After Shilpa, another Indian contestant racially bullied in Big Brother

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Big Brother hottie Sophie Reade has landed a deal to be the new sultry face of Ann Summers sex shops. The bombshell edged past her fellow BB contestant Noirin Kelly, 26, to sign the offer.

October 1st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Jessica Alba has revealed she has been a victim of bullying at her Los Angeles high school when she was younger. The Latina admits she was a "shy, awkward" teenager who became an easy target for school jibes.

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 1st, 2009 LONDON - More than two years after a 'poppadom' jibe against her caused global outrage, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has announced plans to dish out the poppadoms to Britons. Poppadoms - as the Indian snack papad is called in Britain - will be an important part of Shilpa's Gourmet Creations, a range of low-fat readymeals, chutneys and pickles that will be sold in British supermarkets from 2010.

August 26th, 2009 LONDON - Reality television show 'Big Brother' is all set to be scrapped by Channel 4 after this year's poor ratings. The decision was taken after it was seen that only two million viewers tuned in to the tenth series of the reality show, compared to eight million only a few years ago.

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 20th, 2009 LONDON - Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty is set to launch her own healthy Indian food range as a tribute to late Jade Goody, according to reports. The 34-year-old actress is to pay tribute to her Big Brother co-participant by launching her own brand of poppadoms.

August 17th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine is reportedly looking to buy a new house. He and his wife, apparently, checked out Carlyle Residences in Los Angeles, and spent more than an hour looking at 15-million-dollar condos.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - Eva Green has revealed that she was bullied into doing the role of Bond girl Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale. The actress said it was her agent's push that led her to accept the role opposite Daniel Craig in the 2007 spy movie.

July 12th, 2009 LONDON - After being recently evicted, Big Brother contestant Sree Dasari has said that Marcus Akin, who is believed to have racially abused him, should also be thrown out of the reality show. "I don't think Marcus should have stayed when I have been evicted.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - Being a famous person did not make Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe popular in school. Instead he was bullied.

June 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Indian 'Big Brother' inhabitant Sree Dasari was scared out of his wits when other housemates played a terrifying prank on him in the night. 'Big Brother' contestant Karly hid underneath Sree's bed in an attempt to scare the naive student.

June 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, a die-hard fan of King of Pop Michael Jackson, says she was taken aback at the news of the singer's demise but his music will immortalise him. "I woke up to the most devastating news of Michael Jackson passing away.

June 4th, 2009 LONDON - An Indian student has made it to the 16 people entering the Big Brother house, it has emerged. Sree Dasari, 24, who wants to be an MP, has said that he is looking forward to become the citizen of the world.

May 16th, 2009 There was a time in gorgeous diva Shilpa Shetty’s career when nothing was going right for her. It seemed that her glam career would soon come to an end.