Sir Michael Parkinson: 'Jade Goody was a wretched role model'

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Jade Goody, the reality TV star who died last month of cervical cancer aged 27, represented ?all that is paltry and wretched about Britain?, Sir Michael Parkinson has said.

He told Radio Times: "Jade Goody has her own place in the history of television and, while it?s significant, it?s nothing to be proud of. Her death is as sad as the death of any young person, but it?s not the passing of a martyr or a saint or, God help us, Princess Di.

?When we clear the media smoke screen from around her death, what we?re left with is a woman who came to represent all that?s paltry and wretched about Britain today.

?She was brought up on a sink estate, as a child came to know drugs and crime, was barely educated, ignorant and puerile. Then she was projected to celebrity by Big Brother and became a media chattel to be exploited till the day she died.?

Max Clifford, Goody?s publicist, said: ?What Michael forgets to mention is that Jade already has saved countless lives of young women through her battle with cervical cancer. And she has provided the best possible education for her boys and stressed the importance of that.?

Thousands of mourners turned out to say farewell to Goody at the TV star?s funeral at the weekend. Friends and family gathered in St John the Baptist Church in Buckhurst for the service.

Her widower, Jack Tweed 21, was among the six pallbearers for her white coffin which arrived in a vintage rolls Rolls-Royce

LEGEND!

Posted By: lurd on April 7th 2009 at 12:42:18

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Sir Michael Parkinson: 'Jade Goody was a wretched role model' (General Chat) - lurd, Apr 7, 12:42:18
- To be fair she did represent something that is wrong with this country... (General Chat) - jimbo, Apr 7, 13:38:06
  - I bet you've gruffed yourself off over a piccy of Danielle Lloyd though. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 7, 14:32:18
- Totally unnecessary really. I thought Charlie Brooker in his Newswipe show last week (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 7, 13:13:35
  - and for those that missed it... (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 7, 13:17:15
    - Oooh, forgot about that. Chairs. (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 7, 13:20:16
      - Lol at Paxman (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 7, 13:32:51
    - Is that as good as the other show he does? (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Apr 7, 13:18:19
      - The set up of the show, I was trying to think of what it reminded me of, who whether it (General Chat) - pants, Apr 7, 13:20:57
        
        the gay guy who killed himself? (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Apr 7, 13:55:21
        
        no (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 7, 14:17:21
        
        I guess. I thought he was really funny (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 7, 14:16:59
      - As good if not better. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 7, 13:20:22
        
        ooh will have to do a watch (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Apr 7, 13:55:37
      - yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 7, 13:19:12
- It's getting so fucking boring the way the media and news is today (General Chat) - pants, Apr 7, 13:10:12
  - Totally agree with you. See my post above. (n/m) (General Chat) - jimbo, Apr 7, 13:39:21
- what you have said about Jade may be true, yes she did face those terrible odds as a child (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 7, 12:46:37
  - yes.... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Apr 7, 12:52:03
    - thank you (General Chat) - camcan, Apr 7, 12:54:03
    - So what has Parky ever done that's so fabulous? OK JG grew up on a sink estate - not her f (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 7, 12:53:32
      - I'm with Parkie on this one. It's a sad state of a nation when the absolute lowest common (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 7, 12:58:17
        
        Here, here. (n/m) (General Chat) - jimbo, Apr 7, 13:39:51
        
        show her kebab (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Apr 7, 13:00:18
        
        I fully agree. This has been no great education about cancer; we have learned nothing new (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 7, 13:02:21
        
        ; ) (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 7, 12:59:10
      - Agreed. The poor girl is fucking dead, there are plenty of alive arseholes to complain (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Apr 7, 12:57:30
        
        Well done Sir, you speak for the vast majority who have been appalled by this woman, the m (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 7, 13:02:28
      - Without wanting to casue too much of a barney....... (General Chat) - megson, Apr 7, 12:57:06
        
        Sure Jade reflects elements of our society that we should not be celebrating but that is a (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 7, 12:59:46
      - we could all fight with a million for doing f*** all (General Chat) - camcan, Apr 7, 12:55:46
        
        And what has Parkison done, except sit around and fawn and grovel over all and sundry and (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 7, 12:56:52
        
        Outstanding piece Parky. However its shocking it takes a Knight of the realm to voice what (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 7, 12:59:10
        
        Outstanding piece my arse, pick on a dead person's fucking easy why not say it last month (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Apr 7, 13:04:54
        
        Finally someone with sense talking,I was starting to think I was the only person who thoug (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 7, 13:08:19
  - Although it's been nigh on impossible I've avoided as much (General Chat) - camcan, Apr 7, 12:51:47
    - I fully agree. This has been no great education about cancer; we have learned nothing new (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 7, 13:01:33
      - Okay I've finally read the comments (General Chat) - camcan, Apr 7, 13:04:01
        
        pwned. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 7, 13:05:01
  - ^ You are Max Clifford and I claim my five pounds. (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Apr 7, 12:47:46
    - Max Clifford, how exactly has Jade 'saved countless lives of young women through her battl (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 7, 13:04:33
- pedantic twat (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Apr 7, 12:45:50
  - VVVVVVVVV (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Apr 7, 12:48:01
- Jack is a legend? (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 7, 12:44:19

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