Jade Goody was reportedly too ill to make a trip to hospital yesterday, still exhausted from her wedding at the weekend.

The reality TV star was scheduled to attend an out-patient appointment at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London yesterday but a source close to the family told the Mirror that she was in too much pain to make the journey: “She knew this was going to happen and that she would be this tired and ill.

“It was the price she was always going to pay for putting so much into Sunday’s bash. She feels terrible - but wouldn’t change a thing.

“She is still on a high and thrilled with the memories of her wedding. It was such a perfect day she is more than happy to suffer for it now.

“We’re just hoping she’ll bounce back.”

Jade has a hospital bed at her home in Essex and has a cancer care nurse on hand to help out with her pain control.

Her spokesperson Max Clifford added: “The doctors came to her [this week] and made sure that everything possible was being done to keep on top of the pain.

“I am sure she will recover, Jade being Jade. She just needs a few days’ rest and I’m sure she’ll be better by the end of the week.”

Jade married on-off boyfriend of four years Jack Tweed in a lavish ceremony last weekend. Jack proposed to Jade earlier this month after doctors told her she has less than two months to live.

Jodie Foster was reportedly far from pleased after being pulled over for speeding in Los Angeles recently.

A source told the New York Post that the Panic Room star was stopped after police clocked a Prius allegedly driving at 54mph in a 35mph zone. The police were accompanied on the stop by a crew from US reality show Speeders - but Jodie refused to be filmed.

The source explained: “Foster refused to sign a waiver to appear on the show, so the camera crew ceased filming and returned to the police car.

“But she [still] grew quite agitated and angry, and kept insisting to the police officers that the radar gun must have made a mistake.

“She maintained to the officers that she was only going 30mph at the time they pulled her over, and she kept interrupting and complaining that the process was taking too long.”

The police officer put in a call to ask his supervisor to attend the scene but the source added that “just further annoyed her”: “Despite her numerous requests otherwise, the cops still issued her a citation.”

A spokesperson for the Beverly Hills Police service confirmed: “She was upset that she got pulled over, but she signed the ticket and went on her way.”

Pete Doherty has confirmed he is going to regroup his former band The Libertines in the near future.

The group - singer/rhythm guitarist Pete, singer/lead guitarist Carl Barât, drummer Gary Powell and bassist John Hassall - got together in 1997 and released two critically acclaimed albums in 2002 and 2004, but their later years as a band were disrupted by Pete’s drug use.

Pete was first asked to leave the group in 2003, after he was jailed for burgling Carl’s flat, then again in 2004 because of his unwillingness to deal with his drug abuse. Pete went on to form Babyshambles while Carl and drummer Gary started Dirty Pretty Things.

Speaking at this week’s NME Awards though, Pete explained that a reunion is definitely on the cards: “I’ve written and recorded a solo record. There’s probably another on the way.

“There’s an amazing Babyshambles record on the way too and The Libertines is going to happen.

“I didn’t twist Carl’s arm too far. He doesn’t take kindly to it. He’s not harder than me, but he’s got a nasty streak. Twist it too far and it’ll snap.”

An inside source added: “Carl has always said he would not get back together just for the money. Pete’s drug use and erratic behaviour tore the band apart and its demise left Carl heartbroken.

“He vowed not to return until his old best pal had sorted out his problems and, after having a lengthy heart-to-heart with him, he’s confident Pete has turned a corner.

“He is looking forward to working with him again.”

Former Eastenders star Wendy Richard died yesterday after a long fight with cancer.

Wendy was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996, which was treated surgically - but the disease returned in 2002. She underwent three years of treatment before it went into remission in 2005, but in October last year, confirmed that the cancer had returned for a third time with doctors labelling it terminal after it spread to her kidneys and bones.

Her agent confirmed her death yesterday, explaining that she died in the private Harley Street Clinic in London with her husband John Burns at her side. The couple began dating in 1996 but only married after Wendy’s final diagnosis last October.

Her agent Kevin Francis added: “She was incredibly brave and retained her sense of humour right to the end.”

The actress rose to fame in the 1960s in a number of popular British television shows and films, before joining the cast of Are You Being Served? in 1972. After 13 years on the sitcom, she left to take on the role of matriarch Pauline Fowler in the BBC soap. She played Pauline for 21 years until the character was killed off at Christmas 2006.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers has reportedly checked into rehab for the third time in a new bid to beat his alcohol problem.

The actor, best known for his portrayal of Henry VIII in The Tudors, previously underwent treatment at celebrity-favourite Promises in Malibu in 2005 then had another stint in treatment in early 2007.

Now according to reports, he has checked into a recovery centre in the UK ahead of the start of the third season of the historical show.

An inside source from the series explained: “He is one of the nicest guys in the world, he’s a pleasure to work with. He has his demons, and he’s trying to cope with them as best he can.”

Britney Spears‘ former friend/advisor Sam Lutfi and her ex-boyfling Adnan Ghalib have been forbidden to contact the star for another three weeks.

Sam has been banned from contacting Britney or any of her family since February last year but earlier this month, Britney’s dad Jamie Spears requested a new temporary restraining order against both him and Adnan, claiming the men were trying to disrupt her ongoing recovery. Jamie testified at a court hearing in Los Angeles this week in a bid for the order to be made permanent.

After Jamie spoke on Monday, Britney’s hairdress Roberta Romero addressed the court on Wednesday, saying that somone who “said his name was Sam” kept calling her and messaging her in an attempt to pass messages to the star.

Roberta explained: “He wanted information about Britney. He said he was on her side. I told him, ‘Leave me alone, stop calling me.’

“[He sent messages saying] ‘Please relay the truth to her. I did not do this to her’, ‘I’ve done everything I can to free her from this. Very close to getting her free now.’, and ‘I went to court to free here’.”
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