Shilpa Shetty Birthday: From Big Brother to Richard Gere kiss, 5 controversies Hungama 2 actress got embroiled
Bollywood’s gorgeous actress Shilpa Shetty who is celebrating her 45th birthday today has reached the pinnacle in her Bollywood career and has achieved many milestones. From being an actress to the producer to fitness icon to amazing mommy, she is an all-rounder and aces all the genres well. Apart from gaining fame in India the actress became a household name in the UK after her stint at British celebrity show Big Brother 5. She was not just the first Indian celeb to take part in the reality show but also one the season.
However, as they say with great power comes great responsibility the same way with great success comes great difficulties in the disguise of “controversy”. Well, yes it's actually true there is not a single actor in the entertainment world who was not been part of a controversy. Something same happened with the actress she got embroiled in controversies, however, she fought all the odds and came out as a fighter.
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Let’s have a look at the major controversies of her life:
Big Brother Controversy
It was in 2007 when the actress participated in UK-based reality show Big Brother 5. With her participation, the show embroiled in huge controversy as her co-constants Jade Goody, Jackiey Budden, Danielle Lloyd and Jo O’Meara passed a racist remark on the actress creating a huge rift angering Shilpa and the Indian audience. However, when the show ended Jade issued an apology and it was then only Shilpa let her go.
IPL Controversy
Shilpa and her husband Raj Kundra who are the owner of Rajasthan Royals was alleged to be involved in a match-fixing, however, the actress denied such allegations.
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Richard Gere kiss controversy
This controversy became the talk of the town after Hollywood actor Richard kissed Shilpa in front of the entire world on the stage and that too without her consent. This act left everyone including the actress shell-shocked and soon this scene became a lot of trouble for her as it created legal issues. Rajasthan court issued a warrant against the two.
Akshay Kumar-Shilpa Shetty love war
Everyone know that Shilpa was head over heels in love with Akki and was dating each other from quite a long time, however, their sudden breakup left their fans in shock and soon it became the talk of the town. It is said that Shilpa found out Akshay is cheating on her and that too with her then best friend Twinkle Khanna.
Obscene Picture Controversy
It was back in 2006 when Madras High Court issued a non-bailable warrant against Shilpa and Reema Sen. Yes, as per reports, pictures of both the actress posing in an obscene manner were published by Tamil newspaper. Warrants were issued against them as neither of the actresses could comply with the summons, which was sent to them earlier for the same reason.
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First published: 8 June 2020, 12:25 IST