British reality star Jade Goody died

[Kev]

Whether she came from nothing to something isn't the point... it's the fact that she didn't work for it or acheive it.

Unfortunatly I know plenty of people with worse backgrounds than Jade Goody who worked to better themselves.

As Fenster already said how did she not earn or work for it?

How different is she from Natasha Richardson really, both are performers who earned their money through playing a role.

And how do you define talent exactly?

Is the ability to kick a football around a field a real talent? Is the ability to beat someone up a real talent? What about the ability to roleplay somebody else?

Virtually all of the people we admire and look up to have talents that in reality don't equate to very much at all in terms of improving human society or bettering civilisation.

The ultimate acolades and plaudits these days go to entertainers, those people who do very well the things that entertain the masses, but yet in reality are completely and utterly pointless, so the ability to sing and look sexy on stage, the ability to play football, to box, to tell jokes, to act etc.

The most modern form of entertainment in 21st century Britain has been reality television, where 'ordinary' people get 15 minutes of fame.

Jade was just one of thousands of reality stars created over the past 10 years or so but unlike the rest of them she managed to capture the attention of the public, not just for 15 mins but from the moment she first appeared on our screens until her death.

Her book was a bestseller, amazingly her perfume range was a best seller, she turned herself into a million dollar plus brand name and even made stars of her family.

That IS talent. She has been more succesful than any other Big Brother contestent, probably in the world.

Not bad for someone who grew up with no qualifications, no prospects whatsoever and entirely the wrong uprbringing for success.

But to suggest she didn't earn her way is just ridiuclous.

[Andre]

Watched Ladettes to ladies last night the Aussie chick who won the crown said she was so impresed with Mrs Harcourts flower arranging that she has now taken up horticulture.

Mrs Harcourt didnt even crack a grin .

You know.."You can lead a whore to culture."