Jade: Big Brother's Big Star

Jade Goody shot to fame in 2002 as a contestant in Big Brother 3. It has to be said, she came up with some classic quotes as this selection shows:

"Where's East Angular [sic] though? I thought that was abroad."
"The Union Jack is for all of us, but the St George is just for London, isn't it?"
"I knew Lynne was from Aberdeen but I didn't realise Aberdeen was in Scotland."
"They do speak English there don't they?" [in response to a suggestion that she move to the US]
"Rio de Janeiro, ain't that a person?"
"They were trying to use me as an escape goat." [she meant scapegoat]

It's easy to forget that Kate Lawler won that year's Big Brother as it was Jade who made all the headlines and Jade who made all the money. There's no understating how huge Big Brother has been in Jade Goody's life. The third series introduced her to the viewing public and the Celebrity version nearly ended her media career. In our gallery, we present Jade's time in the glare of the spotlight, including pictures of her wedding.