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Jade’s mum loves county man
Thursday 11th June 2009, 10:07AM BST.
An ex-soldier from Telford has stolen the heart of tragic Jade Goody’s mum Jackiey Budden, it was reported today.
Jason Cooper, 36, divides his time between Tenerife, where the pair met, and Telford.
Jackiey, 51, told a newspaper today that Jade would be pleased she was no longer alone.
Jade, who shot to stardom on Big Brother in 2002, died of cervical cancer in March, aged 27.
Jason and Jackiey are believed to have met at the Los Cristianos resort after Jackiey fled Britain to get over losing her daughter.
Jackiey has been quoted as saying: “I know Jade wo- uld be 100 per cent behind this. She was scared I’d be alone – she doesn’t need to be scared now.” Divorced Jason said he hoped the blossoming relationship would “last forever”.
The couple are said to be sharing a ground floor apartment after Jackiey moved in with Jason six weeks ago.
Jackiey has said she was “really poorly” after her daughter died and needed to get away so bought an open-ended ticket to Tenerife.
Jason, who spent more than five years in the British light infantry, works as a chef at a beach-front pub.
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