Goody ousted from Big Brother
Riding a sympathy wave created by alleged racist bullying she faced on Celebrity Big Brother, actress Shilpa Shetty remained on the show while her tormentor Jade Goody was given the boot by British viewers in a gripping showdown, dubbed the battle of ‘Beauty Vs Beast’.
However, after last night’s eviction episode Goody kissed and made up with Shilpa, saying she was no racist and accepting that some of the things she said to the Bollywood star in the course of the show were “nasty.” Both Shilpa and Goody were nominated by the housemates for eviction but an overwhelming 82 per cent of voters chose to throw Goody out after her alleged attacks on 31-year-old Shilpa.
“Oh my God,” Goody said. “That’s pretty intense. That explains a lot of things… It’s nasty,” a stunned Goody said when she was later shown edited footage of the show.
As they sniped at each other as fellow participants locked up inside the house, both Shilpa and Goody remained unaware of the furore some of their comments have created.
“I’m not a racist person but looking at that film I can see why it’s had the impact it has had,” Goody said.
Elated relatives of Shilpa called Goody’s eviction a triumph of “good over evil” and her mother said she “deserved to be evicted as she behaved in a despicable manner.” The show drew in millions of viewers yesterday as the phone voting turned into an impromptu referendum on racism.
Goody is alleged to have made racist jibes at Shilpa, calling her a “dog” and asking her to go back to her “slums.”
— PTI
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