Former Celebrity Big brother winner, Shilpa Shetty is hoping to fly in and visit dying Jade Goody at her home this week.

The pair met on the Channel 4 reality TV show where Jade was accused of displaying racist and bullying behaviour towards the Bollywood star, however the pair are said to have struck up a friendship in recent months.

“Shilpa has been keeping in touch with her for months and they are good friends,” Max Clifford told the BBC.

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Jade Goody is apparently being consoled by Shilpa Shetty as she battles with cancer.

The pair very publically fell out when they were on 2007’s Celebrity Big Brother, and accusations of bullying and racism were levelled against Jade. However, according to Now magazine, the pair have now “put their differences behind them.”

Jade was diagnosed with cervical cancer in August while she was appearing on the Indian version of Celeb BB which was hosted by Shilpa.

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Bollywood star, Shilpa Shetty, has revealed that she was shocked when she found out that Jade Goody is due to enter the Big brother India house.

Shetty, who was branded ‘Shilpa Poppadom’ by Jade in the UK’s Celebrity Big Brother last year, is presenting the newest Indian Big Brother series and so will most likely come face to face with Goody at some point.

Shilpa said: “When I found out Jade was going on Big Brother India I was as shocked as when I first met her. Why go through this again?

“But part of me was really happy because it is an opportunity to show how welcoming we are. Read more & comment »

Former Celebrity Big Brother housemate, Shilpa Shetty, has landed the role of presenter on an Indian version of the show.

Shilpa left the UK show amidst a row over alleged racist behaviour towards her. The show even had to take a year out in 2008 to recover from the scandal. However all this has not stopped Shetty from getting involved with Indian ‘Big Boss’ in which celebrities and normals Joes live together.

The actress told Reuters: “When I heard the concept, and the fact that I only needed to come in for one elimination round every week, I said OK. Plus they made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.” Read more & comment »

Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty has been arrested at an Indian airport after officials insisted she was still wanted in connection with recent obscenity charges.

The Bollywood actress reportedly burst into tears after being stopped at Mumbai Airport, on her way to the opening of the Miss Bollywood musical in Berlin.

Her spokesman, Dale Bhagwagar, said: “She called me in the middle of the night and was in tears.”

Shetty said: “I can understand something like this if I’d committed a criminal offence. Read more & comment »

Indian actress, Shilpa Shetty is being tipped as the next Bond girl to star opposite Daniel Craig.

The Celebrity Big Brother winner is said to be very close to completing the deal, and the filmmakers are desperate to sign her due to her popularity all over Asia.

Shilpa Shetty, the original Big Brother racism victim has said today that she supports Channel 4’s decision to remove Emily Parr from the house after making a racist slur.

The Bollywood star was at the launch of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) celebrations in Leeds when she said she was ”really happy” about the decision to eject Emily from the house. Read more & comment »

Richard Gere landed himself in hot water this month by kissing Celebrity Big Brother winner, Shilpa Shetty at an AIDS Awareness event. The Indian government have ordered his arrest and Indian males have been burning efigies of him all week.

Richard has there fore thought it necessary to make a public apology for the incident, saying: Read more & comment »

An Indian court ordered the arrest of Hollywood movie star Richard Gere on Thursday for kissing Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at an AIDS campaign event this month saying it was an obscene act committed in public.

Gere’s repeated kisses on Shetty’s cheeks at an event to promote AIDS awareness in New Delhi sparked protests in some parts of India, mostly by Hindu vigilante groups, who saw it as an outrage against her modesty and an affront to Indian culture.

The order by a court in the northern city of Jaipur came in response to a complaint by a local lawyer.

The judge watched a video recording of Gere kissing Shetty and found him guilty of violating Indian laws against public obscenity, the lawyer, Poonam Chand Bhandari, said.

The court also summoned Shilpa Shetty to appear on May 5, Bhandari said, adding that Gere was also ordered to be arrested.

Gere can be sent to jail for up to three months or fined or both for the crime if he is arrested. He is not in India now but can be held if he visits the country again.

The Hollywood star is a devout Buddhist and a vocal supporter of the Tibetan cause and visits India frequently to meet the Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in northern India.

After the huge controversy surrounding Shilpa Shetty in this years Celebrity Big Brother, you would think that she would be puyt off the experience for life.

But Shilpa Shetty has decided to return to the show that made her recognised worldwide and will be appearing on the non-celebrity Australian version of the show later this year.

A Channel Ten spokesman said: “We are trying to work out just how long she can spend in the house.”

While the show’s executive producer Tim Toni added: “You have got to throw in a few hand grenades!”

Celebrity Big Brother housemate, Cleo Roco’s has organised a post Celebrity Big Brother dinner, intended to help the former housemates make peace.

Show winner and victim of racism scandal, Shilpa Shetty has agreed to attend, but predictably, Jade Goody has turned down Cleo’s invitation.

A source said: “Cleo was trying her best to get everyone to make amends — but it doesn’t look like it will happen.”

Celebrity Big Brother winner, Shilpa Shetty, will be running the London Marathon in a bid to raise money for charity.

Shilpa will be running with Pimlico Plumbers in support of Water Aid, a charity that provides clean water to some of India’s poorest villages.

Shetty, 31, told the Daily Mirror: “I’m excited but also nervous. I keep fit with dancing and working out but this is a big test.

“The Pimlico girls have been helping me with training. They’ll want me to fix drains next!”

Lets hope she does better than Jade Goody did last year….how many miles did she manage before going off in search of the nearest kebab shop?

When Shilpa Shetty entered the Celebrity Big Brother house in January she was virtually unknown in Britain. Emerging three weeks later, she had become one of the most recognisable and high-profile faces in the UK, having been at the centre of a media furore. But who is the real Shilpa Shetty?

This documentary goes behind the headlines to reveal the Bollywood star’s rise to fame. Bagging her first lead role at the age of 19, Shilpa has appeared in almost 50 films. She has campaigned to raise awareness of HIV-Aids and against the use of wild animals in circuses, and she was chosen to be the ambassador of Romanov Vodka for her status as an aspirational icon, despite not drinking. Read more & comment »

Princes William and Harry have decided to invite Celebrity Big Brother winnr along to their mothers memorial concert later this year as a guest of honour.

An insider told Britain’s Daily Star newspaper: “William and Harry thought Shilpa was amazing in ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ and very much hope she will take part in the big day.”

If Shilpa attends she will be joined by Elton John and Duran Duran, at the Wembley Stadium concert in aid of homelessness charity Centrepoint on July 1.

Only a few weeks after stories emerged that Jade Goody had been thrown out of her rehab programme in The Priory, due to her high levels of anger, Sky News reports today that Jade has returned to the clinic to complete her rehab programme.

It is said that Jade is still finding it difficult to deal with the aftermath of her appearance in Channel 4’s Celebrity Big Brother show and the row that ensued concerning Shilpa Shetty.

I hope that Jade sticks it out this time and doesn’t leave as soon as the going gets tough. I hope this helps her to reevaluate her life and her morals.