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Goody Gets Statue; Hubby $500K House

Beloved reality star's funeral will be alcohol-free

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 30, 2009 9:22 AM CDT

(Newser) – Jade Goody, the British reality star who died of cervical cancer last week, will be honored with a statue or a plaque near her childhood home, the Mirror reports. Meanwhile, the Sun reports grieving husband Jack Tweed bought a $495,000 private estate four days after his wife died. Goody reportedly left Tweed nothing in her will, but he earned nearly $200,000 from photo shoots.

The news comes amidst plans for Goody’s—alcohol-free—funeral, the Mirror reports. Last year, the star said, “I don't want anyone to have a booze-up when I'm dead. They should have a cup of tea and be crying.”

This file photo of Feb. 10, 2008 taken in London shows Jade Goody, right, and Jack Tweed, who got married on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/ Anthony Devlin/PA Wire, File)

Jade Goody and Jack Tweed are seen on the driveway of her home in Upshire, Feb. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/PA, Chris Radburn)

Cancer-stricken reality TV star Jade Goody and then-fiance Jack Tweed, right, share a kiss on the driveway of her home in Upshire, England, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Radburn/PA Wire)

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