Shilpa, 31, said tensions “spiralled out of control” when Jade Goody and mum
Jackiey arrived in the house.And she said of the torrent of abuse she from foul-mouthed Jade: “She was using really nasty words - spiteful, mean and selfish. She was at a very high decibel.
“I don’t like confrontation but Jade was looking for trouble. You couldn’t reason with her.
“She would just keep talking and didn’t seem to listen to anything I said.
“She was just so noisy. I tried to make myself understood and explain things. But it was like being at the epicentre of a earthquake.”
Forgiving Shilpa initially refused to condemn her obnoxious housemate after being
But as she watched footage of Jade’s notorious tirade in the Oxo cubes row in the cold light of day, she sighed: “She’s so mean, she’s so mean.”
The gulf between the cultured actress and her crude tormentor was also highlighted when Jade, 25, wrongly accused Shilpa of claiming she “needed elocution lessons”.
Shilpa, laughing as she watched the footage, pointed out: “I couldn’t understand it. I said etiquette.” And, further illustrating the massive divide between them, she went on: “Jade said to me, ‘I don’t understand half the words you use’.”
The movie star, who is worth around £15million and lives in luxury in Mumbai, knew having to share a house with strangers on British television would be an enormous challenge.
She only agreed to appear on the show on condition that she did not have to do any tasks frowned upon by her fans in India, such kissing, boozing or wearing revealing swimwear.
It was a challenge she was coping with well until the Goody clan arrived. Shilpa said: “I was told that at any time I felt uncomfortable with something, I didn’t have to do it. I felt very, very safe and I thought I could handle anything.
“But I had no power over the actions of the other people in the house. When Jade and her mum arrived, it spiralled out of control.”
crowned Celebrity Big Brother queen on Sunday night. She first realised Jade was trouble as she witnessed the former dental nurse in a bust-up with Dirk Benedict.
Jade vented her fury when he refused to share his whisky with Jo O’Meara.
He hurled the bottle away, saying: “If they want it they can get it out of the bin.”
Shilpa recalled: “The first time I felt discomfort was when Jade started screaming at Dirk about the whisky.
“I have respect for people older than me and she crossed the line with Dirk.”
There were soon clashes with Jackiey as well, who contemptuously refused to learn her name and repeatedly referred to her as “The Indian”.
The actress said: “I told her it was like Ship with an 1′ in the middle but she still wouldn’t listen or take it in.
“It got annoying. It’s only a name and not that difficult. I didn’t understand her.”
There were also problems with Jade’s boyfriend Jack Tweedy, 19, who crudely called her “f*****g c**t”.
However, Shilpa refused to watch his outburst and dismissively retorted: “I don’t care what he thinks.”
Something else she will be glad to see the back of is her housemates crude antics. She shuddered: “I couldn’t believe it, all the burping and flatulence. It was like nothing I had ever seen or heard before.
“Jermaine, Dirk and I felt uncool for not burping and farting. But I couldn’t ask them to stop because that’s not me.”
“The bathroom was horrible, it was kind of unsanitary. We had one bathroom and one toilet between all of us.
“I cleaned it once, Dirk did it twice and Cleo did it once. But I don’t think I saw Jo even wash her cup once.”
Now, as she looks forward to a glittering future, she believes she is stronger for her Big Brother experience.
She said: “Ive been a little bit spoilt and pampered but I can get on with anyone.”
Pausing for a moment, she laughed: “Well, almost anyone…”
Helllo Shilpa, What do you say about Uncle/grandpa Dirk rolling all over you and touching your naked waist??? Now dont tell me you represented cultured Indian Girl!!! We tolerate in movies - its acting. Whats all about in reality show when all of UK was watching an Indian girl??? Were you out of your mind???? Good if it "Shilpa" doing it not "a cultured girl from India", Sorry
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