Goody to write second autobiography

Jade Goody has signed a deal to write a sequel to her bestselling autobiography.

Publisher John Blake has taken the reality TV star on after Harper Collins pulled a paperback version of her memoirs following the race row surrounding last year's Celebrity Big Brother.

He said Jade: Living and Learning will discuss her time in the house, subsequent trip to India and her stint in the Priory, adding that it will include "witty anecdotes and heartrending tales, all told with Jade's usual humour and unique turn of phrase".

Talking about his reasons for agreeing to the project, he told Bookseller: "Lots of my friends in magazines have told me that if they put Jade on the cover, the circulation goes up. I think that people have taken the view that she's a young woman who did something very stupid, and now bitterly regrets it - she's very contrite."

Blake said Goody will appear on Richard & Judy and This Morning as part of a publicity campaign in support of the book.

It was recently reported that she has signed up to make two new TV shows.

Jade: Living and Learning is released in October.