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| Shetty wins Celebrity Big Brother | Shetty wins Celebrity Big Brother |
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| Shilpa Shetty, the Bollywood actress at the centre of the race row that dominated Celebrity Big Brother, has been named this year's winner. | |
| The 31-year-old star burst into tears on hearing she had won the public vote. She said the experience on the C4 show had been "incredible and overwhelming". | |
| Asked about the race row by host Davina McCall, she insisted ringleader Jade Goody "didn't mean to be racist". | |
| She thanked the public for "a fantastic opportunity to make my country proud". | |
| Runner-up Jermaine Jackson, the brother of pop star Michael, said he was "very happy" as he departed the house. | Runner-up Jermaine Jackson, the brother of pop star Michael, said he was "very happy" as he departed the house. |
| Former beauty queen Danielle Lloyd, one of the contestants implicated in the alleged racist abuse, earlier apologised for her remarks to Shetty. | Former beauty queen Danielle Lloyd, one of the contestants implicated in the alleged racist abuse, earlier apologised for her remarks to Shetty. |
| Lloyd, 23, and fellow evictee Jack Tweed were greeted with heavy booing as they left the house in the first round of evictions held during the final show on Sunday. | Lloyd, 23, and fellow evictee Jack Tweed were greeted with heavy booing as they left the house in the first round of evictions held during the final show on Sunday. |
| Both were upset when shown footage of their behaviour towards Shetty, whose treatment at the hands of some of her housemates sparked a global race row. | Both were upset when shown footage of their behaviour towards Shetty, whose treatment at the hands of some of her housemates sparked a global race row. |
| Former beauty queen Danielle later apologised to Shilpa | Former beauty queen Danielle later apologised to Shilpa |
| "I feel terrible," said Lloyd; Tweed - boyfriend of Jade Goody - insisted it had nothing to do with skin colour. | "I feel terrible," said Lloyd; Tweed - boyfriend of Jade Goody - insisted it had nothing to do with skin colour. |
| Both model Lloyd and Tweed were implicated in the race row, alongside singer Jo O'Meara. | |
| Lloyd immediately apologised for her behaviour towards the Bollywood star in an interview with host Davina McCall. | Lloyd immediately apologised for her behaviour towards the Bollywood star in an interview with host Davina McCall. |
| Lloyd said her remarks had been made "in the heat of the moment". | Lloyd said her remarks had been made "in the heat of the moment". |
| "I wasn't laughing at Shilpa... it was just nerves," said Lloyd. "I hate confrontation." | "I wasn't laughing at Shilpa... it was just nerves," said Lloyd. "I hate confrontation." |
| Asked what she had learned on the show, she said: "Not to be such a bitch." | Asked what she had learned on the show, she said: "Not to be such a bitch." |
| Goody rose to fame in the non-celebrity version of Big Brother | Goody rose to fame in the non-celebrity version of Big Brother |
| On Friday, former S Club 7 star Jo O'Meara denied being a racist following her eviction. | On Friday, former S Club 7 star Jo O'Meara denied being a racist following her eviction. |
| "It's not because I'm racist at all. I think she's a very beautiful, very elegant woman. | "It's not because I'm racist at all. I think she's a very beautiful, very elegant woman. |
| "I can't say I am sorry for something I am not guilty of," she later told the Sunday Mirror. "If I went back in there then I'd say it all again." | "I can't say I am sorry for something I am not guilty of," she later told the Sunday Mirror. "If I went back in there then I'd say it all again." |
| Neither Goody nor O'Meara appeared to be at the live final on Sunday, although all the remaining evicted housemates attended the show. | Neither Goody nor O'Meara appeared to be at the live final on Sunday, although all the remaining evicted housemates attended the show. |
| Singer Ian 'H' Watkins, the third person to be evicted in the final show, told McCall that he felt "completely out of my depth" when fighting in the house was at its most intense. | Singer Ian 'H' Watkins, the third person to be evicted in the final show, told McCall that he felt "completely out of my depth" when fighting in the house was at its most intense. |
| "I just think I've led a very sheltered life and I just back away from things like that." | "I just think I've led a very sheltered life and I just back away from things like that." |
| Protesters burned effigies at a small demonstration in India | Protesters burned effigies at a small demonstration in India |
| Media watchdog Ofcom received more than 40,000 complaints about the alleged racist bullying in the current series of the C4 reality TV show. | Media watchdog Ofcom received more than 40,000 complaints about the alleged racist bullying in the current series of the C4 reality TV show. |
| Goody, who was evicted more than a week ago, admitted her behaviour was "nasty" but denied being a racist. | Goody, who was evicted more than a week ago, admitted her behaviour was "nasty" but denied being a racist. |
| "I happen to like Jade," Jackson, 52, told McCall in his exit interview. "She is who she is. But Shilpa is from another culture and they did not fit." | |
| At the height of the row, politicians including Chancellor Gordon Brown became involved and Carphone Warehouse suspended its sponsorship of the series. | At the height of the row, politicians including Chancellor Gordon Brown became involved and Carphone Warehouse suspended its sponsorship of the series. |