7:38pm UK, Saturday February 28, 2004

Former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody is due to be released from hospital on Sunday following her dramatic collapse on the set of the TV show Back to Reality. 

The 23-year-old was taken to hospital after suffering severe stomach cramps and blacking out in the bathroom of the mansion where the Channel 5 show is being filmed.

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Jade in hospital

She has since had a series of tests at Central Middlesex Hospital in west London, where a spokeswoman said: "She has abdominal pain and we are carrying out routine tests that we would do with anybody else."

It is not yet known whether Jade will return to the show or go home when she is discharged.

Her agent said she was determined to return to the mansion if given the go-ahead.

The show's winner will scoop £75,000 for a charity of his or her choice. Jade, who is among the favourites to win, has pledged to split the cash between Tommy's, Scope and NCH.

Her collapse was watched by about a million viewers, who sawhousemate James Hewitt first on the scene to help.

Her boyfriend Jeff Brazier had been giving an interview with host Richard Bacon about his 24 hours in the mansion.

He was summoned to the studio and has been at her bedside in hospital ever since.

The celebrity housemates entered the house on February 14. The winner will leave on March 5.

The other remaining housemates are Josie D'Arby, Craig Phillips, Maureen Rees and Rik Waller.