[James]

One House To Another

Updated: 11:32, Wednesday February 07, 2007



Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty has been visiting the House of Commons.

The Bollywood actress said: "It feels great (to be here), it's such an honour."

She joked near Big Ben: "This is what we always see on the postcards."

Shilpa is the special guest of Labour MP Keith Vaz.

She will watch Prime Minister's questions before meeting Leader of the House of Commons Jack Straw and Home Secretary John Reid, among other MPs.

The Indian star will then head to Leicester to launch her own charity.....

From http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...566894,00.html

Watch a video here - http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/vi...7_1100,00.html

[J.C.]

Its a very rowdy PM`s questions today,I think they are showing off to Shilpa LOL. Sometimes one gets the feeling that the MPs have just come in from the Westminster Bar. It will be interesting to see if Shilpa comments
on the loudness of it all.She looked great infront of Big Ben and she is doing a press conference with Keith Vaz later.

EDIT; Shilpa is about to be on Andrew Neal`s program on BBC2

EDIT; Interview cancelled owing to Shilpa`s meeting with
The PM.

[Mrluvaluva]

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has swapped one famously rowdy house for another by visiting the Commons to watch Prime Minister's Question Time.

The Celebrity Big Brother winner, whose treatment by fellow contestants caused a serious race row, was greeted by frenetic scenes at the Houses of Parliament.

Watch her visit on Sky News Online
Accompanied by her mother, she was driven to the Commons entrance and met Labour MP Keith Vaz.

He had tabled a motion complaining about the Channel 4 show that was signed by nearly 90 MPs.

Mr Vaz's nine-year-old daughter Anjali placed a traditional Indian garland around the two guests.

They then posed for pictures in front of a large media scrum of reporters from the UK and India.


The actress and Keith Vaz Shilpa said she was "honoured" to be visiting Parliament, where she will also meet Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell and Commons Leader Jack Straw.

It is also possible she may meet Tony Blair, ahead of this week's exchange between him and Tory leader David Cameron across the Commons.

Shilpa won 63% of the show's final public vote after alleged racist bullying prompted a record number of complaints - more than 40,000 - to the media watchdog Ofcom.

The star, who has denied her fellow housemates were racist, has since seen her profile in this country rise exponentially.

Before entering the Commons, she said: "To see how so much respect has been bestowed upon me has truly been an honour."

She added that if she had the chance to speak to Mr Blair she would "thank him for the solidarity that he has shown me and my country".

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[GiRTh]

How much publicity is she getting? She's met the Queen, Blair and visited parliament. I don't remember Bez getting this kind of treatment!!!!

[Mrluvaluva]

I know! Don't you think it's going a bit OTT now?

[GiRTh]

To be honest, not really. What with the international incident and all, she's hot property.

[Mrluvaluva]

I know she's hot property, but she's all over the news everyday. Personally, I am getting bored of it.

[GiRTh]

She becoming a bit of a photo op for all publicity *****s. Except Jade, of course.

[zachary]

Oh, damn...I didn't know she was going today!! I should have taken a stroll around there, I went to Westminister today!!

[andybigbro]

Cool thanks for the Info

[Sloan]

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[zachary]

Thanks for the pics

[Emilee]

Thanks, they are great!

[x-ILoveHim--x]

Grr...shes getting so much publicity

[Mrluvaluva]

Our pleasure.

[tinkerbell]

Originally posted by x-ILoveHim--x
Grr...shes getting so much publicity

are you jelous?

[secrets]

Originally posted by GRiT
How much publicity is she getting? She's met the Queen, Blair and visited parliament. I don't remember Bez getting this kind of treatment!!!!

has she really met the queen.?

[tinkerbell]

They are trying to patch the racism row, so the indian government wont say anything, Chantelle didnt get that treatment last year

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by secrets

has she really met the queen.?

She met the queen last week, I think.

[The_Hitman]

Shilpa is the kind of person people want to meet. Get over it losers.