Model Jack Tweed and reality show star Jade Goody were married on February 22, 2009, despite the fact that Goody had cancer and had been given only a few weeks to live.Telegraph: Jade Goody will marry Jack Tweed (February 17, 2009) Goody died on March 22, 2009.
In September 2009, Tweed was arrested and charged with raping a "female in her late teens." According to reports, the alleged victim met Tweed and two other men in a London nightclub on Thursday, September 3. The two other men were also taken into custody in connection with the case.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/essex/8239448.stm http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Jack-Tweed-Charged-With-Rape-Jade-Goodys-Widower-To-Appear-Before-Essex-Court/Article/200909115375470?lpos=UK_News_First_UK_News_Article_Teaser_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15375470_Jack_Tweed_Charged_With_Rape%3A_Jade_Goodys_Widower_To_Appear_Before_Essex_Court
Jade Goody Fast Facts
- Full name: Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody
- Born: June 5, 1981
- Died on March 22, 2009, from cervical cancer
- Birthplace: London, England
- August 2008: Diagnosed with cervical cancer
- September 2008: Underwent a hysterectomy
- Appeared on Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother
- Was romantically linked to TV presenter Jeff Brazier
- Has two sons with Brazier named Bobby Jack and Freddie
- February 2009: Was given only a few months to live
Quotes
"I spoke to Jade last night and it is all on for Sunday (referring to her wedding). This has given her something to think about, a happy event. The wedding, the Christening of her two boys, these are all positive things to focus on as opposed to the cancer and what is happening to her and what she is going through."—Publicist Max CliffordTelegraph: Jade Goody will marry Jack Tweed (February 17, 2009)
"I am going to die in this hospital, so I don't want to get married here.But wherever we tie the knot, I'm determined to walk down that aisle. I'm hoping I will have the strength to walk on my big day. It would be so cruel to be robbed of that one last thing as well."—Jade GoodyTelegraph: Jade Goody will marry Jack Tweed (February 17, 2009)
