Click to play videoLondon: Ahead of the elimination vote in British reality show Celebrity Big Brother on Friday, the racism controversy seems to have made actor Shilpa Shetty a favourite with the Brits as they are betting heavily on her to win.
Since the alleged racism against the actor by her housemates in Big Brother’s house came to light, Shilpa’s popularity has soared.
She has received unprecedented support and in the past four days, she has become the favourite of Big Brother fans, who are now betting hard, literally, that she would win the contest.
"When Shilpa first came into the house, we thought she was anyone coming in for a short period of time as a bit of fun. But because she has improved the ratings, she has decided she will now go on to win it,” says betting agency William Hill’s spokesman, Rupert Adams.
One of Shilpa's housemates Jade Goody, who called Shilpa’s cooking untrustworthy, mocked her accent and complained about her ‘screeching’ seems to have made herself quite unpopular.
In fact, William Hill has mounted its own protest against Jade, and removed her from the betting line up.
“We can't stand her and we think it's unfair and misleading to put her in the betting. So she's gone from the betting and only Shilpa of the two can win,” explains Adams.
With Shilpa getting high on ratings it appears fans are betting on Shilpa to make Indians proud.
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