Cancer-Stricken Reality TV Star Jane Goody Marries

Bald and ill, British reality TV star Jane Goody got married on Sunday. She found fame when she joined Big Brother in 2002, especially when she was diagnosed for terminal cervical cancer and was given by doctors just weeks to live.


In a lavish ceremony at a hotel in London, the 27-year old TV star was a radiant bride despite losing all her hair for chemotherapy. She has managed to get through the day by taking pain killers.

Jane Goody's marriage to 21-year old fiancé Jack Tweed might just be the latest highly-publicized event in her life, after joining the reality show. According to reports, the photo and video rights to the event were auctioned for STG1 million ($2.22 million). The money earned from the publicity of her wedding was to go to her children after her death.

Jane Goody has agreed to being a public curiosity until she dies, saying “I've lived in front of the cameras. And maybe I'll die in front of them. I know some people don't like what I'm doing but at this point I really don't care what other people think. Now, it's about what I want.”

Once mocked as ignorant and boorish on the Big Brother show, Jane Goody's decision to become a public specimen has now prompted a debate in Britain about the rights and wrongs of such public death.

Actors Are Role Models For Humanitarian Campaigns

Being a TV or film actor is good. It makes you popular. It helps you earn large sum of money. It even makes you influential. But aside from this self-serving reasons, there is far more important part that an actor takes – becoming a role model especially in raising awareness to humanitarian campaigns.

One of the many popular movie icons today who lead humanitarian campaigns is the lovely Hollywood actress Natalie Portman. The 27-year old actress who recently presented her directorial debut in the Venice Film Festival has received the “Movie for Humanity Award” for her active works in the social and environmental programs.

One does not need to become Natalie Portman, though, to take part in humanitarian causes. Even Z-list Hollywood stars can also be of great help in their own little ways.

Big Brother star Jane Goody plans to make a reality TV show about her battle with cervical cancer. The reality-TV star was diagnosed with cancer last month and expressed her desire of documenting her journey. Through the film cancer documentary, Jane Goody hopes to inspire people by helping them avoid cancer or learn to cope up with the disease.

Of course Natalie Portman and Jane Goody are just two of today's many on-screen personalities who have extended their skills in television and movies to influence humanitarian causes.

What makes these film and TV stars special is not just their lovely face or stunning personality but also their inner beauty that radiates on and off-camera, making them worthy role models for humanitarian campaigns.