Reality TV star Jade Goody has died at the age of 27.

She died at home with her family in Upshire, Essex, in the early hours of Sunday after a high-profile battle with cervical cancer.

Goody was diagnosed with the disease in 2008 but it spread to her liver, groin and bowel and she was told it was terminal in February. Her mother Jackiey Budden, who was at her side as she died, said: "My beautiful daughter is at peace."

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Very sad

RIP Jade ...

Jade Goody, lived life to the full.

R.I.P Jade.

God Bless

This is really sad. She was a real character. I remember watching agast at some bigbrother clips. But, always felt she showed her real herself, good and bad. Sometimes i cringed, sometimes i laughed. She was too too young to die.

All agreed. Far too young to die, and certainly was " herself", no matter what cost to those around her.

I believe the take up on free testing for cervical cancer has surged since her public display of the horror involved in that awful end, so some good has been achieved.

However, I just feel that the use of Jane as some form of an icon for the UK to be nothing short of obscene The heroine for girls engaging in under age sex, drugs and foul language OK, but surely Gordon Brown's crocodile tears would have been better shed for a more worthy cause ? Sadness for the loss of any young life totally understandable, but as the father of a seventeen year old daughter, I expect the leadership of mine or any other country to laud the achievements of medicine, social responsibility, hard work and the like. The "gimmie the money" culture, coupled with foul mouthed racism, didn't realy figure that high on my list, how about yours ?

The dumbing down of Britain will be his lasting legacy....................