Debts wipe out Jade Goody’s sons’ inheritance

MAX Clifford has spoken of his sadness at reports that debts left by the late Jade Goody have wiped out most of her sons’ inheritance.

Reality TV star Goody, below, who was one of the publicist’s clients, reportedly built up £1.8 million of debt, leaving her two young sons with less than £400,000 cash as an inheritance.

The public relations guru said he could not confirm the figures, but said providing for her sons after her death “meant everything to her”.

Goody, a former south London dental nurse, died in 2009 after battling cervical cancer.

It had been thought that the former Big Brother contestant had left her boys, aged eight and seven, an estate worth £2.2m.

But reports suggest that £585,000 in unpaid income tax, £170,000 in mortgage arrears and more than £1m in other loans, payments and fees have wiped out much of the inheritance.

Clifford said: “If it’s true it’s very sad, because I know how much she wanted to provide for her boys and it meant everything to her. I know that she earned a lot of money in the last year before her death.”

Goody’s sons live with their father, TV presenter Jeff Brazier.