Mother's Pain For Shilpa

[Timoweb]

The mother of Big Brother bully victim Shilpa Shetty has told Sky News of her pain at watching her daughter being abused on TV.
Speaking exclusively to Sky News, Sunanda Shetty said she was praying her daughter would be evicted from the show on Friday.
TV watchdog Ofcom has said it has received 13,000 complaints from viewers angry at the treatment of the Bollywood star by other contestants - the figure is almost twice as much as the previous record for complaints about at TV programme.
Email death threats to the contestants have also been received.
Speaking from her home in Mumbai (Bombay), Mrs Shetty said she had never seen her daughter cry before.
"As a mother I find it it very painful and alarming to watch my daughter cry," she said.
"To see her cry on TV while a bunch of people abuse her is very painful thing for a parent.
"I have never seen her cry, maybe when has been heartbroken, but she's normally a very happy person."
She said her daughter decided to do the Channel 4 show as an "experiment".
"She did not have to do it, she is a film star," she said. "Perhaps the experience will give her personal growth."

BB celebrity: Jade Goody Complaints began to flood in to Channel 4 after Jade Goody, her mother Jackiey Budden, Jack Tweed, Danielle Lloyd and Jo O'Meara allegedly began bullying the Indian actress.
Monday night's show saw them mock her attempt to roast a chicken and initially refuse to eat it, claiming she had not cooked it properly.
Jo did impressions of Shilpa's Indian accent and complained the actress had touched housemates' food with her hands.
"They eat with their hands in India, don't they - or is that China?" asked Danielle.
The star's treatment at the hands of her housemates is in stark contrast to the reception she receives in India. There she is a household name thanks to her Bollywood films.
Sky News' Alex Crawford, who interviewed Mrs Shetty, said: "It is like Cameron Diaz going into the Big Brother house. Shilpa is very well know in India and is treated with a lot of respect and affection.
"She is one of India's biggest hitters. The alleged abuse is getting big coverage out here."