her hysterectomy a couple of weeks ago, she'll be going in to have a catheter inserted into her chest to get her ready for chemotherapy. But at least she's home again.

We're all wishing her the best and a speedy recovery.

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Jenny Frost and Casper at Fashion Week

Karl Erikson — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:33:00 GMT

Jenny Frost, 30-year-old singer who used to be in Atomic Kitten, was out with fiance Dom Thrupp and their son Casper at London Fashion Week. Casper turns 1 next month. What a cutie! Frost has a solo singing career these days, and also presents TV shows in England.

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Jade Goody Checks Out of Hospital

Karl Erikson — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:05:00 GMT

Reality TV star Jade Goody checked out of the Royal Marsden Hospital after a radical hysterectomy. She's been in the hospital for two weeks and the surgery was to help treat her cervical cancer. Goody was on the U.K. version of "Big Brother" and also starred in the Indian version, where she was told she had cervical cancer after a few days in the Big Brother house. Looks like Goody, mother of two, is finally headed home.

Godspeed, Jade. We're all pulling for you.

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Sassy Smith — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:12:00 GMT

Big Brother star Jade Goody is in the fight of her life - for her life. The 27-year-old, mother of two, recently underwent an eight-hour hysterectomy to remove her cervical cancer. However, the operation didn't yield good news - her cancer has spread and her recovery odds have dropped significantly.

Jade said before her operation, "I will fight the damn thing every step of the way. At the end of the day I am going to bloody beat this thing because I've got two amazing kids to live for. And there's no way I'm gonna let them down."

Doctors discovered that the cancer has spread and is now "Stage Three" - they found cancer cells in a muscle behind her womb. Initially, her odds of recovery were put at 95 per cent, but now, unfortunately, those odds are now just above 50 per cent.

Goody will now be put through an intense, nine-week course of radiotherapy and chemotherapy to hopefully eliminate all cancer cells. Jade is recovering at London's Royal Marsden Hospital's intensive care unit.

We wish her all the best and a full recovery. Those boys need their mom!

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Jade Goody Recovering From Full Hysterectomy

Karl Erikson — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:30:00 GMT

Big Brother U.K. star Jade Goody was going in for a hysterectomy yesterday to help prevent the spread of her cancer. She found out about the cervical cancer after only a few days being in the Indian version of Big Brother recently.

Jade checked into a cancer center the other day with her mother, and a close friend revealed that Jade was really worried. Understandably so. "Jade is terrified - she's not in a good state at all. She's been putting on a brave face for her sons."

UPDATE: Jade underwent an eight-hour hysterectomy, and now faces 9 weeks of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Her spokesman, Max Clifford, confirmed late Friday night: "The operation went well."

Tests this week fortunately showed that Jade's cancer had NOT spread. Fantastic news. She's now in intensive care at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital.

Here's to a speedy recovery, Jade. All the best.

Speaking of Big Brother, do any of you watch the American version? Have you been watching this season? Phenomenally good year. I so hope that Dan wins the whole shebang. Guess we'll know in a few days.

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My Take on the VMA Suckfest

Karl Erikson — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:02:00 GMT

Right, I know I'm the new kid on the block here at Famecrawler, but I've been working my tail off getting into the gossip game. I love it here. My fellow bloggers are all very friendly and snarky - just the way I like 'em - and we have loads of great (and some insane) commenters.

Here's how dedicated I am to this new gig: I actually sat through the MTV Video Music Awards last night. The. Whole. Thing. Holy hell, what a clusterfook THAT shit was. I haven't watched the VMA's since, well, the 80s. You know, back when MTV actually played music videos. I haven't seen a video on MTV since Clinton was in office.

Now I know why I hate awards shows. Last night's show was absolutely terrible in almost every respect. It was slow, it was boring, and most every music performance blew big chunks. If you missed it, feel blessed because God was obviously smiling down upon you. Go play the lottery right now. Really, you're THAT lucky. There wasn't a single thing worth seeing, trust me.

And now, because I know you care, let me run through the VMA's as I see it. I'm referring to my tweets on Twitter last night to refresh my memory because the atrocity was just that memorable.

Let's start with the British "comedian" Russell Brand. Who the frak is this moron? I know he was in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," but the dude is not funny. Not for one solitary second. In fact, he was terrible. Why on Earth MTV decided to let this moron host their failing trainwreck of an awards show is beyond me. He started off on a political rant and just kept going downhill for over 2 hours.

He cracked a lot of offensive remarks, many aimed at the chaste Jonas Brothers. He made fun of them for wearing promise rings on their fingers and said he planned on stealing the rings from the boys by, well, you get the idea, I'm sure. Listen, I'm not a Jonas Brothers fan. I thought the song they sang last night sucked, but I know I'm not in their prepubescent demographic. However, I do think it's a pretty refreshing thing to see young men in show biz not out whoring around, sleeping with as many women as they can. And believe me, based on the crowd reaction during their performance, they could easily get a truckload of women. Or girls. Whatever. I was a virgin until I was 18 - granted, it wasn't voluntary, but still. The Jonas Brothers could get laid every hour of every day if they wanted, bastards.

Brand was an asshole to them. And everyone else. Except for when he was licking Britney's ass. The fact that Brand supposedly has over 2 million listeners for his BBC radio show every week just proves to me that the planet is populated by morons with no taste. Come to think of it, last night's show proves it, too. I'd rather see Dane Cook host, and trust me, that's saying a lot because I heretofore thought Dane Cook was the worst comedian on Earth. I was wrong.

And Russell...what is with the freaking hair? I've seen homeless people with better style and fashion sense. Cut that's rat's nest. It's not cool, it's not even funny. It's just hideous. But hey, maybe that's the look you're going for.

Britney Spears. Sure, she's trailer trash and I think she's borderline psychotic and should never gain custody of her children. Yes, she hasn't had a good song out in years, but even I must admit she looked great last night. No, she wasn't funny in her much-touted opening skit with Jonah Hill (he WAS funny, though). But she's in great shape and if I have any reason to like her, it's because she kept her acceptance speeches to under 15 seconds a piece.

Demi Moore. Still hot, still gorgeous, but will someone please tell her that she's 45 and not 25? I mean, you'd think her stylist would break the news to her. Just because you're married to a 17-year-old (or however old Ashton Kutcher is) doesn't mean you should DRESS like one. Please, Demi, for the love of God, start dressing your age. I thought you were classier than that. Well, you ARE married to Ashton Kutcher. Never mind. I guess you dressed appropriately.

How come the Best Male video category read like the BET Awards? And how come all the songs sucked? Yeah, not a fan of (c)rap or hip hop. Shoot me. I like songs with melodies, you know? If there's any upside to watching the VMA's it's that I didn't see them in person, so I could mute all the shit songs. Li'l Wayne's "Lollipop." That's music? Is he some kind of brilliant lyricist, because clearly the subtle symbolism is way above MY head.

Speaking of musical performances, was there a shortage of musical artists there last night? Because having Rihanna sing twice in 20 minutes was just ridiculous. Yes, she's hot. Yes, she can sing, but what the hell? She's not THAT good. Also not good? Katy Perry. Love Katy's album but be sure to skip her live act if last night was any indication of her show. Can't sing.

And there was so much lipsyncing going on last night that at times I thought I was watching a Japanese Godzilla movie. And it wasn't even GOOD lipsyncing! I'm sorry, lipsyncing is totally uncalled for at a music awards show. Show me what you've REALLY got in those "winning" voices of yours. Or are you that bad live? Never mind, I know the answer. I keep answering my own questions.

Christina Aguilera. I saw nothing last night to make me think she's NOT a transvestite. She looked awful and the song she sang was no great shakes, either. If that song is the only thing new about her pending greatest hits album coming this fall, save your money. Guess she's moving back to her "Dirty" phase, which didn't work the first time out. It's a shame because I know she's capable of being attractive but she had on enough black around her eyes last night to make racoons look like they're wearing light eyeliner. Yuck.

Speaking of eyeliner, the lead singer of that Tokio Hotel group - whose song also sucked - looks like Bjork, doesn't she? I mean...he. Didn't even wear a swan dress.

How did Britney Spears win for best video against Panic At The Disco? I get that MTV wanted to award her SOMETHING after all her years missing out on a moonman trophy, but really? I can't even recall the name of Brit's song, but it was trash compared to PATD.

Who knew Kadeem Hardison (remember Dwayne Wayne?) was singing now? He rocked it with Kid Rock. And Kid Rock. Ugh, I hate looking at that dude. He just screams White Trash and "Try a Bath!", but he did rock it last night. In fact, it was perhaps the only song worth listening to last night, and he wasn't lipsyncing, either. Yeah, he really stood out. Love the cup of booze with the little napkin wraparound, by the way. And the wifebeater. Classy, thy name is Kid Rock.

Kanye West. Sucked. His new song blew. He was clearly lipsyncing and his voice sounded so overprocessed that I wonder just how much his voice was actually used on the track. Course, I could say the same for Christina Aguilera.

I can't believe I watched the entire freaking show. I love this job, believe me, but I dearly wish I had those 2-1/2 hours of my life back. Terrible production all the way around. Absolutely nothing worth seeing, truly. If you have this disaster on Tivo, do yourself a favor and delete it fast. It might infect your other quality shows. Like that "Jerry Springer" marathon.

To sum the whole thing up, the only real winners last night were those of you that missed the show.

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Gorgeous Alex Kingston Hurts Being Separated From Daughter

Karl Erikson — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:34:00 GMT

Alex Kingston, best known in the States as playing Dr. Elizabeth Corday on "ER" for 8 years, is now in Scotland filming the BBC series "Hope Springs." And she misses her daughter terribly. 7-year-old Salome is her daughter with German journalist Florian Haertel, who she's been married to for 10 years now. Alex met her husband, believe it or not, on a blind date.

Kingston doesn't miss Los Angeles much. In fact, she wouldn't miss California at all if not for her family being there. Her family is coming to visit her in the U.K. soon, but it won't be soon enough for her.

"I feel this tie with my daughter," she tells The Guardian, "and it's almost as if it's a piece of skin that's being really, really stretched right now because she's so far away. It hurts. There is a part of me that thinks, 'Should I stop? Should I stop all of this and be a mum, and we'll reduce our lifestyle and live simply off my husband's earnings?' But I don't know if that would make me happy because I'm a creative person and I'd need to do something. I'm at a point in my life where I need to think about how I live and where we live and how we make it work, if we can."

Kingston got cut from "ER" for being too old. I thought that was a big mistake, but hey, nobody consulted me, even though I've been watching it from the beginning. She also did a great two-parter for "Doctor Who" recently, which rocked the freaking house. She's also starring in a new series called "Lost in Austen" on Britain's ITV1. It's supposed to be a "Life on Mars" but in "Pride and Prejudice" times. I love time travel stories.

Speaking of which, have all of you read "The Time Traveler's Wife?" Best book I've read this century. No shit.

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Jade Goody Could Have Detected Cancer Earlier

Karl Erikson — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:34:00 GMT

As we reported a few days ago, Jade Goody - mother of two - has cervical cancer. Jade found out about the cancer while on India's version of "Big Brother." She is now getting medical tests after a tumor was found on her womb. Today she should know if the cancer has spread to any of her other organs, and that will determine whether she needs a full hysterectomy.

Now she says that doctors might have caught the deadly cancer sooner. When she was hospitalized from sudden bleeding weeks before she went onto the reality show, an abnormal smear test came back.

"They'd sent a letter to me ages ago telling me I needed to go in, but I'd been too scared to come in and do anything about it."

We're all pulling for Jade and hope this comes as a lesson to us all. Abnormal results may come out to be nothing, but we need to get these things looked at when the doctor tells us to.

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Jade Goody Gets Life Threatening Cancer News While On Big Brother

Jade Goody Gets Life-Threatening Cancer News While on Big Brother

Karl Erikson — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:01:00 GMT

Jade Goody, 27-year-old star of Britain's version of Big Brother, found out she has life-threatening cancer while on television.

Goody, the mother of two sons (ages 3 and 5), was invited to be part of the Indian version of Big Brother after her racist exploits last year during the UK version spiked her to instant fame. She was in the Big Brother India house six days ago when producers called her into the Diary Room to break the news.

"One of the producers told me my doctor had been calling the show and I had to ring him urgently. I was totally confused and thought ironically it was either a stunt by the programme or a hoax call," Jade told The Sun.

It wasn't a hoax. The doctor told Goody, "You have cancer, Jade. It's real and it's serious." The cervical cancer is so serious (Stage 2, in fact) her doctors told her that she'd die if she remained in India for the three-month duration of Big Brother.

She flew home immediately and will undergo a hysterectomy next week. Radiation and chemotherapy will follow. That has got to be some of the most awful news you could ever break to children, especially when they're so little.

Here's to hoping that she comes out of this with flying colors. Or is it colours? Those Brits and Canadians with all their extra vowels. And I freely admit to being a huge Big Brother fan, though I've never seen the UK version. What? Don't be hatin'.

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