Asjad Nazir, Showbiz Editor of Eastern Eye Magazine, said in the documentary that the Celebrity Big Brother winner changed her look after appearing in Baazigar in 1993.

He said Shilpa "realised she had to go away and work on her look because she didn’t look great in the film".

"So the first thing she did was she had a nose job and then after the nose job she started getting a lot of grooming, right from her dodgy haircut to her clothes to getting physically into shape," he added.

He continued: "The Shilpa Shetty that you see today isn’t the Shilpa Shetty that you would have seen at school.

"At school she was lost in the crowd, she was an ugly duckling and sort of this tall skinny person who didn’t fit in with the kind of babes in the school."

The Real Shilpa Shetty will be repeated on March 24 at 8pm.

Shilpa to meet the Queen - Mar 12 2007
Shilpa Shetty is to meet the Queen and talk about her experiences of respect and understanding at a service marking Commonwealth Day today.

The Bollywood star, who was at the centre of a global race row during her time on Celebrity Big Brother, is to speak at the Westminster Abbey service.

She is one of five representatives chosen to share their own experiences of respect and understanding, the theme for this year’s celebrations, and will also be presented to the Queen.

Shilpa won the reality television show earlier this year amid a storm of protest at the way she was treated by fellow celebrities Jade Goody, Danielle Lloyd and Jo O’Meara.

Their remarks led to an unprecedented 45,000 complaints to media watchdog Ofcom but police have now said no further action will be taken.

Jade, who dubbed the actress "Shilpa Poppadom", has been vilified since she left the house, whereas the Indian actress was given a hero’s welcome in Leicester, has met Tony Blair and last week attended Liz Hurley’s wedding celebrations.

The ceremony is an annual event to mark Commonwealth Day, which is always celebrated on the second Monday in March.

Jade and Shilpa in new war of words? - Mar 2 007
Are Jade and Shilpa rowing again? The duo have apparently had another disagreement after Jade said she’d turned down an invitation to the Bollywood star’s home and Shilpa denied she’d asked her.

The 25-year-old told the Sun: "I’ve been informed Shilpa has invited me but unfortunately I have commitments with charities. If the offer is still open in the future I’d like to see her."

However Shilpa’s spokesperson Dale Bhagwagar said she had never been invited.

"Shilpa is not interested in being ’used’ as a PR tool, to Jade Goody," he said. "It’s obvious she’s here for media mileage."

Jade is currently in Delhi trying to soothe relations after she was accused of racist bullying on the Channel 4 show - but it seems her visit with boyfriend Jack and her two sons is still failing to impress the Indian people.

Journalist Amit Sharma told the tabloid: "We see it as a damage limitation exercise. Many here have been infuriated by it."

Shilpa demands lead film role? - Mar 1 2007
Has Celebrity Big Brother gone to Shilpa’s head? According to the director of a new film, she’s demanded the lead role in his movie.

Quick Slip Me A Bride is due to start filming in Yorkshire in April with former Miss World Priyanka Chopra playing a bride in an arranged marriage, while Shilpa was offered a supporting role.