Shilpa Shetty chickened out of IPL show, gives excuses

October 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood actress and former "Bigg Boss" host Shilpa Shetty is thoroughly enjoying watching megastar Amitabh Bachchan host the third season of the popular reality show. "I have to mention I enjoyed watching Amit-ji on TV again.

September 23rd, 2009 Well this is what we had been hearing from our sources from the production house. After Bigg Boss, Shilpa Shetty is planning to judge Teen Ka Tadka which was known as Comedy Circus.

September 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, who is currently in London, is missing non-vegetarian delicacies, especially seafood, since she is maintaining a pure vegetarian diet for nine days as part of the ongoing Navratri celebrations. This is the only time in the year that I turn vegetarian for the whole nine days and fast on the last (day).

September 14th, 2009 For years together, Amitabh Bachchan has been the biggest force in Bollywood and Aishwarya Rai (now his bahu), the face of Bollywood, to the Westerners. But when Shilpa Shetty went on to win the reality show Big Brother in UK all that quickly changed.

September 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Shilpa Shetty is observing a 'mauna vrat' (vow of silence) as part of a wellness course that she is pursuing in Oneness University on the outskirts of Chennai and says it helped her to connect with herself. "I've taken out some 'me' time.

August 27th, 2009 The sleek actress with the hottest curves ever seen in Bollywood- Shilpa Shetty is getting hitched with her current boyfriend- businessman Raj Kundra, this December. Shilpa, earlier in an interview with an entertainment channel revealed her wish of getting married soon, and now it seems her dream is coming true Recently it was reported that Shilpa is going to make this event a grand one, with a lavish wedding in the posh suburbs of London.

August 26th, 2009 LONDON - Shilpa Shetty has revealed her faith in karma, and believes her husband-to-be jewellery tycoon Raj Kundra must have been part of her previous life. The actress, who is set to tie the knot with her London-born beau by the end of this year, said she was convinced the couple knew each other in a past life.

August 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty is angry for being dragged into a controversy over entering a temple with her shoes on, and says that people have used her name just to get publicity. I have no idea why these stories have been concocted and it is obvious that this is the easiest way for some people to seek publicity! This is ridiculous, they have to stop making scapegoats of celebrities.

August 1st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - No serious case was made out against Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty for apparently breaking the rules while shooting at Orissa's revered Sakhigopal temple, the police said Saturday, adding they were trying to find out if she had hurt religious sentiments. Shetty was accused of entering the Gopinath Deb temple of Sakhigopal near Puri Thursday with her shoes on.

July 23rd, 2009 Saturday, July 18, at 9.00pm On Sony Entertainment Television It is cricket all the way on 10 Ka Dum this week. With Shilpa Shetty and Irfan Pathan, the show rocked from the first ball – which Salman Khan hit out of the studio! Shilpa Shetty, who seems to be more of an IPL owner than a film star these days, looked like a million bucks not only because of her little red dress but also the huge diamond rock she sported on her finger.

July 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It was a meeting of Royals. Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty along with her Rajasthan Royal Indian Premier League (IPL) team had tea with Prince Charles, who left them floored with his charm.

June 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, who recently turned 34, says she had the most special birthday this year as her beau Raj Kundra threw a surprise party with friends, violinists and a pop group for her in London. "I'm still reeling under the pleasant but shocking surprise party thrown by Raj.

May 25th, 2009 Shilpa Shetty was supposed to perform with the American R&B star Akon at the IPL finals on Sunday night. She decided to opt out at the last minute.

May 4th, 2009 Shilpa Shetty  is very fond of the safari in South Africa and has been wanting to go there for a long time now. Since, she is in South Africa for the IPl along with Raj and few close friends, they decided to do that,  as they wanted a much needed break.

May 3rd, 2009 Few weeks back we had revealed what drove Preity Zinta to own her own IPL team, now we reveal to you from what we have learnt through industry sources about how Shilpa Shetty and her boyfriend Raj Kundra went on to be associated with the Rajasthan Royals. Sources reveal, “Shilpa Shetty was actually initially offered a role in the movie that the Indian Premiere League season one winning team Rajasthan Royals had planned to make on their famous victory.