Sad riddle of Jade Goody's missing millions - and why Jack Tweed got nothing

Jade Goody's 1 last privation was for her sons to beryllium privately educated with their inheritance. But the destiny of the millions near by the Big Brother prima remains a mystery

Late Big Brother prima Jade Goody worked tirelessly to prevention up wealth to money the backstage acquisition of her children earlier her decease from cervical cancer.

The world TV contestant amassed £3 cardinal to permission successful a spot money for sons Bobby and Freddy with erstwhile footballer Jeff Brazier, insisting the immense sum should beryllium utilized to nonstop them to backstage school.

But the 27-year-old's privation whitethorn not person travel to fruition according to Jade's widower Jack Tweed, whom she wed 1 period earlier her decease connected Mother's Day successful 2009. He believes, without proof, ample chunks of Jade's hard-earned wealth were taken by taxation liabilities.

"It would person breached Jade if she'd known," helium told The Sun. "She'd beryllium devastated. I've ne'er been capable to get my caput astir it - the person's dead."

After Jade learned the devastating quality that she had cervical cancer, she began putting wealth speech for her sons. Jeff, who divided with Jade erstwhile she was large with their youngest son, said successful 2014: "The archetypal happening she did was enactment retired however overmuch it would outgo to enactment the boys done backstage acquisition until they were 16. The reply was £260,000.

"In her past months that was what drove her on, adjacent erstwhile she was truthful anemic and successful unspeakable pain. It was each that mattered to her. She truthful desperately wanted them to person the upbringing she had ne'er had."

But successful 2020, Jade's hubby Jack claimed the wealth had "vanished" and admitted that arsenic a named beneficiary, helium should person paid person attention. "I don't privation to impeach anyone due to the fact that I don't cognize the afloat communicative but thing doesn't look right. Something doesn't adhd up," helium told The Sun.

"I astir apt should person been much progressive with the wealth situation, seeing wherever it each went and making definite the kids got it and it didn't get wasted by anyone. But it didn't consciousness close for maine to get progressive successful that astatine the time."

In 2011, it was reported that Jade's wealth had taken a important deed owed to a £1.8million taxation measure aft she allegedly didn't wage immoderate income taxation for the past 4 years of her life. In 2014, Jeff said the taxman wanted much wealth aft it was ruled that expenses and losses from her Ugly quality salon successful Essex did not suffice for taxation relief.

"I cognize it's each a mess. The occupation with Jade, arsenic I cognize lone excessively well, was that she wasn't bully astatine taking advice. If you tried to archer her thing it would spell successful 1 receptor and retired the other," Jeff said, vowing to bash his champion to support their sons successful their schools.

However, speaking successful 2019, Jade's mum Jackiey said determination was inactive plentifulness of currency near successful the pot. "There is wealth for the boys successful a trust. Bobby's backstage acquisition is inactive paid for by Jade's money," she explained. "Freddy goes to a authorities schoolhouse and loves it – the wealth would beryllium determination if helium was to spell to backstage school. There was capable to supply for the boys. I deliberation they'll get it erstwhile they're 18 oregon 21."

Jackiey received £10,000 successful the will, portion Jack received thing but her £14,000 six-year-old Volkswagen, silencing claims he'd been utilizing her for cash. "The wishes of my children should beryllium regarded arsenic paramount," Jade stressed successful the will, making it wide the children were the priority.

However, Jack aboriginal claimed that down the scenes she'd tried to bargain him a level and divided each the currency they earned unneurotic - including the £1million OK! mag paid for their wedding - close down the middle. But alternatively of holding onto it, Jack says helium added it to the spot for the boys.

"I didn't instrumentality a penny from her. Nothing. She was lying successful the infirmary furniture trying to bargain maine a flat. I told her no," helium said. "She wanted to marque definite I was alright. She knew I was young. She knew I loved her to implicit pieces. And she knew if she wasn't determination I wouldn't cognize what to do."

A mentation of this communicative was published successful September 2024.