CELEBRITY Big Brother star Shilpa Shetty has welcomed a baby girl into the world via a surrogate.
The Bollywood actress, who in 2007 was caught up in an international racism row involving the late Jade Goody, announced her happy news on Instagram today.
Sharing a photo of her daughter's little hand holding her finger, she said: "Om Shri Ganeshaya Namah, our prayers have been answered with a miracle…
"With gratitude in our hearts, we are thrilled to announce the arrival of our little Angel, Samisha Shetty Kundra, Born: February 15, 2020 Junior SSK in the house.
"‘Sa’ in Sanskrit is “to have”, and ‘Misha’ in Russian stands for “someone like God”. You personify this name – our Goddess Laxmi, and complete our family. Please bestow our angel with all your love and blessings."
She signed off her post: "Ecstatic parents: Raj and Shilpa Shetty Kundra, overjoyed brother: Viaan-Raj Kundra"
Shetty is one of Bollywood’s most profiled and photographed stars.
The 45-year-old started out with modelling and she appeared in several television commercials before moving into acting.
She made a big name for herself in Hindi Films in India and has been awarded numerous accolades, including Best Actress for 2000 box office hit Dhadkan as well as her portrayal of an AIDS patient in the 2004 drama Phir Milenge.
Happy NEW YEAR to each one of you my InstaFam, from my family to yours… Have a cracking 2020… Warm wishes from cold London. Wishing all your dreams manifest, you have love, great health, happiness and loads of success. Think positive and all WILL manifest? With Gratitude SSK ❤️ . . . . . #newyear #2020 #familyiseverything #goodhealth #prioritise
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Shetty's also a prominent celebrity brand endorser and speaks vocally about issues such as feminism and animal rights.
After a high-profile relationship with actor Akshay Kumar, she married businessman Raj Kundra in 2009, and the pair went on to have son Viaan Raj Kundra three years later.
The couple co-own the Indian Premier League cricket team Rajsthan Royals.
The star shot to fame in Britain 2007 when she won the fifth series of reality TV series Celebrity Big Brother.
She became caught up in an international racism controversy involving Jade Goody, Jo O'Meara and Danielle Lloyd.
Viewers were left outraged after Jade's mother Jackiey mispronounced the actress's name as 'Shiwpa' while the others mocked her Indian accent and referred to her as 'The Indian.'
While Danielle branded her a 'dog' and Jo accused Shilpa of undercooking chicken and giving her diarrhoea, making a generalisation that Indians were thin because they were "sick all the time" due to undercooking their food.
In one heated argument Jade ordered Shilpa to "spend a day in the slums" before claiming to forget her surname and referring to her as "Shilpa Fuckawallah", "Shilpa Daroopa", and "Shilpa Poppadom."
The Bollywood star was left in tears on multiple occasions and confided to her fellow housemate Ian Watkins that she felt she was "losing my dignity."
The race row sparked over 54,000 viewer complaints regarding the treatment of Shilpa in the house as well as international outrage.
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