Shilpa Shetty is deeply saddened by the death of her foe-turned-friend Jade Goody, but is glad that the British reality TV star is now out of pain after suffering from cancer.
Goody, 27, passed away in her sleep on Sunday (March 22) at 3.14 a.m. in her Upshire, Essex, home in London after suffering from terminal cervical cancer.
“I am deeply saddened by the news but glad also that she (Jade) is out of pain and passed away peacefully in her sleep. Words cannot express how I feel, but my heartfelt condolences to the family,” Shilpa said in an e-mail from London.
Shilpa rushed to London on March 15 to meet her ailing ex-housemate but could not meet her because of Goody’s deteriorating and grave condition that allowed no visitors.
Goody became controversial in the Celebrity Big Brother show in 2007 when Channel 4 network expelled her after thousands of viewers complained that she had racially bullied Bollywood star Shilpa, who was on the same show.
In one incident, Jade also referred to her as “Shilpa Poppadom“. However, following her eviction from the show, Jade admitted her actions had been wrong and subsequently made many public apologies. The two made peace soon after.
The two then came face-to-face in the second season of the Indian version of the show, Bigg Boss 2, hosted by Shilpa, where Jade participated as the only non-Indian housemate.
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