Russell Brand writes a moving tribute for Jade Goody
Crazy haired comedian, Russell Brand, has written a touching tribute to Jade Goody on his blog. Russell has shared his own experiences of cancer in his family and given an account of his experiences working with the former reality TV star, who tragically lost her battle with cancer on Mothering Sunday.
Russell wrote:
“When my Mum first got cancer I must’ve been around the age Jade’s eldest son is now, too young, in fact, to properly comprehend what was happening. My Mum, Thank God, did not die and whilst her cancer returned several times; each time more frightening for me as my innocence waned to be replaced with dread, she lives still, so I can but imagine the sad confusion of the two bereaved boys.”
He also recalled his time with Jade, touching on her star quality, adding:
“Jade’s defining characteristic was her easy warmth that ingenuously enveloped folk, so perhaps like many people I felt more engaged by her than normal and feel more saddened by her death than I ought. She was a right laugh, she joined in with everyone and created a garrulous giddy vibe in bars and cars that elevated the perfunctory time between shows into something which retrospectively seems more special now than it did then. Most of all, though, I was impressed with how she formed an immediate and genuinely sweet bond with my Mother, chuckling and chatting with the effortless intimacy that strong yet tender women frequently conjure and which has umbrellad me from anxiety throughout my life.”
Crazy haired comedian, Russell Brand, has written a touching tribute to Jade Goody on his blog. Russell has shared his own experiences of cancer in his family and given an account of his experiences working with the former reality TV star, who tragically lost her battle with cancer on Mothering Sunday.
Russell wrote:
“When my Mum first got cancer I must’ve been around the age Jade’s eldest son is now, too young, in fact, to properly comprehend what was happening. My Mum, Thank God, did not die and whilst her cancer returned several times; each time more frightening for me as my innocence waned to be replaced with dread, she lives still, so I can but imagine the sad confusion of the two bereaved boys.”
He also recalled his time with Jade, touching on her star quality, adding:
“Jade’s defining characteristic was her easy warmth that ingenuously enveloped folk, so perhaps like many people I felt more engaged by her than normal and feel more saddened by her death than I ought. She was a right laugh, she joined in with everyone and created a garrulous giddy vibe in bars and cars that elevated the perfunctory time between shows into something which retrospectively seems more special now than it did then. Most of all, though, I was impressed with how she formed an immediate and genuinely sweet bond with my Mother, chuckling and chatting with the effortless intimacy that strong yet tender women frequently conjure and which has umbrellad me from anxiety throughout my life.”
