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There was no racism - Shetty
01/02/2007 19:09 - (SA)
London - Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty said she was honoured by the solidarity shown towards her by British and Indian audiences during her recent stint on Celebrity Big Brother, but denied on Thursday that her treatment on the British reality TV show was racist.
Shilpa said she was delighted by the British public's reaction when she emerged from the set as the show's winner on January 28.
"I expected just the Asians to welcome me and be proud of me, I expected that.
'Obnoxious at times'
"But the British audience and public showed me so much love," she said in an interview with Sky News. "I feel so honoured and so loved."
The actress said the behaviour of her fellow contestant, Jade Goody, her primary tormentor, had been motivated by jealousy and insecurity - but was not racism.
"She was aggressive, obnoxious at times, mannerless," said Shilpa. "But when I said 'she's not a racist', I meant that."
- AP
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