Shilpa Shetty recalls her mother got scared about Big Brother: We are Indians…
2 years, 6 months ago

Shilpa Shetty recalls her mother got scared about Big Brother: We are Indians…

Hindustan Times  

In 2007, Shilpa participated in Big Brother which included 14 celebrities. During the show, Shilpa made news when she faced racist remarks made upon by co-contestant Jade Goody. Shilpa told Mashable India that she got concerned about the show after watching a few older episodes. My mother told them very clearly ‘Listen we are Indians, and we won’t do this baring all and all of that.’” She further said that while the show was set to go on for four weeks, she thought that she will only last for two weeks. She recalled her ‘landslide’ victory in the show and said it happened because of her massive support from the South Asian community in the UK.

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