Jack Tweed has spoke of Jade Goody’s last wish for her sons to have posh educations, and it looks like that dream hasn’t come true.
Jack reckons, even without concrete evidence, that a hefty slice of Jade’s well-earned cash got gobbled up by tax bills.
Chatting to The Sun previously, Jack let slip: “It would have broken Jade if she’d known. She’d be devastated. I’ve never been able to get my head around it – the person’s dead.”
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Jade, who was a fierce warrior in her battle against cervical cancer, sadly lost the fight on 22 March 2009. Before she passed away, the former dental nurse locked down some big-money deals with the media, hoping to stash away enough dosh for Bobby, then five, and Freddy, then four, to strut down the halls of top schools.
One of those agreements included a whopping £1 million from OK! magazine for the rights to cover her nuptials to Jack, who revealed that Jade made sure he got half of everything they earned together, reports the Mirror.
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But as quick as you can say “show me the money”, by 2011, it was reported that Jade’s nest egg had shrunk massively thanks to debts amounting to £1.8million. The Big Brother icon apparently hadn’t been paying off her income tax for four years straight.
Jack reflected on Jade’s earnings, noting: “I didn’t take a penny from her. Nothing. She was lying in the hospital bed trying to buy me a flat. I told her no. She wanted to make sure I was alright. She knew I was young. She knew I loved her to absolute pieces. And she knew if she wasn’t there I wouldn’t know what to do.”
Now, over a decade since Jade’s tragic death at just 27, her sons have been living it up with their dad Jeff Brazier.
Last year, Jeff shared a heartfelt video revealing how he and his sons keep Jade Goody’s memory alive during the holiday season.
Jack is expecting his first child with his long-term girlfriend Ellis Sargeant, 15 years after Jade’s passing. He expressed his excitement about becoming a father, telling The Sun: “I’ve always wanted kids. I am so excited.”
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Jack admitted that he previously felt guilty about finding happiness again but has now come to terms with it. He stated: “I’ve always felt guilty, but now I finally, I think, I’ve accepted it, and I don’t feel that guilt anymore, really, about it. I feel like it’s acceptable to move on, and I think she’d want the same thing as well.”
As Jack prepares for this new chapter, he is experiencing a mix of emotions. The joy of expecting a child is tinged with the sorrow of past experiences, including a miscarriage with Jade before her cancer diagnosis.
Jack described the miscarriage as “horrible” because he had been “so excited” to start a family with Jade, whom he deeply loved.
Although Jack loves Jade’s sons, Bobby and Freddie, whom she had with ex Jeff, like his own, he has always wanted to have children with Jade. Jack looked back on the heartrending loss of their first baby, saying: “Obviously that was horrible, because I obviously loved Jade to absolute pieces, and I was so excited we were having a kid together.”
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