At an interview immediately after his eviction, Jermaine told Davina of the race row: "I happen to like Jade. She is who she is. But Shilpa is from another culture and they did not fit."

Shilpa to cash in on new-found fame? - Jan 25 2007
She may only have been known to Bollywood fans before joining CBB - but now it seems that Shilpa is being bombarded with a host of TV offers for when she leaves the house.

The 31-year-old is even being given the chance to host her own reality show based on cricket, reports The Daily Star.

The star’s agent has been inundated with offers to work here which could see her bring home £1 million.

At the top of the list is a £100,000 offer to host Cricket Star - based on the lines as The X Factor - with rising athletes hoping to impress judges with their sporting talents.

Already a hit in India - where it is fronted by Shilpa’s friend Shweta Salve - TV execs reckon the Bollywood star would be the perfect fit for the UK version.

A source said: "We’d love to bring it to Britain in the summer, It’s been a big hit in India. And who better to host than Shilpa?

"She’s proved a favourite with viewers, so she’s the ideal choice for the show."

Shilpa fans burn effigy - Jan 17 2007
Fans of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty took to the streets today to protest against the alleged mistreatment she has endured on Celebrity Big Brother.

Accusations about racist abuse on the show has been front page news in India, prompting about 25 people, most of them men, to march down a street in Patna, an eastern Indian city, chanting "Down with Big Brother".

The protesters, who said they were part of the Shilpa Shetty Fans Association, managed to burn the Big Brother effigy -- straw and paper covered by a white cloth -- before being dispersed by police.

In New Delhi, India’s capital, the anger over the star’s situation took a more subdued form with an official saying the government planned to lodge a protest about the matter with British authorities.

"We are awaiting a report about the show. The government will take appropriate measures once it gets to know the full details," said Anand Sharma, India’s junior minister for external affairs.

"Racism has no place in civilised society."

The 31-year-old has been repeatedly reduced to tears, and newspapers in India reported Wednesday that thousands of Indians have sent e-mails to the show’s broadcaster, Channel 4, complaining about alleged racist remarks.

The surge in complaints swelled after an episode in which another contestant said Indians were thin because they undercooked their food.

Big Brother row – Mayor of London statement - Jan 17 2007

The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, said today:

’The racism towards Shilpa Shetty on Celebrity Big Brother is completely uncacceptable. The company producing Celebrity Big Brother, Endemol, is editing down 24 hours of coverage to one hour and it is therefore clear they have deliberately chosen to broadcast participants’ racist comments. The programme makers should instead explicitly warn participants that such behaviour is unacceptable and contestants making racist comments will be evicted.