Jade in tears over driving lesson
24-Feb-2003
Alongside Gareth Gates, Paul O'Grady and Natalie Cassidy, Jade has been taking part in Comic Relief's Celebrity Driving School on BBC1. But as one episode shows - the pressure of learning to drive proves almost too much for Miss Goody and she breaks down in tears.
Over the last few months Jade has been attempting to master the motor under the guidance of her (very patient) tutor Rickie Wellbourn-Davis. And although Jade won't find out whether she's passed the practical test until Red Nose Day on February 14th; viewers will soon see the struggle Jade faces as she tries to get to grips with her theory test.
After discovering she's failed for the second time (despite being convinced; "I swear to god I seen a road last night in my sleep"), Jade bursts out crying and tries desperately to hide her face from the cameras.
This prompts an outburst from instructor Rickie who thinks Jade has been under too much pressure since leaving the Big Brother House. "She's not a robot - she's not a machine - she's a living human being", he rants. "Learning to drive is something she really wants to do - but she doesn't have enough time to revise. She should be given the chance to do it - and she's not!"
Of course, in typical Jade fashion, it isn't long before she dusts herself off and starts again. And the Bermondsey babe is soon back behind the wheel shouting at pedestrians and knocking wing mirrors off innocent vehicles.
Jade has now eventually passed her theory test (after the fourth attempt) and she’s optimistic about her future on the road. “If I pass the actual thing I'll be over the moon" she told us. And Jade is so confident she’ll pass that she’s already bought a car (a posh C class black Mercedes) but so far she's had to sit back and watch boyfriend Jeff drive whenever they pop to Tescos.
Jade plans to have her parked outside BBC TV Centre on Comic Relief day, so that if she passes - she can drive it home.
So consider this a warning to stay off London roads on March 14th!
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