Jaded

So, The short and eventful life of Jade Goody has come to an end.

After exiting the Big Brother house in 2002 as a runner up, she became the most successful reality TV star in in the UK. It would have been inconceivable back then that her death would be reported on news bulletins from the US to Asia.

Indeed the somewhat slow witted former dental nurse received saturation coverage in the weeks leading up to yesterday morning's death. Barely a day in February went by without her on the front page of the red-tops, and after UK Living TV ran a series on the build up to her wedding, they ran it again, and showed the wedding episode for a third time tonight.

It's all a bit much. And it's not over yet. Expect to see the funeral broadcast live on the news channels in the coming days.

As much as I liked Jade, I have gotten quite sick of the coverage. This time two years ago the media were tearing lumps out of her, accusing her of "institutional racism" as that repulsive Channel 4 racing hairball put it, and now it's "brave Jade this," and "brave Jade that." Give me a break.

The tabloid media exploited her throughout her public life. She went from being the naive but lovable ignoramus, to being the vile racist bitch, and then to being the much loved and malligned brave cancer sufferer.

If there is one thing that came from all this media interest, it is that she was able to use the same media that attacked her in 2007 to make a few bob for her kids. However, the question needs to be asked, is she deserving of such a large amount of coverage?