Jade Goody, British Reality TV Star, who achieved notoriety for racism and aggression in the British Reality TV show, Big Brother, eighteen months ago has been caught live while being informed by her doctor that she has cancer. Despite public outrage, the video will be telecast to audiences in India shortly.
In "Big Brother" four or five people live together in a house for up to a month during which period they cannot leave the house. All their actions, other than those involving nudity or other private behaviour, are captured live by video cams installed all over the house. The show has become so popular, that participants get celebrity status in the USA. In a show last year, Jade Goody's aggression against Indian Movie Star Shilpa Shetty created outrage amongst Indians and expatriates and almost created a diplomatic row when Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister and then the Governor of the Exchequer was confronted with the issue during a visit to India. Thw shows producers received over 50,000 emails protesting Sam Goody's behanior which many interpreted as racist.
In an ironic twist, an Indianized version of the show, entitled "Big Boss", produced in India, with Shilpa Shetty as the host, paid Jad Goody 100,000 pounds to participate. It was during this Indian show that Goody received the bad news from her Doctor over the phone from the UK. She has been experiencing dizzy spells and lack of energy in the past.