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Jade Goody dies

Reality TV star Jade Goody has died at the age of 27, after a long battle with cancer.

22 March 2009 07:54 GMT

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Jade Goody dies

Reality TV star Jade Goody has died at her home in Essex after a long battle with cancer, her spokesman Max Clifford has confirmed.

Goody, who shot to fame in 2002 during the "Big Brother 3" series, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2008 - but the disease later spread further to be diagnosed this year as terminal. 

Her death was confirmed at 3:14am on Sunday, at the age of 27. (More on Jade Goody's life)

She had been going through treatment at the Royal Marsden hospital in London but chose to be with her family during her final days.

Goody attracted major media interest in the preceding months as her wedding to Jack Tweed was televised by Living TV and covered by OK! Magazine, with the huge sum raised being passed on to her two sons Bobby, five, and Freddy, four.

Goody's mother Jackiey Budden said, "My beautiful daughter is at peace."

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