After the hearing, Jade spoke of her relief at the outcome of the case and said she was pleased it was over.

"It’s over now. It’s been going on for two years. I’m just pleased it’s over. It has upset me. Trust is a big thing and he broke that," she said.

Jade sat at the back of the court as her former childminder pleaded guilty to nine counts of theft between February 2005 and April 2006.

The court was told the defendant had cashed the cheques without the star’s permission.

Judge Anthony Goldtaub QC told Rustem he would be given a suspended jail term when he returns to the court for sentence next month.

He added: "Miss Goody trusted you and you repaid her trust and friendship by stealing from her and you should be ashamed of yourself.

"The public will know how dishonest a man you have been."


Jade wants ’rewiring’ - May 24 2007
Jade Goody would like surgeons to rewire her brain to stop her from being so dippy, it seems.

The reality TV star dropped some famous clangers during her appearance on the third series of Big Brother in 2002, including thinking that Saddam Hussein was a boxer and that Portugal was in Spain.

But the 25-year-old told the Daily Mirror there was nothing fundamentally wrong with her brain, and that it just needs a bit of a tune up.

"In a really ideal world, I’d like to have something done when they can sort out my brain," she said. "I have the correct wires but they just need re-wiring and sorting out."

Jade is currently expecting her third child, her first with boyfriend Jack Tweed, and the pair are looking forward to adding to sons Bobby Jack, three, and two-year-old Freddie.

"Jack and I are both over the moon about this baby," she said.

Jade pregnancy confirmed - May 13 2007
Jade Goody is pregnant with her third child, her spokesman has confirmed.

The reality TV star, 25, is expecting her first child with 19-year-old boyfriend Jack Tweed.

She already has two children - Bobby, three, and Freddy, two - with former love Jeff Brazier.

Her spokesman said: "Jade and Jack are having a baby. They’re both very happy, but there is nothing more to tell at this stage."

News of the pregnancy marks a change in fortunes for Jade, who has had a tough year.

She was accused of bullying Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on this year’s Celebrity Big Brother then, when she was recovering from the furore, Jade’s Caribbean holiday villa was apparently engulfed by a bush fire.

Weeks later a man appeared in court accused of stealing from her.

At least she’ll have plenty to talk about when she is interviewed by Piers Morgan for a BBC show later in the year.

Man denies stealing from Jade - 30 April 2020
A 29-year-old man today denied stealing more than £12,000 from reality TV star Jade Goody.

Luke Rustem, of Harlow, Essex, is alleged to have stolen from a bank account belonging to Big Brother star Jade, of Chipping Ongar, Essex, Chelmsford Crown Court was told.

It is alleged that it took place between February 2005 and April 2006.

Rustem has been remanded on bail and is expected to stand trial at Chelmsford on June 18.

Jade, 25, sprang to fame after appearing on the Big Brother reality TV show in 2002. Since then she has added a string of TV appearances to her name with reality shows such as Jade’s PA, Just Jade and Jade’s Salon.