They remain racist from time to time

A record 40,000 complaints were received by OFCOM and Channel 4, of which 30 were passed to Hertfordshire police for investigation. The complaints related to the alleged racism by several of the housemates against one of the housemates, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty.Viewers were outraged by the behaviour of Danielle Lloyd, Jo O'Meara and Jade Goody, ganging up on Shetty, mocking her accent, and voiced their concerns on Internet forums. Jack Tweed reportedly called her a "fucking Paki" although show producers have denied this, stating that the word used was "cunt" and was bleeped out.

Shetty had been branded a "dog" by Lloyd who claimed the star "wanted to be white", and former housemate Jackiey Budden repeatedly referred to her as "the Indian". When Shetty cooked a chicken for her housemates, OMeara refused to eat it commenting that the Bollywood star's cooking was responsible for her "getting the shits." The clique had frequently complained about Shetty and mimicked her accent an ...more