Goody’s transformation by the media from vilified hate figure on Big Brother to ‘authentic’ heroine brought her fame and wealth – and is a parable of our times
Last night’s first of a three-part documentary concentrated mostly on the making of her. There was footage of her most famous Big Brother moments – hysterically crying “Am I minging?” when she thought she had a verruca, getting fully naked during strip poker, and, of course, thinking “East Angula” was abroad. And then there was what the media made of that.
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