Parky: 'Goody was mercilessly exploited'

Sir Michael Parkinson has again spoken out about Jade Goody, suggesting that she was used by people for "their own sordid enjoyment".

The TV presenter, who previously said that Goody represented "all that is wretched about Britain today", has accused those close to her of "mercilessly exploiting" the former reality star for their own benefit.

Speaking to OK!, he said: "The fact of the matter is, the only time when we saw the possibility of Jade Goody was in the one area of her life that wasn't scripted - when she got cancer and was dying.

"Then we saw a kid who had balls and guts. Before that, what happened to that poor kid? She was unable to control her own life by people who right now are pretending to be sad about her death - who at one point wrote terrible things about her."

He added: "I didn't call her a slapper with a face like a pig like other people did. How come these people suddenly changed their mind? Because she was exploited, even in death."

Goody, 27, passed away from cervical cancer on March 22.