British reality star Jade Goody died in her sleep early Sunday after a seven-month battle with cervical cancer. She was 27.

Surrounded by her family at her home in Essex, southeast England, she passed away at 3:14 a.m., her publicist, Max Clifford tells Usmagazine.com.

“She had been asleep the past 24 hours and it happened very peacefully,” he told Us. “Everyone is, of course, devastated, but we knew this was coming. I’m just glad people are remembering her as a brave girl who took on this battle with courage and gusto. She’s inspired a lot of people.”

Her mother Jackiey Budden, who was at her side as she died, told BBC News, “My beautiful daughter is at peace.”

Added British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, “She will be remembered fondly by all who knew her and her family can be extremely proud of the work she has done to raise awareness of cervical cancer, which will benefit thousands of women across the UK.”

Goody was a dental assistant who rose to fame as a loud and brash contestant on the reality show Big Brother in 2002. She was often ridiculed by fans for her lack of education (she thought Saddam Hussein was a boxer).

She stirred controversy on a follow-up show in 2007 when she referred to another contestant, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, as “Shilpa Poppadom.” She also complained about Shetty’s cooking of Indian food and mocked her accent.

Goody’s treatment of Shetty sparked a debate during a House of Commons question-and-answer session with former Prime Minister Tony Blair.

To show she was sorry, Goody went on to star in an Indian version of Big Brother. (”The people of India have only seen a small part of me and I’d like to show them that there is more to me,” she said at the time.)

While filming the show last summer, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer.

In February — as the cancer spread to her liver, bowel and groin — she married fiancee Jack Tweed at a countryside hotel outside London. Her mother, Jackiey Budden, was by her side. (The wedding was televised and photos were sold to a magazine.)

“It was a beautiful day and I’m just so proud of her,” Budden told Usmagazine.com of the Feb. 22 ceremony. “She didn’t wear a wig - we thought she would, but she said, ‘Mum - I’d feel weird with hair now. I don’t have hair now - why fake it?’

“I’m just so proud of Jade for being so incredibly strong. I love her so much and am proud to be her mother,” said Budden. “This was a happy occasion, and I want everyone to know that.”

Before her passing, Goody was also baptized in the hospital with her sons Bobby, 5, and Freddy, 4.

Goody — who filmed the last moments of her life for Britain’s Living TV — returned to her home March 11 to be surrounded by “all those who are close to her” before she passed, her publicist Max Clifford said.

Funeral services for Goody will take place in Upshire, Essex at the churchyard of St. John the Baptist, in Buckhurts Hill.

“It will be a celebration of her life… a final farewell,” Clifford told Us. “Jade’s planned everything. It’s exactly the way she wants it and completely in her style.”

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Ashley Tisdale just checked in with fans while getting ready to shoot the video for her new single “It’s Alright, It’s OK.” Watch the clip here to see the HSM alum talk about the video with director Scott Speer (Jordin Sparks, Aly and AJ) and model a few looks with stylist Simone Harouche. Check back on AshleyTisdale.com throughout the day to watch more videos from the shoot.

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I still love Carmen. She’s looked amazing for years and still looks amazing today!

Carmen Electra once again lived up to her seductress image as she performed a live stripping act for her neighbours.

The hot sex siren delighted her neighbours with a rare visual treat as stripped down to bare essentials in her Beverly Hills backyard.

Carmen Electra Bikini Pictures

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Amy Winehouse flashed her polka dot underwear as she left Maddox Nightclub in London on Wednesday night

Amy Winehouse Upskirts in Camden

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Lindsay Lohan graces the cover of the April 2009 issue of Nylon Magazine.Here is what she has to say about Samantha Ronson, Britney Spears, and her career.

Here are the highlights of her interview:

On Having Her Picture Taken:
I love doing photo shoots… I mean, if I could just sign with IMG and do ad campaigns and model more, I’d do that… because that’s fun for me. That’s not work.

Her one Mean Girls reference:
There’s not much I can do about the fact that I’ve become a kind of tabloid obsession. I can’t change that. And yes, the websites, the gossip pages, and all of that stuff have hurt my career – they’re like the Burn Books of Hollywood… but I really don’t feel like I should have to prove myself to anyone because of living out my college years in the public eye. I’m glad everything happened the way it did.

She also gives Britney Spears her due in a backhanded compliment:

On Britney Spears:
She’s marketed as an entertainer, which is what she is. Not necessarily as, like, an artist. And I respect that about her, cause she doesn’t want to pretend.

On her future:
I’m talking to [lots of people]. One is Sean Penn – I spoke to him again the other day. We’re trying to get Seth Rogen for this project, but Seth won’t call us back. So call us back, Seth, if you’re reading this!

Meanwhile, Lindsay Lohan hailed Natasha Richardson last night as Hollywood coped with the shock of her death.

The movie wild child, 22, who played Natasha’s daughter in the 1998 remake of Disney’s The Parent Trap, said: “She was a wonderful woman and actress. She treated me like I was her own.”

Lindsay Lohan - Nylon Magazine April 09′ issue

What happen in inside the room?

According to Contact Music, Anne Hathaway begged Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani to autograph her dress - after he accidentally spilt red wine all over the gown.

The Devil Wears Prada star was at a private dinner for the 76-year-old in New York on Tuesday (17Mar09) night, which saw Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna turn out for the style mogul.

Valentino was greeting his guests at the party when he knocked his glass of wine over Hathaway’s frock.
But instead of getting worked up about the incident, Hathaway laughed off the spillage - and even asked the fashionista to sign the stained garment.

An eyewitness tells the New York Daily News, “Anne was covered in wine, but she laughed about it. She told him, ‘I want you to autograph this dress and sign it right now.’”

Anne Hathaway @ Valentino:The Last Emperor Premiere in NYC

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Penelope Cruz was all smiles at the Spanish premiere of “Los Abrazos Rotos” (Broken Embraces) in the Proyecciones theater on Wednesday (March 18), in Madrid, Spain.

The “Vanilla Sky” star playfully posed with director Pedro Almodovar on the red carpet as her new movie makes its way into theaters in Spain.

At a press conference for Los Abrazos Rotos last week, the 34-year-old actress talked about winning the Oscar last month for best supporting actress for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

“The Oscar has come with me to Spain, and I am going to leave it here. For now, I have no idea what this award is going to mean for me,” Cruz said. She also said that she is currently in talks to work with Italian director Sergio Castellitto, for his latest film Venuto al mondo (Into the World). “We’re starting to talk but I can’t confirm anything concrete,” she said.

Penelope Cruz @ Broken Embraces premiere in Spain

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Jessica Alba was hitting up the red carpet at the premiere of the movie Sugar out in L.A.

The movie is about a Dominican baseball star Miguel “Sugar” Santos who is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.
The film is due for release April 3rd.

Jessica Alba - At The Los Angeles Premiere of Sugar

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