Public opinion of Goody reached its most negative in January 2007, when she racially bullied Indian actress Shilpa Shetty while appearing as a housemate on "Celebrity Big Brother 5". Following her eviction, Goody made a number of apologies, but continued to garner negative public reactions. In August 2008, she appeared on "Bigg Boss", the Indian version of "Big Brother", but left the show early and returned to the UK after learning that she had cervical cancer. By February 2009, the cancer had metastasized and she was terminally ill. She married fellow "Celebrity Big Brother" contestant Jack Tweed on 22 February 2009 and died one month later, in the early hours of 22 March 2009, at the age of 27.