After her famous Big Brother win, the UK government has granted Shilpa Shetty work permit. According to report, Labour MP and former minister Keith Vaz wrote a covering letter for the permit application after which the British government granted Shilpa the necessary work permit, enabling her to make money from lucrative personal appearances and media interviews.

At present, the Bollywood actress is in India because the original document allowing her to earn money in Britain had expired when the Channel 4 reality show came to an end two weeks ago. Shilpa has now become one of Britain’s most household names, thanks to media exposure she is getting after Jade Goody’s racist slurs that caused outrage in India and Britain and the issue was raised in the House of Commons. According to one estimate the Indian star bagged an estimated 100,000 pounds (almost Rs.9 million) in prize money after winning the show.

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