In 2007 actress Shilpa Shetty
was the victim of racial remarks on “Celebrity Big Brother”. Five years
later, Indian British model Deana Uppal faced similar “insults” from a
fellow contestant on the British reality show.
Upal, winner of 2012 Miss India UK crown, hails from Birmingham and
had done modelling assignments in India and Britain. On the show, she
has been adderesed as a “piece of shit” by one of the housemates – Conor
McIntyre.
After watching the show, 1,200-plus viewers filed complaints against
the racits remarks to Ofcom, Britain’s television regulator and it has
mounted a probe.
The incident occurred on June 25 episode and many viewers thought
that McIntyr’s behaviour amounted to bullying, reports
hollywoodreporter.com.
McIntyre has been warned about his behaviour by Big Brother producers after he used a string of expletives.
In another episode, aired on June 28, a female housemate called a
black contestant “ridiculous gorilla” with “no sanitation” and Ofcom
said it registered 114 complaints from viewers about the remark, which
was perceived as racist.
A Channel 5 spokesman said the broadcaster is committed to complying
with Ofcom’s broadcasting code and “will help to facilitate a speedy
investigation into this particular episode of ‘Big Brother’.”
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