Mar 24 2009
‘Jade was fond of Indian food’
(As told by Ketki Dave)
Jade Goody is a vivacious person. She’s full of life and has a positive approach towards life. She’s always laughing, and is a funny person.
When she first came to the house, she made friends with all of us and also talked about her Big Brother experience. She said it was a small fight that was blown out of proportion. Because of that, everyone had a very bad impression of her. She had come to India to change her image.
She talked about her boyfriend and showed us pictures of her two boys.
We would all listen to her stories. But I never asked her personal questions. Goody and Sambhavana Seth were very close to each other. I think even Payal Rohatgi to a certain extent.
All of us would talk to her in English except Ehsaan Qureshi and Ashutosh Kaushik because they were not comfortable speaking in English. She learnt a few Hindi words. It was funny when she spoke in Hindi because of her accent. It was tough for her to even pronounce names like Ashutosh but she would try.
She didn’t cook in the house but loved everything that we cooked. She was fond of Indian food. She loved methi ka sabzi, dal and chapatis. In fact, the chapatis were her favourite. She also learnt to eat food with her hand.
Once, she tried to sweep the floor. But she got a backache because she is not used to our way of cleaning.
She did not use any make up, except for lip gloss. She had already come with makeup — like lipstick and eyeliner — which would last a few months.
The day Bigg Boss broke the news to her about her cervical cancer, she was inconsolable. She was crying continuously. It took her some time to tell us about her illness. All of us were shocked because she looked fine. She left the next day. We all consoled her, and gave her hope. She left in the hope that she would get cured.
After she went back to UK, I did not try to call her because I read in the newspapers that she was fine and was undergoing chemotherapy. And then, suddenly I read that she was critical and wanted to film her death on a reality show. She wanted to earn money to make her kids’ future secure. I am trying to reach her; I want to wish her all the best.
